An inquiry into driverless transport has heard Australia needs a national strategy to upskill transport workers.
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Hundreds of jobs go at Immigration and Border Protection
Security and visas could be affected.
Total APS job cuts too difficult to predict for Public Service Commission
By Julian Bajkowski The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) has released its annual stocktake of the federal bureaucracy with the grim warning that it is now “difficult to predict” how…
NSW splits RailCorp, sacks 690
By Paul Hemsley Another 690 railway workers in New South Wales Minister will be sacked under the latest sweeping changes ushered in by state Transport Minister, Gladys Berejiklian, that will…
ELECTION 2010: PS hiring freeze to impact regional economies
By Angela Dorizas The Coalition’s plan to cut 12,000 jobs from the Australian Public Service will have a major impact on regional economies, according to research by an independent think-tank….
No plan to slash PS jobs: Tanner
By Angela Dorizas Federal Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner has denied claims that the Government will slash public sector jobs to find budget savings. The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU)…
Recession’s ‘perfect storm’ sweeps UK council jobs
By Rob O’Brien The depth of the UK recession has been felt in local government with an estimated 670 council jobs lost in England over the last six months. Three in five…
Recession bites as UK council slashes 650 jobs
One of the UK's biggest local authorities has announced it will cut hundreds of jobs, blaming "lower government grants and a drop in its income". Leeds City Council in the north…
ACT chief warns against public sector cuts
ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope has expressed his concern that a slashing of public sector jobs due to the financial crisis could ruin the capital’s economy. ACT Chief Minister Jon…