Centrelink snares banker to spearhead overhaul

System renewal gathers pace.

1 February, 2016

NSW Public Service reforms bite, benefits still missing

Definition of success proves elusive

29 January, 2016

Parliament House Canberra runs out of room, mulls nearby land grab

Basement dwellers beg to be released from the Big House.

18 August, 2015

SES seconded to big business as APS hiring freeze ends

Business Council of Australia members now hiring.

2 July, 2015

Finance pushes ahead with ASIC registry outsourcing

Beauty pageant for corporate data paywall operators.

29 June, 2015

Auditing technology in a tight fiscal environment

Government IT feels the pinch.

28 January, 2015

Deloitte bulks-up Canberra consulting practice in preparation for Federal shake up

Experts buying up talent ahead of contestability agenda.

18 June, 2014

Budget APS redundancies just the start of new outsourcing jobs cull

Confirmed 16,500 sackings just the start of new wave sell-offs and dispatch of jobs to industry.

16 May, 2014

Catastrophic impact warning from councils over axing of federal funds for local government

The National Commission of Audit’s recommendations to dump dozens of government programs could cut off cash flowing from Canberra to councils if direct funding programs are eliminated.

5 May, 2014

Hidden price of APS cutbacks and uncertainty: staff and clients hit by anger and distress

Hardball 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, 2014

More than 50,000 public sector jobs lost in four years

By Julian Bajkowski More than 50,000 state government public service jobs have been eliminated in the last four years as consecutive waves of downsizing continue to take their toll on already stretched departments which are being forced to do far more work with substantially fewer staff. That’s the tough picture being painted for public sector […]

26 November, 2013

Federal job cuts of 12,000 swallowed by projections of 14,500 retrenchments

By Julian Bajkowski The Abbott government’s election promise of shedding 12,000 federal public service jobs voluntarily has started to publicly unravel after estimates of at least another 14,500 forced redundancies prompted by Labor’s loathed efficiency dividend opened a trapdoor under the Coalition’s plans. As Canberra’s public sector workers brace for one of the bleakest Christmas’ […]

19 November, 2013

Local roads and bridges facing ruin hits $11.6bn

By Julian Bajkowski If you ever thought the number of problem potholes and bumpy bridges on regional roads just seems to keep growing, you’re in good company. At least $11.6 billion in roads and bridge infrastructure maintained by cash-strapped councils across Australia are now in a poor to very poor condition according to the latest […]

14 November, 2013

CPSU warns Commission of Audit against further job cuts

By Julian Bajkowski The union representing federal public servants has cautioned the Abbott government against instigating a Queensland-style “slash and burn” program of cuts through its National Commission of Audit announced this week. Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) National Secretary, Nadine Flood, said that although the new government “clearly has a mandate to conduct […]

24 October, 2013