Australia’s tech powerhouse becomes a victim of its own commercial success.
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Cormann’s laundry list of mergers and cuts
Consolidations galore as the bureaucratic round-up begins.
Abolitions and sell-offs galore as authorised Budget leaks abound
Money making mint to be sold, loss-making Australia Post kept, corporate watchdog registry slips leash.
Budget 2014: Hockey forced to junk target of 26,500 APS job cuts
Treasurer Joe Hockey has prevailed over hard-line factional rivals after the government started to massage down its APS job shedding estimates and moderate its message over the level of deep cuts needed.
Outsourcing, APS efficiency and procurement in Audit Commission crosshairs
Tempered vision for privatised computing and shared services functions return to the fray as potential shake-up under Budget looms large.
Cut early, cut often: where the Commission of Audit wants the axe to fall on the APS
While welfare payments and tax shifts dominate National Commission of Audit’s wish list, there’s still plenty of potential pain points for the federal public sector.
Costs and taxes proposed to be shunted back to states under Commission of Audit wish list of cuts
After months of anticipation, the Treasurer and Finance Minister have released a review that is so ambitious, that many of its recommendations are unlikely to make it into policy.
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…
Abbott pushes referendum Vote No case
By Julian Bajkowski Coalition support for the ‘yes’ case in the referendum on Constitutional recognition for local government has edged one step closer to official collapse after Opposition leader Tony…
Referendum legislation clears Senate despite Coaltion walkout
By Julian Bajkowski Legislation to make a local government referendum on 14th September has finally cleared the Senate amid a widening split in the Coalition that resulted in seven members…