The Northern Territory Commissioner for Public Employment, Craig Allen, has tendered his resignation and will join the Queensland Office of Industrial Relations as a deputy

APSC appearances at Senate estimates have been decidedly calmer since the departure of Public Sector Commissioner and Labor bugbear John Lloyd. Lloyd’s successor Peter Woolcott

Indigenous public servants in Victoria will soon be able to take advantage of a new Aboriginal career development program promising a wider range of opportunities than

The Australian Public Service Commission is hoping to lead a shift away from a “bums on seats” approach to Indigenous employment. It’s rolling out a new

While it’s not the nation’s most ambitious indigenous personnel target in government, the Australian Public Service is drawing closer to reaching its 3% target by 2018.

As agencies from all jurisdictions around the country scramble to diversity their workforce with indigenous employees and expertise, the Department of the Prime Minister and

The release of new indigenous procurement policy with a mandatory 3% target and compulsory set-aside for indigenous business contracts create major new opportunities for indigenous suppliers

Tom Burton: I think agencies are required to put there forward their big spends, put the big contracts up earlier, or give notice ahead of the

Tom Burton: How do indigenous businesses start to find that partnering arrangement? How do they seek out those partners. Have you got advice on that? Jason

Local government employs a significantly higher proportion of indigenous Australians than any other government sector. But its workforce is ageing faster. The data comes from the

For several years now there has been support across the political spectrum for affirmative action in government procurement. In 2008, the Council of Australian Governments