Tag: Public Sector
Department head defends child protection system
The outgoing head of the NT Department of Health and Families has defended his handling of the child protection system.[MORE]
State rejects council bus takeover
The State Government has rejected a call by Brisbane's Lord Mayor Campbell Newman for it to take over the city's bus network.[MORE]
Almost-full dams, but water restrictions stay
The combined level of Brisbane's three main dams has reached 93.8 per cent.[MORE]
Qld jail audit long overdue, Opposition says
The Queensland Opposition has welcomed a planned security audit of the state's jails, saying the review is long overdue. [MORE]
Security review announced for Qld prisons
The State Government has announced a security audit of Queensland's jails that will be led by an independent expert.[MORE]
Conflict of interest
The Upper House Greens MP Robin Chapple says it is inappropriate for a Woodside employee to be on a regional planning committee. [MORE]
Qld Deputy Police Commissioner calls it a day
Queensland's Deputy Police Commissioner Kathy Rynders says she is pleased with her achievements during her 35 year career. [MORE]
Conflict of interest
The Upper House Greens MP Robin Chapple says it is inappropriate for a Woodside employee to be on a regional planning committee. [MORE]
Qld Treasury Corporation on list of 'biggest losers'
The State Opposition says it is an embarrassment that the Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) has topped a list of Australia's "biggest corporate losers".[MORE]
Aboriginal employment in public sector falls
The State Government has been accused of hypocrisy for promoting Indigenous employment while the number of Aboriginal people employed in the public sector dwindles.[MORE]
Public servant payout defended
The State Government has defended its decision to award a $15,000 payout to a public servant who worked for the department of Premier and Cabinet for two weeks. [MORE]
Qld union, doctors cautiously back health takeover
The QPSU says it supports the Federal Government's health takeover plan.[MORE]
Website promotes schools as 'killing fields'
Concerns have been raised over the promotion of some Queensland schools as venues for weekend war games.[MORE]
Rudd targets hospital funding rethink
The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will today deliver his Government's plan to overhaul the way public hospitals in Australia are funded and operated.[MORE]
Public servants go to keep budget in black
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Public servants go to keep the budget in black[MORE]
A warning redundancies will hit frontline services
The Public Sector Union has criticised moves to cut 300 public sector jobs, warning redundancies will hit frontline services.[MORE]
Public servants willing to compromise on pay
The CPSU has reduced its pay claim for ACT public servants.[MORE]
More WA public servants to go
The Western Australian Treasurer Troy Buswell says up to 300 public servants are likely to accept the State Government's latest redundancy offer.[MORE]
ACT PS jobs, election promises on hold
ACT Treasurer Katy Gallagher has announced a hiring freeze for non-essential public servants and says the Government might have to delay some election promises to cope with a cut in GST revenue.[MORE]
Claim Indigenous community has 'lost faith' in medical centre
The former staffer of an Indigenous medical centre in Queensland's South Burnett region says the centre's patient load has dropped dramatically.[MORE]
Hundreds attend community cabinet meeting in far north Qld
The ETU says record interest in a community cabinet meeting in far north Qld is a sign people are unhappy with the Bligh Government.[MORE]
Sewage spill closes east coast oyster beds
Some oyster harvesting areas on Tasmania's east coast have been closed because of a sewage spill at St Helens.[MORE]
WorkCover runs into the red
The Opposition says Queensland's workers compensation scheme has been run into the red.[MORE]
Qld's energy efficiency program 'politically motivated'
Opposition MPs on a parliamentary committee label the Qld Government's energy efficiency initiatives as politically motivated.[MORE]
Parliament passes changes to blue card system
Queensland Parliament has passed laws streamlining the State Government's blue and yellow card accreditation system. [MORE]
