ACT Chief minister denies 16,500 APS cuts will trigger Canberra recession
Forecast for stagnation blamed on ritualistic Canberra bashing.
20 May, 2014Forecast for stagnation blamed on ritualistic Canberra bashing.
20 May, 2014Confirmed 16,500 sackings just the start of new wave sell-offs and dispatch of jobs to industry.
16 May, 2014Mike Baird and Tony Abbott’s push to bolster job growth and economic activity in the electoral heartland of Sydney’s Western suburbs is gathering pace as a key department is sent packing from the city centre.
15 May, 2014Federal Treasurer Joe Hockey has given the green light to mass redundancies in government agencies to prosecute public service spending cuts in the forthcoming Budget.
9 May, 2014Survey of 5,800 government staff reveals blowouts in client waiting times, mistakes and chronic understaffing is hitting frontline services.
8 May, 2014Australian Public Service Commissioner, Stephen Sedgwick, argues that those employed by the government have long been asked to exercise judgement and discretion if entering into public debate.
22 April, 2014The public service union is digging in for a long and protracted high stakes battle to ensure its survival well beyond the current Prime Minister and the next election.
3 April, 2014The release of the government’s bargaining framework for the looming negotiations over pay and conditions shows that the government is digging in for a fight.
1 April, 2014The government is poised to up its pay offer to public servants from nothing at all to a below inflation pay increase as talks begin in earnest.
28 March, 2014Medicare and Centrelink retail duties floated as a potential lifebuoy to stop mail from drowning in red ink.
21 March, 2014Ambitious reforms to demystify “complicated” planning laws are being spruiked by the Campbell Newman government in a long-term bid to boost economic growth across the Sunshine State.
18 March, 2014Hardball tactics and a paucity of detailed information is taking its psychological toll on public servants and the clients they are required to serve.
18 March, 2014CPSU warns Commission of Audit, government of consequences of mass exodus.
14 March, 2014The O’Farrell government has instigated a shake-up of its key back-office support body ServiceFirst by inviting the private sector to come up with a new model to reduce operating costs.
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