Victorian Public Sector Commission

Restoring Victoria’s progressive leadership mantle dominated conversations at IPAA Victoria’s Public Sector Week. Both in front of mixed audiences and in private sessions, senior government and bureaucratic figures asked openly for support to again reform what was once the ever-innovating Victorian public sector.

A “serious matter” has sparked DPC’s Chris Eccles to order an investigation into the Victorian FOI commissioner, it was revealed yesterday. The opposition has hit back, characterising it as government trying “to force out another statutory officer”.

The new Victorian government has increased spending growth from 2.5% to 3% in its first budget. The Mandarin has the portfolio-by-portfolio breakdown of funding shifts.

The 2012 State of the Sector report was a wake-up call for agency heads in NSW that bullying rates were higher than leaders had believed. What do new findings say now?

The Employment Minister launches Power of Oldness anti-discrimination campaign. But his public service portfolio appears to have a retirement problem.