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Surging public wages bad news for Labor's savings goals

Surging public wages bad news for Labor's savings goals

Commonwealth public servant wages outpaced their state counterparts last financial year as Labor struggles to stamp out consultant costs.

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.

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.

Labor to introduce lockout laws for striking workers

Labor to introduce lockout laws for striking workers

Labor has agreed to measures to prevent workers from being locked out of their jobs during industrial disputes, but has stopped short of a total ban.

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.

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Top election official resigns in wake of bungled poll

Top election official resigns in wake of bungled poll

Top election official resigns in wake of bungled poll

Top election official resigns in wake of bungled poll

An electoral commissioner has handed in his resignation after a state election that was plagued by a litany of problems.

'Scared, humiliated': senior police blamed for culture

'Scared, humiliated': senior police blamed for culture

'Scared, humiliated': senior police blamed for culture

'Scared, humiliated': senior police blamed for culture

Bullying is as much a part of the NSW Police as wearing a uniform, one member has told a scathing review into toxic culture within the force.

Time's up: call for extra hours for teacher lesson prep

Time's up: call for extra hours for teacher lesson prep

Time's up: call for extra hours for teacher lesson prep

Time's up: call for extra hours for teacher lesson prep

Teachers are struggling to find minutes in the day to plan lessons and meet the well-being needs of students, surveying suggests.

'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.

Trump uses government shutdown to dole out revenge

Trump uses government shutdown to dole out revenge

Trump uses government shutdown to dole out revenge

Trump uses government shutdown to dole out revenge

President Donald Trump is mulling “temporary or permanent” spending cuts that could set up a lose-lose dynamic for Democratic politicians.

'Sketchy' future for top gallery as job cuts loom

'Sketchy' future for top gallery as job cuts loom

'Sketchy' future for top gallery as job cuts loom

'Sketchy' future for top gallery as job cuts loom

Job cuts at one of Australia's top art galleries will hurt its ability to host some of its biggest and best exhibitions, union members warn.

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.

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'Lawyers' picnic' looms over right to work from home

Businesses are expected to test the legal validity of a state legislating the right to work from home, with questions over its intersection with federal laws.

'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.

Empty chairs spark bid to arrest premier's senior staff

A state's most senior ministerial staff face being dragged to an inquiry by force after their no-show to answer questions about an explosive-laden caravan.

'Accountability' at heart of low public sector pay gaps

Gender pay gaps at public sector employers have been revealed for the first time, with the data showing many have a gap much lower than the private sector.

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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.

Workers' marathon commutes spur calls for tourist tax

Essential workers are being forced to live hours from their jobs as their representatives call for taxes on tourists.

Minister jobs safe despite bad call on long lunch trip

"Bad judgment" has been blamed for taxpayers funding a driver to take two ministers and friends to a long lunch over the Australia Day long weekend.

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.

New Year's show goes on but fireworks loom in train row

Millions of people can enjoy Sydney's world-famous New Year's Eve fireworks after a union and government paused a pay fight during the holidays.

Work bans dropped after premier knocks back free fares

A long-running stand-off between a transport union and state Labor government over pay appears a long way from resolution as a peace deal is rejected.

Public sector workers accept pay deal to end stand-off

An 11.4 per cent pay rise over three years was enough to end drawn-out negotiations between public servants and the state government.

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