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Pay bump for rail loop execs as ambos, cops wait

Pay bump for rail loop execs as ambos, cops wait

The Victorian government is defending topping up the salaries of Suburban Rail Loop big wigs amid long-running pay disputes with paramedics and police.

Billion-dollar NSW consultant spend lashed, cut pledged

Billion-dollar NSW consultant spend lashed, cut pledged

Billion-dollar NSW consultant spend lashed, cut pledged

Billion-dollar NSW consultant spend lashed, cut pledged

The previous NSW government was too reliant on consulting firms and paid for work normally designed for the public service, a parliamentary inquiry has found.

More than 100 roles to be axed at regional agency

More than 100 roles to be axed at regional agency

More than 100 roles to be axed at regional agency

More than 100 roles to be axed at regional agency

Temporary staff at the Department of Regional NSW have been given a fortnight to fight for their jobs, with roles set to be axed.

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Outgoing ombudsman rebukes 'knee-jerk' justice reforms

Outgoing ombudsman rebukes 'knee-jerk' justice reforms

The outgoing Victorian ombudsman has taken the state government to task in her final report, suggesting it has bent to media-driven tough-on-crime policies.

'Toughest of 5 years': Qld police commissioner bows out

'Toughest of 5 years': Qld police commissioner bows out

Outgoing commissioner Katarina Carroll says policing of youth crime has substantially changed post-COVID-19 as she departs the force after 41 years.

Integrity chief named as Victoria's next ombudsman

Integrity chief named as Victoria's next ombudsman

Independent Broad-Based Anti-Corruption Commission chief executive Marlo Baragwanath will be Victoria's next ombudsman, taking over from Deborah Glass.

Emergency services workforce complaints to be reviewed

Emergency services workforce complaints to be reviewed

The Queensland government has announced a six-month independent review of the fire and emergency services department's workforce complaints.

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Staff shortages fuelling billion-dollar public pay bill

Staff shortages fuelling billion-dollar public pay bill

Staff shortages fuelling billion-dollar public pay bill

Staff shortages fuelling billion-dollar public pay bill

Some NSW public-sector workers are doing double their assigned hours as the cost of overtime for 430,000 state employees soars.

Welfare recipients made to sweat on miscalculated debts

Welfare recipients made to sweat on miscalculated debts

Welfare recipients made to sweat on miscalculated debts

Welfare recipients made to sweat on miscalculated debts

Public servants responsible for welfare payments have been told to hurry up and rectify the situation for those who were slugged with unlawful Centrelink debt.

Depts flunked contractor, consultant spending targets

Depts flunked contractor, consultant spending targets

Depts flunked contractor, consultant spending targets

Depts flunked contractor, consultant spending targets

The Victorian government pledged to reduce departmental spending on contractors and consultants if re-elected in 2018 but it instead blew out by $1.34 billion.

Fresh appeal in battle over secret robodebt documents

Fresh appeal in battle over secret robodebt documents

Fresh appeal in battle over secret robodebt documents

Fresh appeal in battle over secret robodebt documents

The release of potentially explosive government documents on the illegal robodebt scheme is being sought in an appeal against a ruling to keep them under wraps.

Home affairs boss Pezzullo sacked after leaked texts

Home affairs boss Pezzullo sacked after leaked texts

Home affairs boss Pezzullo sacked after leaked texts

Home affairs boss Pezzullo sacked after leaked texts

Powerful public servant Mike Pezzullo has been sacked after the publication of leaked texts containing gossip and criticism of ministers.

Westpac axes PwC as embattled firm announces job cuts

Westpac axes PwC as embattled firm announces job cuts

Westpac axes PwC as embattled firm announces job cuts

Westpac axes PwC as embattled firm announces job cuts

Westpac has ended its relationship with external auditor PwC as the under-fire firm continues to face setbacks after a leaking scandal.

'Fundamentally flawed': ICAC sued for bungled case

'Fundamentally flawed': ICAC sued for bungled case

'Fundamentally flawed': ICAC sued for bungled case

'Fundamentally flawed': ICAC sued for bungled case

The former head of South Australia's public developer is taking the state's corruption watchdog to court for a botched prosecution he claims ruined his career.

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Ombudsman's service standards continue to nosedive

Australia's government department watchdog has fallen well short of its targets, dealing with just 24 per cent of complaints in a timely manner.

'Hotties list' issue took months to get to top official

Senior bureaucrats were first told about an alleged list ranking junior female public service graduates, months after a formal complaint was lodged.

Robodebt officials hit with conduct breach notices

More than a dozen public servants involved in the illegal robodebt scheme are under investigation for code of conduct breaches.

Sidelined home affairs boss on full pay during probe

Sidelined home affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo remains on his full pay package of $915,000 while his conduct is being investigated following leaked texts.

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Powerful public servant's text scandal could harm trust

Hundreds of encrypted text messages exchanged between the Home Affairs secretary and a Liberal Party powerbroker have left integrity experts deeply concerned.

NSW premier backs party donations from public servants

Public servants should be allowed to make political donations, the premier says, as his government is scrutinised over an ex-Labor staffer's plum appointment.

Former Labor minister scores second plum board role

The Victorian government has been accused of elevating a former minister to another taxpayer-funded board position without a merit-based selection process.

AG mum on tax office whistleblower's legal stoush

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says it would be inappropriate for him to comment on the case of a tax office whistleblower facing criminal charges.

Queensland whistleblower laws need new act: review

A review of Queensland's public interest disclosure laws has called for whistleblowers to receive greater support and protection through a brand new act.

Senior robodebt bureaucrat suspended from $900k role

A senior bureaucrat found to have misled cabinet over the illegal robodebt scheme has been suspended without pay from her $900,000 a year defence advisory role.

Market forces blamed for $12m in project boss salaries

Victoria is paying more than a dozen road and rail project bosses above the maximum recommended package but the state government has defended the salaries.

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