Movers & Shakers: Promotions at tax office, new director general March 11, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal New chief of state’s infrastructure body, Flood recovery leaders, Competition Council and Takeovers Panel reappointments, and more.
Ukraine’s top diplomat calls for Australia to expel Russian ambassador March 11, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal Ukrainian Embassy Chargé d’Affaires to Australia Volodymyr Shalkivskyi calls for the Russian ambassador to Australia to be ‘expelled’ from Australia.
Public service ahead of businesses on gender equality, more to be done on diversity March 11, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal Journalist and advocate Virginia Haussegger said while representation among the higher ranks of the public service is improving for women, the sector needs to strive to be the exemplar for the rest of the nation.
Thousands more Australian defence force personnel to be recruited March 10, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal The ADF will increase by more than 18,000 people by 2040 – in a move the federal government is labelling the biggest increase ever made during peacetime.
‘Spiralled out of control’: Parks Australia’s relationship with Traditional Owners hanging by thread March 10, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal Indigenous Australians have ‘almost complete lack of trust in Parks Australia’, saying the agency has failed to recognise their legal ownership.
Not a photo opportunity: Defence backs members’ flood response March 10, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal The Defence Department says describing the ADF’s work ‘as a photo opportunity misrepresents the values of all those who serve’.
‘No amount of support is going to measure up’: PM announces further disaster payments for some March 10, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal Speaking in Lismore, the PM faced questions about why government support wasn’t available sooner in the crisis now acknowledged as the worst flood in the Richmond Valley, Lismore and Clearance Valley’s living memory.
Minister says there was no need to tell premier about COVID-safe addresses mistakenly published March 10, 2022 By Jackson Graham New South Wales Victor Dominello told a budget estimates hearing this week he had not seen the need to inform the premier about the issue.
APS reserve staff called to help process flood support, national disaster to be declared March 9, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal Services Australia has requested 500 staff from the APS Surge Reserve to assist with processing the Disaster Recovery Allowance and the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment.
First Australian state to offer public education marks 150 years March 9, 2022 By Jackson Graham News Victoria, the first Australian state to introduce free education, this year is reaching the milestone of offering public education for 150 years.
Mindset shift in public service needed to address ‘wicked problems’, study finds March 9, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal The research examines three ‘wicked problems’ Australia has recently faced, including COVID-19, Afghanistan, and Sino-American competition.
APS trials veterans employment program following state equivalents March 9, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal A partnership between Veterans Affairs, Department and the APSC has led to 13 veterans taking part in a program coined VetPaths.
Office occupancy turns corner, public servants ease into routines March 8, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal Canberra and Melbourne workers went back to offices at rates not seen since the middle of 2021 last month but many desks remain unoccupied.
Gains shouldn’t overshadow challenges, say public sector experts on International Women’s Day March 8, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal The APS proportionally employs more women than the wider labour force yet the gender pay gap remains skewed towards men.
APS had more than 10,000 COVID cases over summer March 8, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal More than 10,000 federal public servants had COVID-19 over summer, new data from the Australian Public Service Commission shows.