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Dept of Agriculture staff to vote on striking for better pay

Members will consider striking for 24 hours, and banning overtime.

The Canberra Times

Who is Mike Pezzullo and how did he end up here?

'Undone by a mobile phone' - the steps and side steps of an 'untouchable' public servant.

The Canberra Times

Athlete Bianca Williams cries as she recounts moment police handcuffed her

Bianca Williams became tearful at a disciplinary hearing in London where five Metropolitan Police officers could be sacked if misconduct is proven.

The Independent UK

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Pezzullo story points to serious systemic problems in APS

What does being impartial really mean? And what should it look like?

The Canberra Times

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…

The Conversation

Black athletes detained in unnecessarily ‘aggressive’ police stop, hearing told

The case against five Met Police officers was outlined during a misconduct hearing.

The Independent UK

CPSU split on APS-wide pay bargaining, as some members call for more aggressive approach

Section of union pushes to reject 11.2 per cent offer.

The Canberra Times

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HS football coach in Georgia punches player, gets arrested for battery

The coach was removed from the sidelines and taken into custody by an APS police officer.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Search for volunteers to face eight hours of midge bites

Ten volunteers will be paid £100 for midge repellent testing by APS Biocontrol

Evening Standard

Citi VP, wealth adviser in Chicago accused of steering older clients into money-losing film projects

Helen Grace Caldwell also made horror films — and, the Cook County public guardian’s office says in a lawsuit, solicited older bank clients to put money into her side movie projects.

Chicago Sun-Times

How Illinois’ safety net to protect the elderly from financial exploitation is falling short

Paul Borik, 91, who worked as a Chicago Park District horticulturalist at the Garfield Park Conservatory, is among those the state’s safety net increasingly is failing to protect, an Injustice Watch investigation has found.

Chicago Sun-Times

Matthew Lloyd Stood Down From Private School Coaching Gig After Attending Team’s Premiership Party

AFL legend Matthew Lloyd, now coach of Haileybury College has been stood down from his job after attending a boozy end-of-season celebration.

Pedestrian.tv

APSC reveals number of robodebt referrals over conduct 'breaches'

A taskforce will now consider whether to commence Code of Conduct investigations.

The Canberra Times

Wildfires in Algeria kill dozens, force hundreds to flee homes

Thousands of firefighters deployed as deadly wildfires ravage provinces along Algeria’s Mediterranean coast.

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The Independent UK

Arizona woman's heat death after her power was cut off spurred changes, but advocates want more

The death of an older Arizona woman when her electricity was cut during a heat spell five years ago spurred changes in shutoff rules

The Conversation

After robodebt, here's how Australia can have a truly 'frank and fearless' public service again

The robodebt royal commission revelations have triggered revulsion in all fair-minded Australians.

The Canberra Times

Union slams 'outdated opinions' after APS working from home win

Debate has erupted around flexible work in the public sector.

Pedestrian.tv

Tell Ya Boss To Get Fkd: A Bunch Of Aussies Have Now Won The Right To WFH Full-Time

170,000 Aussies will never have to set foot in their icky, fluorescent-lighting offices again.

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Newcastle Herald

Newcastle's first public service academy opens

The Hunter has 'work force, profile and potential' to attract public servants

The Canberra Times

APSC considers guidance for staff moving to consultancies

Questions on confidentiality and conflicts of interest are rising to the surface.

The Canberra Times

The Canberrans awarded in the King's Birthday honours list

Almost 70 people in the ACT are included in the honours and awards list.

The Conversation

How reliance on consultancy firms like PwC undermines the capacity of governments

In the wake of the PwC scandal, there is renewed interest in the work of outside agencies within Australian government.

ABC News

Government proposes salary boost for lowest-paid staff to reduce pay gaps across Australian Public Service

The federal government has outlined its plan to fix "pay fragmentation" — large differences in salaries among staff employed at the same level.

ABC News

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.

The Canberra Times

APS reforms seek to lift First Nations representation

'It's important you provide that space and support to do that.'

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