Departments hit insourcing targets on paper while contractor spending surges Scathing audit exposes design flaw in federal public service anti-outsourcing rules. The Canberra Times · 23h ago
Katy Gallagher explores ban on smart glasses dubbed 'creepy' in the APS The ACT government is yet to decide. The Canberra Times · Sep 17
Inside the Home Affairs exits, pay talks and overseas romance Exodus at Home Affairs as service-wide pay bargaining heats up. The Canberra Times · Sep 13
APS census records morale drop as redundancies take toll on public servants Public service survey scores slide amid voluntary redundancies. The Canberra Times · Sep 2
There's a new US ambassador coming to town Meanwhile, what's all this buzz around The Lodge? The Canberra Times · Aug 9
Algorithmic sameness: How AI broke the public service written selection criteria Your polished AI-written application could be getting you rejected. The Canberra Times · Jul 7
Federal IT outsourcing spend triples to $808m as failed training program axed Federal spend on tech contractors spirals. The Canberra Times · Jul 5
After nearly three years, the robodebt report’s secret chapter has been unsealed. What does it reveal? Officials named who drafted unlawful debt recovery scheme - and who royal commissioner referred to corruption watchdog for further investigation The Guardian - AU · Mar 13
Canon EOS R10 tops the BCN Ranking once again, with an APS-C landslide gobbling up an 60% share! Canon EOS R10 reigns supreme in April BCN Ranking. APS-C cameras dominate as Nikon Z5 II debuts in top 10 Digital Camera World · May 19, 2025
Coalition can’t cut 41,000 public service jobs in five years without breaking election promise, analysis shows Majority of staff who leave each year have frontline jobs, meaning the Coalition will have to replace them or break its pledge The Guardian - AU · Apr 7, 2025
Robodebt report and flight favours show simply declaring a conflict of interest is not enough Two events this week demonstrate the only thing worse than having no guard against corruption is having one that only does it in name The Guardian - AU · Nov 1, 2024
Saturday Paper journalist lashes publication’s ‘unethical’ defence of robodebt bureaucrat Rick Morton says article referring to ‘upright and ethical’ former DHS secretary a ‘betrayal’ of the paper’s previous reporting on robodebt scandal The Guardian - AU · Sep 24, 2024
‘Zero repercussions’: victims of robodebt ‘embarrassed’ to have believed justice would be done Despite a royal commission and now findings of misconduct, those affected say many of those responsible have been able to ‘just walk away’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 15, 2024
Australia bucks OECD trend with increasing trust in public sector Survey shows what people think of public servants and governments. The Canberra Times · Jul 16, 2024
The Guardian - AU · Jun 9, 2024 The robodebt six: why it’s time we were told who was referred to the corruption commission The royal commission’s ‘sealed chapter’ was designed to let other agencies investigate, not protect the reputation of those implicated
The Guardian - AU · Jun 6, 2024 Robodebt: national corruption watchdog’s decision not to investigate officials angers victims and whistleblowers Nacc says it decided not to launch corruption probe ‘as it would not add value in the public interest’
The Guardian - AU · Dec 5, 2023 More than 870 Australian federal public servants acted corruptly over six years, investigation finds The public service commission has created a new team to investigate serious misconduct allegations
The Hindu · Dec 1, 2023 Assam govt. suspends 21 officers in cash-for-job scam The Assam government has suspended 21 officers for their alleged involvement in a cash-for-job scam in the APSC.
Dynamite News · Dec 1, 2023 4 civil and 11 police officers totaling 15 suspended in cash-for-job Assam's APSC scam The Assam government has ordered the immediate suspension of 15 officers, 4 state civil servants, and 11 senior police officers, in line with the recommendation made by a committee that was mandated to look into the alleged Assam Public Service Commission scam back in 2013. Read further on Dynamite News:
The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2023 Top public servants told to declare airline lounge memberships amid Qantas controversy Australian Public Service Commission updates guidelines for agency heads as questions swirl over influence of invitation-only Chairman’s Lounge
The Canberra Times · Aug 3, 2023 APSC reveals number of robodebt referrals over conduct 'breaches' A taskforce will now consider whether to commence Code of Conduct investigations.
The Canberra Times · Jul 13, 2023 Union slams 'outdated opinions' after APS working from home win Debate has erupted around flexible work in the public sector.
The Canberra Times · Jun 18, 2023 APSC considers guidance for staff moving to consultancies Questions on confidentiality and conflicts of interest are rising to the surface.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 10, 2023 Australia’s public servants reported hundreds of bullying allegations in recent months Volume of allegations suggests harassment and discrimination remains a problem within the government workforce
The Canberra Times · Feb 14, 2023 'Long time coming': APS employee census to ask cultural background of staff APSC Commissioner Peter Woolcott said a the creation of a new CALD strategy was a priority for the Minister for the Public Service, Katy Gallagher, but there was no timeframe.