Fury over sub-inflation Defence pay deal approval

Abbott takes fire for not standing-up for diggers.

4 November, 2014

Doctors say critical Queensland Health software bug treatable

Disconnected paper records a worse affliction.

30 October, 2014

Gough Whitlam dies at 98

“It’s always time” says Labor leader Bill Shorten.

21 October, 2014

Abbott in firefight over Defence wage deal

Staff advocates and Opposition attack below inflation offer.

14 October, 2014

Mobile Black Spots fix gets poor reception from Labor

New base stations won’t eliminate poor mobile coverage.

8 October, 2014

Call for probe into federal care payments problems

Hard questions over why $34 million in benefits went begging

7 October, 2014

Home schooling surge put under the microscope

Unregistered students a focus

26 August, 2014

SA launches counterattack on federal cuts

South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has initiated a campaign against the Abbott government’s Budget cut of $5.5 billion to the state that will impact on health and education.

3 July, 2014

ATO hit by dispute over redundancy entitlements as it tries to slash 3,000 staff

Revenue agency put on notice over one month consultation period.

2 June, 2014

Vic councils slam Labor policy to cap rates at CPI

The local government sector in Victoria will be gearing up for a bout against the Labor Opposition after its controversial election proposal to cap rates and force councils to justify any further increases.

6 May, 2014

Numbers and costs for APS cuts evade MYEFO

By Julian Bajkowski The Abbott government has conspicuously excluded its election promise to cut public service staffing costs by $5.2 billion through the elimination of 12,000 positions from its Mid-Year Economic and Financial Outlook (MYEFO), listing estimates for the jobs cull as “not for publication” in the statement. In a bleak snapshot that now forecasts […]

17 December, 2013

Outsourcing push could double promised 12,000 APS job cull

By Julian Bajkowski The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has ratcheted up pressure on the Abbott government to resist a push to hive off thousands of federal public service jobs to multinational outsourcers like Serco and G4S – which it claims is likely to be recommended by the forthcoming National Commission of Audit. The […]

17 December, 2013

Abetz returns fire over 14,500 APS retrenchments

By Julian Bajkowski The war of words over the scale and pace of downsizing in the Australian Public Service has sharply intensified after Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Minister for Employment, Senator Eric Abetz hit out at the former Labor government over plans to axe Department of Human Services call […]

11 December, 2013

Holden departure throws open government fleet business

By Julian Bajkowski Government fleet buyers across Australia in all sectors will be forced to reassess their procurement plans after iconic carmaker General Motors Holden confirmed that it will cease local production in 2017, leaving Toyota as the last onshore manufacturer. The confirmation has big implications for the federal fleet sector as well as Victorian […]

11 December, 2013