Keeping worthwhile programs alive made up half of new Budget spending, says Jones Economy & Industry Assistant treasurer Stephen Jones says the 2023 Budget funds all the projects the previous government had announced but hadn’t financed.
Boost for Australian cultural institutions with another May Budget line item revealed April 6, 2023 By Melissa Coade Culture Labor has announced $535.3 million over four years to be distributed among nine National Collecting Institutions.
Australia’s cultural institutions especially vulnerable to efficiency dividends: looking back at 35 years of cuts March 31, 2023 By Frank Bongiorno, Joshua Black and Michelle Arrow Editors' Picks Years of cost-cutting measures have left Australia’s national galleries, libraries, archives and museums in dire straits.
Transformation of Barton carpark into commonwealth agencies office to start from 2025 March 27, 2023 By Melissa Coade Federal ONAO and parts of the DFAT will be among the commonwealth agencies to get first dibs on the new space York Park building.
Glyn Davis reflects on the Queen September 9, 2022 By Tom Ravlic and Melissa Coade News Glyn Davis started work in the Australian Public Service in 1982 — the same year in which the Queen visited Australia.
NGA says new employee agreement will ‘modernise’ workforce as union tries to stall it January 28, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal Staff at the National Gallery of Australia are voting on a new proposed EA this week; the public sector union is mustering votes to stall.
Warning over ‘cartel conduct’ in public service as department processes raise red flag November 2, 2021 By Jackson Graham News The ACCC recently uncovered departmental processes contemplating cooperation between competing businesses on government tenders.
Staff cuts to National Gallery ‘reckless and hurtful’, says Barr June 24, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Australian Capital Territory The CPSU on Tuesday said the decision was due to a $3.6 million funding shortfall, and flagged the possibility of further cuts following a three-week voluntary redundancy process.
