Vic Department of Treasury and Finance

The Victorian Auditor-General’s Office wants a review of the performance reporting framework for all state government departments, to address consistency.

Victorian Treasury and Finance secretary David Martine said the Victorian economy is forecast to grow by 6.5% in 2021-22, after an estimated fall of 2% last year.

The Victorian government will support casual public sector employees who have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic with fortnightly payments.

The union representing the Victorian Public Service has criticised the state government over its call for the Commonwealth government to increase super contributions. On Wednesday Treasurer Tim Pallas announced Victoria had asked the federal government to deliver on its commitment to increase the Super Guarantee rate to 12%, and to “provide a pathway” for it […]

The Victorian Treasurer and his secretary have hit back at a recent audit report which criticised the department’s approach to the West Gate Tunnel project. In his report tabled on Wednesday, Victorian auditor-general Andrew Greaves found the Department of Treasury and Finance had not adequately assessed the value for money of accepting Transurban’s proposal to […]

Procurement experts have come together to discuss a range of innovative ways to improve procurement processes. The Procurement of Community Practice Forum was held at

The Victorian opposition wants four department heads, including the head of the public service, investigated by the state corruption watchdog over their roles in authorising

The Victorian government is rethinking value for money in procurement as a more expansive concept, which includes the value of affirmative action for disadvantaged groups

The Victorian economy will likely continue its strong performance, thinks Treasury Secretary David Martine, barring a housing crash or nuclear war.

Unnecessary consultancies will be one of the targets of Victoria’s $1.2 billion public sector budget cuts. Public servants will find out the details in a month or two, says Treasury boss David Martine.

Victoria has let NSW take the lead on social impact bonds, but now it’s trying out its own programs for at-risk youth and the long-term homeless.

Learning about how unconscious bias can affect recruitment and promotion decisions was “both confronting and rewarding” for Greg Johannes, the head of the Tasmanian State Service. In an extremely rare occurence, all secretaries and deputy secretaries took the same course.

Formal engagement has begun on Victoria’s first social impact bonds. Department of Treasury and Finance officials outline the benefits to state outcomes and what the big challenge will be in making it work.