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'Not going to defect': Hanson downplays staffing issue

'Not going to defect': Hanson downplays staffing issue

The offer of extra staff to One Nation's David Farley does not mean the MP is considering leaving the party, Pauline Hanson says.

Burnout warning as AI rolled out for public servants

Burnout warning as AI rolled out for public servants

Burnout warning as AI rolled out for public servants

Burnout warning as AI rolled out for public servants

Concerns of AI being used to automate decisions within the public service have been raised, with memories of the robodebt scandal also lingering.

Labor defector slams PM for snubbing extra staff plea

Labor defector slams PM for snubbing extra staff plea

Labor defector slams PM for snubbing extra staff plea

Labor defector slams PM for snubbing extra staff plea

A former government senator has accused the prime minister of deliberately ignoring applications for more staff over bitterness about her quitting his party.

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'Very bruised' public servants can't scrub social media

'Very bruised' public servants can't scrub social media

Public servants copping abuse when footage of them is posted online cannot get video of them removed from social media, a senior official says.

Unions livid with Labor over public servant pay offer

Unions livid with Labor over public servant pay offer

Public servants have been offered a pay rise of nine per cent over three years by the federal government, below union demands of a 15 per cent increase.

Phones, jewellery, perfume: postie thief's fraud haul

Phones, jewellery, perfume: postie thief's fraud haul

A postie struggling with a gambling addiction resorted to stealing credit cards out of the mail, before going on a spending spree.

Australia Post boss denies misleading on closure plans

Australia Post boss denies misleading on closure plans

In a fiery hearing, the head of Australia's postal service has dismissed claims that he misled senators over potential plans to close post offices.

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'Eye-watering': minister stares down health funds plea

'Eye-watering': minister stares down health funds plea

'Eye-watering': minister stares down health funds plea

'Eye-watering': minister stares down health funds plea

Lobbying from state leaders has failed to unlock more money from the federal government to address the growing problem of aged care bed block .

Frequent FOI breaches revealed in transparency fail

Frequent FOI breaches revealed in transparency fail

Frequent FOI breaches revealed in transparency fail

Frequent FOI breaches revealed in transparency fail

Integrity advocates want the Albanese government to pick its stalled freedom of information reform back up after a study highlighted disclosure concerns.

Jewish public servants fearful of 'outing' themselves

Jewish public servants fearful of 'outing' themselves

Jewish public servants fearful of 'outing' themselves

Jewish public servants fearful of 'outing' themselves

The public service at all levels of government has been called out at an anti-Semitism inquiry for lacking the ability to consider Jewish workers.

Inquiry to examine parliament behavioural standards

Inquiry to examine parliament behavioural standards

Inquiry to examine parliament behavioural standards

Inquiry to examine parliament behavioural standards

A code of conduct for MPs and their staffers will be investigated as a parliamentary inquiry examines whether it is up to scratch.

Election pitch to cap pay of public service 'fat cats'

Election pitch to cap pay of public service 'fat cats'

Election pitch to cap pay of public service 'fat cats'

Election pitch to cap pay of public service 'fat cats'

A would-be premier is going after the pay packets of high-ranking public service leaders in a bid to save $20 million over the next decade.

Calls for mayor to resign over sex offender reference

Calls for mayor to resign over sex offender reference

Calls for mayor to resign over sex offender reference

Calls for mayor to resign over sex offender reference

A character reference for a convicted child sex offender has seen a city council turn against its mayor, unanimously passing a motion of no confidence in him.

Administrator defends posts as 'pastoral world' talk

Administrator defends posts as 'pastoral world' talk

Administrator defends posts as 'pastoral world' talk

Administrator defends posts as 'pastoral world' talk

A federal minister has raised concerns a territory assembly has been barred from debating the controversial appointment of a new administrator.

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Fiery protest as controversial administrator sworn in

Protesters have gathered to blast the controversial appointment of a territory's administrator in angry scenes, with a man arrested.

Tower residents' eviction win ahead of High Court fight

The Court of Appeal has ordered a state government body to halt its plan to evict residents at three public housing towers earmarked for demolition.

Bureaucrats blasted over child support payment loophole

Bureaucrats have been breaking the law by wrongly administering some child support payments in a saga reminiscent of the Robodebt scandal.

'Christmas grinch': public service cuts as wages soar

Top dogs have not escaped the wrath of more than 1000 public service job cuts, with a state desperate to rein in wages and debt.

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Union wants fire chief gone, criticises award

Firefighters are ramping up their campaign against their commissioner, slamming a decision to honour him with an award as "contradictory" to his service record.

Anti-corruption watchdog boss defends cloak of secrecy

Australia's anti-corruption watchdog has defended holding private hearings, and not naming a public official found to be corrupt, as dozens of cases are probed.

Lax Aussies making themselves easy spy targets: ASIO

Australia's intelligence chief has revealed new details about a series of foreign espionage operations in a major speech.

'Nepotism and cronyism': senior official found corrupt

A public servant who hid her familial relationship and helped her sister's fiance get a job in her department has earned the ire of a corruption watchdog.

Cycling buddies caught up in public funding probe

An under-investigation school infrastructure boss, the man overseeing his agency and a contractor hired to work there all rode their bikes together.

Dutton flips on work-from-home ban to salvage support

Peter Dutton has conceded plans to stop public servants from working at home were a mistake and ditched the proposal as he tries to regain lost ground.

Pledge to public servants as jobs cut fight flares

Thousands of public servants are being promised no major change to employment agreements if the coalition is elected as Labor pledges to keep everything as is.

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