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How did public service leaders talk to staff about Robodebt? What they said – or didn’t – is revealing

In July 2023, after the release of the damning Robodebt Royal Commission report, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared:

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Afternoon Update: civil service apologises for robodebt; Musk calls Australian government ‘fascists’; and an Earth-shaking discovery

The Australian Public Service commissioner labelled the unlawful scheme ‘a failure of government’

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Make police reports with 24 hours mandatory, Briggs review recommends

Lynelle Briggs' review into the Davis allegations has been released.

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Pezzullo story points to serious systemic problems in the Australian Public Service

The revelations in the Nine newspapers that Mike Pezzullo, secretary of the powerful Home Affairs department, shared with Liberal Party powerbroker Scott Briggs are certainly extraordinary. But, just like the revelations about Robodebt from the royal commission, they must not be treated as an isolated case but as evidence of…

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Public service audit reveals $20.8b spent on external contractors and consultants in 2021-22

An audit of the Australian Public Service workforce has found that $20.8 billion was spent hiring tens of thousands of external contractors and consultants in the 2021-22 financial year, most of which saw the Liberal-National Coalition in power.

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'Mind boggling': AIATSIS executive says her staff are paid much less than other public servants

Dr Hughes said she 'laughed at' the initial pay offer for her role at AIATSIS.

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'So many questions': concerns next stage of tram line could take longer than thought

The government has not said when the project will be completed.

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Barr says election win would see new approach to territory-Commonwealth relations

Mr Barr said he looked forward to working closely with the federal Labor government.

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