Qld Treasury

The Queensland Crime and Corruption Commission is assessing corruption allegations regarding the state government’s debt recovery agency following an internal probe.

Two female public sectors leaders are taking an advanced leadership course at Harvard this week, thanks to scholarships supported by the federal government’s Office for Women and the nonprofit group Chief Executive Women.

The Queensland public service is set to grow by about 3000 full-time equivalents this financial year and despite scary reports, long service leave and defined benefit super are both safe. The treasurer claims he’ll return to surplus, with no redundancies required.

Dave Stewart stays at DPC, while Queensland Treasury gets a new head recently from the private sector with a lengthy resume including the IMF, federal Treasury and various roles in the political arena. Up to $1.2 million in potential bonuses for top positions has been scrapped.