The Australian Public Service in 20 numbers: 2024
The total government payroll is likely already over 300,000.. 30,540 new ongoing APS contracts. This year, the proportion of ongoing employees hit a five-year high of 91.8%.. The APS engaged 30,540 ongoing employees, up by 38.5% from 22,056 in 2022-23.
Movers & Shakers: APSC appoints profession heads
Sep 20, 2024 · Band 1. The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has announced Matthew Haigh will be the next assistant commissioner for electoral integrity and media.. Gemma Edgar is now an assistant secretary at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT).. Pia Andrews. APSC appoints profession heads. The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) has launched three new professional streams to ...
Senior public service appointments of the year 2024
The Mandarin's biggest public service appointments of 2024. Kim Williams was named next chair of the ABC, replacing Ita Buttrose.. Caron Beaton-Wells was named dean and CEO of the Australia New Zealand School of Government.. February. Former Labor minister for climate change and energy efficiency Greg Combet was appointed chair of …
ATO names David Allen as $50bn debt mountain demolisher
The Australian Taxation Office’s increasingly public battle to reduce the agency’s so-called collectable debt mountain of more than $50 billion has taken another conspicuous stride forward, with the elevation of the head of the recently forged …
Water quality commitment for regional NSW
A long-term supply of reliable, fresh water for regional NSW is part of the plan to build new critical infrastructure or fix existing assets in some places where most people refuse to drink tap water.
New Social Services secretary Lye is a career civilian
Dec 5, 2024 · “Mr Lye has had an extensive career in the Australian Public Service and has a proven track record of implementing complex reforms, particularly in the area of social policy,” the PM said, adding that Lye had “previously held senior positions at the Department of Social Services from 2013 to 2019”.
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Minns tells NSW councils to lose their private briefings
Steadily declining relations between the New South Wales Minns government and the state’s local government sector over councils being used as an electoral punching bag has sunk another notch, now over new rules for elected representatives.
South Australian calls off museum restructure
Premier Peter Malinauskas has intervened to prevent a controversial restructuring of the South Australian Museum. CEO David Gaimster announced the museum would shed 27 research and collections jobs as part of a reorganisation in February.
Healthcare workforce growing slower than demand, says AIHW
Despite workforce growth, increasing demand on the healthcare system has led to a shortage of healthcare workers across the country. Four out of five (82%) of health occupations were in shortage in 2023, according to Jobs and Skills Australia, with particularly acute shortages of general practitioners, nurses and mental health professionals. The report gives three main reasons for the growth ...