Public service
Qld public servants get 10 days’ leave for reproductive health
Entitlements provide days off for fertility treatments, chronic reproductive health conditions such as endometriosis and preventative screening for cancers.
- by Fraser Barton
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Minns orders review after $700,000 spent on police spin doctor payouts
The long list of senior media officers hired and fired under NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has led the NSW premier to order a review into severance packages for senior bureaucrats.
- by Michael McGowan
Period leave, pay rises and flexible work trials for Victoria’s public service
Government workers will get a 3 per cent pay rise, an average bonus of $1400 and women’s health leave under a new agreement, according to their union.
- by Kieran Rooney
How a change in the description of a coastal town will cost a state $200 million
A change in the definition of Coffs Harbour will cost NSW millions and other states win or lose on similar technicalities. These are the mysteries of the GST allocation system.
- by Shane Wright
Mental Health Commission blasted over workplace culture
SafeWork NSW found the commission breached health and safety legislation over its management of bullying and other workplace culture issues.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
New pools and free entry: Greens propose swimming spots for all Brisbane residents
But the LNP said the Greens’ mayoral candidate had “more chance of dog paddling to the moon and back than paying for all his policies”.
- by Courtney Kruk
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Services Australia
The government agency with a backlog of more than one million claims
Services Australia is grappling with 1.1 million unprocessed health and welfare claims. Its new boss David Hazlehurst wants to halve that by the middle of this year.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion
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Not a big fan of branch stacking
Don’t patronise arborists. It’s a bit of a saw point.
Mental health commissioner retires amid SafeWork investigation
SafeWork NSW confirmed inquiries into the agency are ongoing after staff blew the whistle on one of the unhappiest workplaces in the state’s public service.
- by Angus Thomson and Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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ALP
Political staffers want a 20 per cent pay raise – nearly double that of public servants
Albanese government staffers are demanding a hefty pay rise, a change in workplace culture and a cost-of-living adjustment to combat inflation as part of wage negotiations.
- by Angus Thompson
NSW Mental Health Commission faces complaints of ‘toxic workplace culture’
An annual survey reveals the number of employees who would recommend the state government body as a great place to work has nearly halved since 2017.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons