State of the Service points to more APS upheaval

“Finding useful productivity measures in the public sector . . . has proved problematic.”

2 December, 2014

Abbott retreats in Defence pay row

Entitlements and leave to stay, pay increases could be revisited next year.

1 December, 2014

Australian Public Service Commissioner Stephen Sedgwick to go

Announcement of replacement from Abbott still pending.

21 November, 2014

Lambie lobs legislative grenade into Defence pay row

Threat to block all government legislation.

7 November, 2014

Fury over sub-inflation Defence pay deal approval

Abbott takes fire for not standing-up for diggers.

4 November, 2014

Palmer demands PM lift Defence pay by 2.5%

Wage battle intensifies.

23 October, 2014

Abbott in firefight over Defence wage deal

Staff advocates and Opposition attack below inflation offer.

14 October, 2014

Intelligence agency hiring too slow amid heightened terror alert

Intelligence agencies flooded with information

16 September, 2014

Federal Attorney General’s Department head to leave

No replacement named for Roger Wilkins

15 August, 2014

Jane Halton leaves Health for Finance, Treasury still open

More announcements pending in latest round of APS musical chairs

26 June, 2014

Australian Public Service braces for Commission of Audit

By Julian Bajkowski Federal public servants are steeling themselves for a wide-ranging Commission of Audit by an incoming Tony Abbott Coalition government as the Prime Minister Elect prepares to come good on his election promise to cut down on wasteful and inefficient expenditure. Having received the incoming government brief from the public service known as […]

10 September, 2013

Referendum teeters as Rudd makes King latest Local Government Minister

By Julian Bajkowski and Paul Hemsley Australia’s 565 councils and shires have been handed their third federal minister for Local Government in as many months on the back of an inevitable reshuffle following the second incarnation of Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister. Member for Ballarat, Catherine King has been elevated into Cabinet under a simplified […]

2 July, 2013

Leadership change out-runs Google

By Paul Hemsley The internet might deliver news and events in close to real time but it looks like Australia’s fast moving political landscapes can even outrun the world’s biggest search engine. After a tumultuous 12 hours that had Kevin Rudd topple Julia Gillard as Labor leader and reinstalled as Prime Minister, Google is apparently […]

27 June, 2013

Federal leadership turmoil weighs-on referendum

By Julian Bajkowski A referendum that could give financial uncertainty to federally funded local government projects like Roads to Recovery is again in doubt after another outbreak of internal attacks within the Labor that threaten to topple Prime Minister Julia Gillard. Less than week after crucial legislation to hold a referendum finally cleared the House […]

11 June, 2013