Mayor resigns in frustration over planning system

Appointments, departures and movement in and around government.

25 February, 2021

Guidelines plug gap for community development officers

Evaluation of community projects needs to be based on more than a ‘warm feeling’.

24 February, 2021

Life of a council CEO: conflicted, harassed and insecure

Local government CEOs face harassment, job insecurity and conflict of interest, a study has found.

22 February, 2021

NSW public service named top graduate employer

The NSW government has been named Australia’s most popular graduate employer.

15 February, 2021

State funeral to farewell legend of local government

Appointments, departures and movement in and around government.

11 February, 2021

Senior NSW public servants encouraged to go bush

The NSW government will base more top level public sector jobs in regional areas.

4 February, 2021

Christopher Pyne consultants engaged by drone company

Appointments, departures and movement in and around government.

1 February, 2021

Australia Day awards honour excellence during crises

The Australia Day Awards recognise excellence in public service across all levels of government in responding to last year’s twin crises.

25 January, 2021

DTA appoints new chief Tech Officer

Appointments, departarures and movement in and around government.

22 January, 2021

Transforming leadership culture

Singleton GM Jason Linnane had a come-to-Jesus moment when he walked into his first board meeting.

19 January, 2021

IPART chair steps down

Appointments, departures and movement in and around government.

14 January, 2021

New icare CEO to become state’s highest paid public servant

Icare’s new CEO will become the highest paid public servant in NSW with an annual salary of $822,000 plus a $400,000 bonus.

13 January, 2021

Councils fail on sex harassment

Victorian councils are failing to provide workplaces that are free from sexual harassment, an audit has found.

10 December, 2020

Report reveals mass redeployment of public servants during COVID

2,240 public servants were redeployed to meet surging demand for government services during COVID.

7 December, 2020