Key Queensland public service leaders turfed
Nov 5, 2024 · Queensland Premier David Crisafulli thanked the outgoing directors-general for their commitment to the state. “Queensland will benefit from a mix of continuity and new energy to deliver a fresh start for Queensland,” Premier Crisafulli said.
Remembrance Day: Nation commemorates ultimate sacrifice
RSL WA will use the occasion to call for DNA donations to try and help identify unnamed fallen soldiers from a battalion that took part in one of World War I’s most devastating battles.
Transport for NSW admin staff secure pay rise
Thousands of administrative staff at Transport for New South Wales have finally secured the same pay rise as other NSW state government public servants covered by the Public Service Association after the union secured a breakthrough despite deadlocked negotiations with transport and frontline unions at the agency and the Minns government.
ATO names David Allen as $50bn debt mountain demolisher
The Australian Taxation Office’s increasingly public battle to reduce the agency’s so-called collectable debt mountain of more than $50 billion has taken another conspicuous stride forward, with the elevation of the head of the recently forged …
The Mandarin | Public sector news & government learning
Dec 20, 2024 · Events & Training Public Sector Women in Leadership Summit Taking place across seven Australian capital cities, and after six massive events in August, this summit will be our biggest ever, featuring four of the most inspiring women in leadership to grace the national and the world stage.
Minns’ NSW return to office edict defied by Treasury - The Mandarin
As Minns and his department secretary Simon Draper took to breakfast radio to try and hose down the workplace bin fire that erupted after key property lobbyists claimed victory for swaying the government’s hand, the initial full-time public service presenteeism fatwah was wound back to three days a week.. The decision, spoon-fed as a Monday drop to the Daily Telegraph for propulsion, barely ...
National Disability Strategy growing pains revealed
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has published updates on 43 out of 55 National Disability Strategy metrics.
New statutory role for Indigenous children backs ‘better outcomes’
The statutory role has now been given “executive agency” status under the Public Service Act 1999 and will officially commence on January 13, 2025.. The office is set to work with groups such as the ‘Safe and Supported’ Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership group, other First Nations leaders, state and territory Children’s Commissioners, guardians and …
Movers & Shakers: Leaders appointed to the AEC and PBO
Oct 31, 2024 · Sam Reinhart will be the Parliamentary Budget Officer from November 18.. Reinhart has been deputy secretary of Treasury’s fiscal group since 2022. Prior to this, she served in a number of key economic roles, including on the secretariat for the Henry Tax Review, head of the foreign investment and trade division, commonwealth-state relations division, and corporate and international tax division.
Truth Telling and Treaty Inquiry defies government orders
Nov 22, 2024 · Earlier this month, state Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Fiona Simpson directly told the inquiry to down tools pending a meeting to discuss its future.. Simpson cancelled a meeting scheduled for November 7. Inquiry employees say they have received no substantial communication from her since.