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Public service jobs on line as poll battlelines form

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

Workers' marathon commutes spur calls for tourist tax

Workers' marathon commutes spur calls for tourist tax

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

Minister jobs safe despite bad call on long lunch trip

Minister jobs safe despite bad call on long lunch trip

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.

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Confusion over Liberal plan to cut public service

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

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

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

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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Cash bonuses for Australian troops to recruit mates

Cash bonuses for Australian troops to recruit mates

Cash bonuses for Australian troops to recruit mates

Cash bonuses for Australian troops to recruit mates

A plan to give cash bonuses to Australian Defence Force personnel if they successfully refer a person to join their ranks has attracted criticism.

Man dead after ambulance wait amid crew shortage

Man dead after ambulance wait amid crew shortage

Man dead after ambulance wait amid crew shortage

Man dead after ambulance wait amid crew shortage

The boss of Victoria's Ambulance Union has concerns about a man who died after waiting four hours for help while the state was down 50 paramedic crews.

'Not going away': nurses, midwives demand wage increase

'Not going away': nurses, midwives demand wage increase

'Not going away': nurses, midwives demand wage increase

'Not going away': nurses, midwives demand wage increase

Nurses and midwives are on a collision course with the NSW government, as both sides dig in and pay negotiations threaten to get uglier.

'Sort this out': police launch new action over pay deal

'Sort this out': police launch new action over pay deal

'Sort this out': police launch new action over pay deal

'Sort this out': police launch new action over pay deal

The Fair Work Commission has been called in again to resolve a long-running pay dispute between Victoria and its police force as fresh industrial action begins.

Public sector back-to-office order prompts confusion

Public sector back-to-office order prompts confusion

Public sector back-to-office order prompts confusion

Public sector back-to-office order prompts confusion

Government sector staff have been told to start primarily working from the office but department heads issued their own advice at odds with the premier.

Back to office for public sector workers in CBD boost

Back to office for public sector workers in CBD boost

Back to office for public sector workers in CBD boost

Back to office for public sector workers in CBD boost

Public sector workers in NSW are expected to work from the office again in a government push that is being viewed as a boost for Sydney's CBD.

Caseworker shortage creating sector-wide 'burn out'

Caseworker shortage creating sector-wide 'burn out'

Caseworker shortage creating sector-wide 'burn out'

Caseworker shortage creating sector-wide 'burn out'

Child protection staff are walking off the job in protest as data shows fewer than than one in four at-risk kids in NSW are being seen by a caseworker.

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Nurses say 15 pct pay rise will not hit patient pockets

Nurses have demanded a 15 per cent pay rise and a new report argues the NSW government could achieve it without costing taxpayers a cent.

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.

'Not close to what we would accept': police pay panned

A showdown is looming between the NSW Police Force and union officials over officers' pay as an existing deal comes close to expiring.

Unions push for more in $3.6b pay deal for NSW workers

Billions of dollars in pay rises being offered to NSW public-sector workers might not be enough to stop key employees' unions calling for larger increases.

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Half of nurses, midwives considering leaving profession

Nearly 10,000 healthcare workers are fed up with understaffing and exhaustion and are considering leaving the industry, a union says.

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.

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.

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.

Taxpayers footed bill for public servants' funerals

A public sector organisation misused taxpayer money to cover at least $30,000 in funeral and memorial expenses for staff, the Victorian Ombudsman has revealed.

Biggest pay boost in 20 years for NSW public workers

More than 80,000 public sector workers in Australia's most populous state will receive a pay rise, which will be backdated.

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