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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.

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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

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

Fiery protest as controversial administrator sworn in

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

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.

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Bureaucrats blasted over child support payment loophole

Bureaucrats blasted over child support payment loophole

Bureaucrats blasted over child support payment loophole

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

'Christmas grinch': public service cuts as wages soar

'Christmas grinch': public service cuts as wages soar

'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.

Union wants fire chief gone, criticises award

Union wants fire chief gone, criticises award

Union wants fire chief gone, criticises award

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

Anti-corruption watchdog boss defends cloak of secrecy

Anti-corruption watchdog boss defends cloak of secrecy

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

Lax Aussies making themselves easy spy targets: ASIO

Lax Aussies making themselves easy spy targets: ASIO

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

'Nepotism and cronyism': senior official found corrupt

'Nepotism and cronyism': senior official found corrupt

'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

Cycling buddies caught up in public funding probe

Cycling buddies caught up in public funding probe

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.

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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.

Interference blame game as top cop quits six weeks in

The race is on to find a state's third police boss this year after the acting chief quit suddenly, saying he can't commit to a five-year term.

'Chainsaw massacre' to cull public service under Dutton

Labor has likened coalition plans to slash one in five public service jobs to a horror movie, saying it would hurt communities without saving taxpayer dollars.

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Public service jobs on line as poll battlelines form

The coalition has doubled down on plans to axe public service jobs if elected as the prime minister goes into bat for Australians working from home.

Public service hiring freeze in DOGE-like cost move

One state government wants to join a growing list of states and nations to cut down on public service spending with a hiring freeze.

Warnings consultants would replace axed public servants

Australians could wait in longer lines and pay more for government services under an opposition plan to cut thousands of public servants, a Labor minister says.

Department head was sacked following 'loss of trust'

Senior bureaucrat Rob Stefanic was paid more than $150,000 by the Commonwealth after being sacked from the head of the Department of Parliamentary Services.

Public service jobs face axe in fresh bid to fix budget

Up to 3000 public service jobs are set to be slashed as a state seeks to burst its ballooning wage bill ahead of the budget.

Confusion over Liberal plan to cut public service

The opposition leader has vowed to slash the number of public sector workers but his frontbenchers have been more reserved, instead focusing on efficiency.

Govt throwing mental health patients 'under the bus'

Mental health patients in Australia's most populous state are being neglected by their government which is failing to retain psychiatrists, a union says.

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