A Greens senator has accused the government of being “addicted” to KPMG following revelations that the Big Four firm provides ethical training to public servants while being outed for unethical behaviour. Barbara Pocock has attacked government agencies, using KPMG as a provider of ethics training, even as its audit division has
The NSW government has appointed Anthony Wing chair and permanent member of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART). IPART sets prices and regulates essential services in NSW. Its responsibilities extend to setting the maximum rate increases for local government. Wing’s appointment fills the vacancy left by Carmel Donnelly, who
The Australian Taxation Office has reaffirmed its strong tradition of giving it to the Australian Public Service Commission, with the lead-up to the next round of enterprise bargaining negotiations resulting in yet another senior official being recruited to the triennial industrial arm-wrestle. It has been confirmed that ATO assistant commissioner
Stephanie Foster has a big job in leading one of the Commonwealth’s largest departments. She is responsible for Australia’s borders, cyber landscape, and national security. Addressing an audience in Canberra, the senior bureaucrat spoke of the importance of building public service teams that were diverse, multi-talented, and focused on delivery.
Band 3 Carla Jago has been appointed deputy auditor-general at the Australian National Audit Office. Band 2 The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission has appointed Bronwen Jaggers deputy commissioner for corporate. Band 1 Lachlan Alvey and Anna Nitschke have been promoted to assistant secretary at the Department of Treasury. The Department of Defence
Veterans will have access to an easier and quicker system for compensation and support payments, following the biggest reform to the framework in a century. A number of changes will take effect from Wednesday, after the federal government’s implementation of recommendations made by the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has announced that the process to appoint a new anti-corruption commissioner and deputy commissioner was underway this week. But, who would want to be NACC commissioner? The appointee will have the tough job of restoring public confidence in the NACC, as well as running the still relatively
Two 18-metre articulated ‘bendy’ buses will be added to Transperth’s electric public transport fleet by August, with the first of the vehicles unveiled on Thursday. The vehicles, which have the capacity to transport 25 extra passengers than standard buses, will be road-tested in Perth’s northern suburbs over the coming weeks.
What was claimed The government is paying the national fuel supply co-ordinator the equivalent of $1 million per year, making it the highest-paid public service role. The verdict False. The co-ordinator is being paid $233,676 for a three-month contract, and even when annualised, she isn’t the highest-paid public servant. What
There is a growing argument in parts of the Australian public debate that multiculturalism has failed and that Australia should aspire to become a monocultural society. This view gained renewed attention following Pauline Hanson’s recent National Press Club address, where she argued that multiculturalism had weakened national unity and that
Over the years, Australia has exported many good public policy ideas — from the secret ballot to the world’s first mandatory seat belt laws. We have often been willing to test practical solutions to complex policy challenges and, at our best, to get them right. But the social media ban
In the period before stewardship became an APS value almost 18 months ago, there were some cautionary voices among the chorus of support. These included the observations that stewardship made more sense as a senior executive responsibility and that it posed the same risk as the other values. This is,
A Greens senator has accused the government of being “addicted” to KPMG following revelations that the Big Four firm provides ethical training to public servants while being outed for unethical behaviour. Barbara Pocock has attacked government agencies, using KPMG as a provider of ethics training, even as its audit division has
The NSW government has appointed Anthony Wing chair and permanent member of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART). IPART sets prices and regulates essential services in NSW. Its responsibilities extend to setting the maximum rate increases for local government. Wing’s appointment fills the vacancy left by Carmel Donnelly, who
The Australian Taxation Office has reaffirmed its strong tradition of giving it to the Australian Public Service Commission, with the lead-up to the next round of enterprise bargaining negotiations resulting in yet another senior official being recruited to the triennial industrial arm-wrestle. It has been confirmed that ATO assistant commissioner
Stephanie Foster has a big job in leading one of the Commonwealth’s largest departments. She is responsible for Australia’s borders, cyber landscape, and national security. Addressing an audience in Canberra, the senior bureaucrat spoke of the importance of building public service teams that were diverse, multi-talented, and focused on delivery.
Band 3 Carla Jago has been appointed deputy auditor-general at the Australian National Audit Office. Band 2 The Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission has appointed Bronwen Jaggers deputy commissioner for corporate. Band 1 Lachlan Alvey and Anna Nitschke have been promoted to assistant secretary at the Department of Treasury. The Department of Defence
Veterans will have access to an easier and quicker system for compensation and support payments, following the biggest reform to the framework in a century. A number of changes will take effect from Wednesday, after the federal government’s implementation of recommendations made by the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran
Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has announced that the process to appoint a new anti-corruption commissioner and deputy commissioner was underway this week. But, who would want to be NACC commissioner? The appointee will have the tough job of restoring public confidence in the NACC, as well as running the still relatively
Two 18-metre articulated ‘bendy’ buses will be added to Transperth’s electric public transport fleet by August, with the first of the vehicles unveiled on Thursday. The vehicles, which have the capacity to transport 25 extra passengers than standard buses, will be road-tested in Perth’s northern suburbs over the coming weeks.
What was claimed The government is paying the national fuel supply co-ordinator the equivalent of $1 million per year, making it the highest-paid public service role. The verdict False. The co-ordinator is being paid $233,676 for a three-month contract, and even when annualised, she isn’t the highest-paid public servant. What
There is a growing argument in parts of the Australian public debate that multiculturalism has failed and that Australia should aspire to become a monocultural society. This view gained renewed attention following Pauline Hanson’s recent National Press Club address, where she argued that multiculturalism had weakened national unity and that
Over the years, Australia has exported many good public policy ideas — from the secret ballot to the world’s first mandatory seat belt laws. We have often been willing to test practical solutions to complex policy challenges and, at our best, to get them right. But the social media ban
In the period before stewardship became an APS value almost 18 months ago, there were some cautionary voices among the chorus of support. These included the observations that stewardship made more sense as a senior executive responsibility and that it posed the same risk as the other values. This is,
