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22 January, 2015

Diversity in your career – does it matter?

Are you experienced?

14 January, 2015

CPSU slams APS redundancy rate

Too many, too fast, too late.

2 October, 2014

Tensions over 14.5k NSW jobs shift in NDIS

Fiery debate between disabled, unions and NSW Government

7 August, 2014

PSA NSW slams loss of OEH staff

Regional communities will be left exposed following the loss of 350 jobs from the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH), including 150 rangers and staff in frontline roles, according to the Public Service Association (PSA) of New South Wales.   PSA General Secretary John Cahill believes the 1.5 per cent budget cut across government departments […]

18 July, 2012

Defence recruits through ManpowerGroup

Workforce solutions provider, ManpowerGroup has been awarded a contract, worth at least $400 million over five years, by the Recruiting Services to the Australian Defence Force (ADF).   The contract renews ManpowerGroup‘s Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) collaboration with the ADF for the next five years. It also covers the entire recruiting process – including marketing, recruiting […]

30 April, 2012

Gold Coast council gets work funds

Gold Coast City Council has been awarded $135000 by the  Queensland Government to employ a research officer to undertake the Industry Government Strategic Skills Audit.   Queensland Government treasurer, Andrew Fisher said the audit will identify and support growth industry sectors and help to link future industries with available skills and education.   The initiative […]

1 April, 2011

ACT promotes itself to skilled workers

The ACT Government has planned a promotional program for the year, kicking off with two international campaigns. Chief Minister Jon Stanhope said it was important the program maintained the momentum gained in 2010 given the ACT's low unemployment rate and increasing demand for skills.   "With unemployment levels continuing at historic lows, the ACT must […]

25 January, 2011

Surge in hiring intentions

Government departments are well and truly out of caretaker mode and are preparing to increase staff levels, according to a new report by recruitment firm Hudson. The results of the latest Hudson Report found that ACT hiring intentions have rebounded strongly. The results of the Australia-wide survey of 4709 employers from the public and private […]

20 January, 2011

Brumby to bring 100 government jobs to Bendigo

The Victorian Government has unveiled plans to bring 100 public sector jobs to Bendigo with the opening of a new call centre. Premier John Brumby said the creation of the new Bendigo-based government call centre was part of a broader strategy to drive economic growth in regional and rural Victoria through decentralisation of government jobs. “We have a […]

11 October, 2010

Bligh calls for senior executives to retire from public service

By Angela Dorizas Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has announced a shake-up of the state’s public service, with the launch of a new job for job scheme to replace corporate employees with front line staff. Under the scheme up to 250 senior public servants will voluntarily retire from the Queensland Public Service, clearing the way for […]

8 October, 2009

Deadline looms on capital project funding

By Staff Writer The deadline is fast approaching for councils seeking their share of funding under the Federal Government’s $650 million Jobs Fund. The first round of applications for the funding of one-off capital projects, including bike paths, heritage projects and community infrastructure, close on May 22. The Government will prioritise projects in regions experiencing […]

21 May, 2009