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Bureaucrats urge Albanese to ban social media clips taken from parliament to save them from ‘ridicule’

Secretaries board concerned material posted without proper context as Greens warn ban could result in lack of transparency

The Guardian - AU

Meet the federal public sector's most influential people

Part 1: the public servants who are steering the ship.

The Canberra Times

Senator's highest-paid public servant claim misses the mark

Senator Dave Sharma says the government's fuel supply co-ordinator is the highest-paid public servant, but others are paid more.

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How four more secretaries could break the million-dollar pay barrier

No pay rises for top public servants as review continues.

The Canberra Times

How often should you replace your cycling helmet?

Should you replace your helmet just because manufacturers say it’s time? How and when do helmets degrade?

Cycling Weekly

View from The Hill: Jim Chalmers wants to get on with economic reform and tax is in his sights

Jim Chalmers cast his Wednesday National Press Club speech as a second instalment in a two-part presentation that was kicked off by the prime minister in an address there last week.

The Conversation

Albanese announces first woman Treasury secretary and a ‘roundtable’ on boosting productivity

Treasury head Steven Kennedy will become Anthony Albanese’s right-hand bureaucrat, while Treasury will get its first female secretary, with the appointment of Jenny Wilkinson, who currently heads the Finance Department.

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Consumers in crossfire despite US-China trade war truce

An index measuring consumer sentiment is improving after the US tariff announcements, but Australians are warned the economic impact still remains uncertain.

AAP

Guards 'tried everything' to revive Aboriginal inmate

Prison officers have told a coroner they're comfortable with their actions after finding an Aboriginal man unresponsive in his cell.

AAP

View from The Hill: the mud flies, but will the voters take much notice?

In these scrappy days before the prime minister announces the election date, the mud and the personal insults are flying, despite the politicians knowing voters hate this sort of thing.

The Conversation

Criticism of Treasury head for lunch costings 'rubbish'

The Treasury secretary has no case to answer for costing an opposition policy, his predecessor says, amid accusations of politicisation.

AAP

Supply the key to fixing housing, not taxes: Treasury

The focus of the government should be on increasing housing supply rather than cutting tax concessions for property investors, the Treasury chief says.

AAP

February rate cut hopes hinge on jobs market softening

The economic outlook has been downgraded as the big four banks' predictions of a February interest rate cut narrows.

AAP

Treasury secretary to stay on for five more years

The Treasury's top official Steven Kennedy will remain as secretary until 2029 after being appointed for a second term in the role.

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The Conversation

Spare us the talk about a wages explosion. There’s nothing wrong with lifting Australia’s lowest wages in line with inflation

What is it with the Coalition and wages?

AAP

Treasury boss backs the young to navigate housing mess

The ever-increasing cost of housing is one of the big challenges facing young people but their future is not bleak, the Treasury secretary says.

The Guardian - AU

Don’t expect a ‘big cash splash’ in this year’s budget, Jim Chalmers tells taxpayers

Treasurer says falling iron ore prices and a weaker labour market mean the large upgrades to revenue seen in the last two budgets will not be repeated

AAP

Treasury eyes 'rare' full employment opportunity

No evidence of a wage price spiral suggests the jobless rate can stay lower than previously thought sustainable, says the top Treasury official.

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The Guardian - AU

RBA lifer Michele Bullock may have the luck of playing good cop to Philip Lowe’s bad

The Reserve Bank of Australia’s first female governor will begin her appointment at or very near the end of the cycle of rate rises

The Guardian - AU

Who is in the race if Jim Chalmers decides to replace Philip Lowe as RBA governor?

From Canberra insiders to an outsider described as ‘borderline brilliant’, here are the runners and riders for the Reserve Bank’s top job

The New Daily

Michael Pascoe: Waiting for other PwC shoes to drop all over Canberra

To mix my metaphors, there is a footlocker of shoes yet to drop from the PricewaterhouseCoopers scandal – and not on PwC.

The New Daily

‘I don’t know’: Finance Minister’s honest admission about PwC tax scandal

The government cannot directly say if it can stop doing business with PwC, a firm whose ex-CEO allegedly leaked Australian tax secrets.

The Guardian - AU

Treasury referred PwC to AFP after ‘clearly disturbing’ emails revealed, Senate hears

Senator Barbara Pocock has requested PwC release the names of partners understood to be involved, saying she is ‘confident they will reach the public’

The New Daily

Treasury not worried about existing PwC contracts

The head of Treasury says there is "no cause for concern" over government contracts with disgraced firm PwC, despite calls for a ban.

ABC News

'Clearly disturbing': Treasury referred PwC to police after emails exposed by Senate

Treasury boss Steven Kennedy says he was able to refer PwC to police for investigation thanks to a push by senators to expose the depth of the firm's tax leak scandal.

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