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Sidelined home affairs boss on full pay during probe

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.

Powerful public servant's text scandal could harm trust

Powerful public servant's text scandal could harm trust

Powerful public servant's text scandal could harm trust

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

NSW premier backs party donations from public servants

NSW premier backs party donations from public servants

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.

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Former Labor minister scores second plum board role

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

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

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

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.

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Market forces blamed for $12m in project boss salaries

Market forces blamed for $12m in project boss salaries

Market forces blamed for $12m in project boss salaries

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.

Suburban office hub trial for public servants scrapped

Suburban office hub trial for public servants scrapped

Suburban office hub trial for public servants scrapped

Suburban office hub trial for public servants scrapped

An $18 million trial giving public servants an alternative to working in the office or from home will end as not enough staff used the extra offices.

Consultants slugged taxpayers $671m over five years

Consultants slugged taxpayers $671m over five years

Consultants slugged taxpayers $671m over five years

Consultants slugged taxpayers $671m over five years

Scandal-hit consultancy PwC and other firms have reaped more than $670 million from Victorian taxpayers over the last half decade, new collated data shows.

Jobs in doubt as major Victorian road agencies merge

Jobs in doubt as major Victorian road agencies merge

Jobs in doubt as major Victorian road agencies merge

Jobs in doubt as major Victorian road agencies merge

Mixed messages are being sent on the future of jobs within three Victorian road agencies after the state government announced a merger.

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