Coalition cuts to cost APS $4.9b

Post-election costings have revealed the cost of the Coalition’s cuts to the APS.

24 June, 2019

Call to ‘Indigenise’ public service

A public sector think tank has called for the ‘Indigenisation’ of the Australian Public Service.

13 June, 2019

Re-elected Coalition to slash $1.5b from public service

The re-elected Coalition is set to axe $1.5 billion from the public service in a move that unions say will see 3,000 jobs go. 

20 May, 2019

Aus public service fifth best in world but not as good as Kiwis

Australia’s public service has been ranked number five in the world by a British think tank.

14 May, 2019

Research outlines the future public servant

Bureaucrats will become “municipal entrepreneurs” who can perform various roles with scarce public resources, according to a new book.  

8 October, 2018

Cyber security: call for mandatory APS training

As education providers rush to roll out new cyber security courses for government professionals, an expert has called for mandatory training across the public sector.

21 May, 2018

APS review brings public service skill, capacity into focus

The Australian Public Service leadership calls on staff to share their views in a “frank and fearless manner” with the government’s review into the APS while union raises concerns about panel membership.

8 May, 2018

Statistician had the numbers to win APS equality award

The inaugural Australian Public Service Diversity and Gender Equality Awards have been held. Winner of the individual award was Justin Lokhorst, Director of Construction Statistics at the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The department/agency award was to the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA), the network award to ATOMIC (the ATO’s Making Inclusion Count LGBTI employee network), […]

8 November, 2017

APS underperformance ignored by managers, says audit

Poor performers encouraged to resign or retire.

24 May, 2017

Play fair on decentralisation, say councils at APVMA inquiry

Don’t make us fight each other for jobs.

23 May, 2017

New APS privacy code on the back of Centrelink robo debt

Penalties of up to $1.8m for serious breaches.

18 May, 2017

Dump single agency bargaining in the APS, says former Public Service Commissioner

Pay and conditions differ between agencies.

13 January, 2017

Best of 2016: How to survive and thrive under a public sector hiring freeze

Upskill, collaborate, communicate.

20 December, 2016

Defence votes ‘no’ for the third time

Cash fails to get Defence over the line.

6 December, 2016