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PSP Investments outperforms 10-year benchmarks and posts solid performance in fiscal 2026

MONTRÉAL, June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) ended its fiscal year on March 31, 2026, with net assets under management of $320.6 billion, up 7.0% from the prior year. The fund generated a one-year net return of 6.5% and a 10-year net annualized return…

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King’s Birthday Honours 2026: The full list of all 1,182 people recognised this year

The recipients span a diverse array of fields, from sport and health to business, technology and the arts

The Independent UK

King's Birthday Honours 2026: Full list of people to receive Knighthood, MBE, OBE CBE or other title

The full list of everyone who has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honour’s 2026

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What the ACT's new voluntary redundancy scheme means for public servants

ACT directorate heads will decide if voluntary redundancies are necessary.

The Canberra Times

The APS winners and losers after the federal budget

Front-line services face reduced staff.

The Canberra Times

'Benchmark for excellence': Canberra's public servants celebrated in King's Birthday honours

Broad range of contributions recognised in 2026 honours.

The Canberra Times

Nearly 9000 public sector jobs to go, government agencies to merge

A week ahead of the Budget, the Finance Minister unveils an extensive restructure of the public service, with jobs to be cut at many agencies

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Some senior bureaucrats earn more than $1 million a year. How did we get here?

The public service isn’t often considered highly newsworthy, but when it comes to how much senior heads get paid, it ignites public discussion.

The Conversation

New Year Honours 2026: Full list of people to receive a Knighthood, MBE, OBE CBE or other title

A full list of all those being recognised in the King’s New Year Honours

Evening Standard

Peter Dutton is promising to slash the public service. Voters won’t know how many jobs are lost until after the election

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has doubled down on his commitment to sack thousands of public servants if he’s elected prime minister.

The Conversation

Two former federal departmental heads breached public service code 25 times in Robodebt scandal

Two former federal departmental secretaries and another ten bureaucrats involved in the Robodebt scandal have been found to have breached the Public Service Code of Conduct a total of 97 times.

The Conversation

Public sector appointment report 'nowhere to be seen': Scamps

Calls for Briggs report into appointments to be released.

The Canberra Times

Home Affairs to receive budget boost

APS to receive 'significant' investment.

The Canberra Times

Coalition 'concerned' about dept's leadership overhaul

Agriculture boss faces scrutiny over senior leadership changes.

The Canberra Times

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Canberra and federal public servants recognised in 2024 Australia Day honours

Read the citations of the recipients' exciting and innovative work.

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'Hotties list' issue took months to get to top official

Senior bureaucrats were first told about an alleged list ranking junior female public service graduates, months after a formal complaint was lodged.

The Canberra Times

APSC reveals number of robodebt referrals over conduct 'breaches'

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

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Chris Brown And Tanner Newman Compete In Mississippi Public Service Commission Primary

Republican candidates focus on utility rates, infrastructure, and ending rolling blackouts

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Morrison & Co spent a staggering $21b on contractors to support understaffed public service

Morrison & Co spent a staggering $21b on contractors rather than spend less to support an understaffed public service

The Canberra Times

APS pay talks to focus on boost for lowest-paid workers

Initial steps to address pay for people in the lowest-paid agencies will be taken, the public service commission says.

ABC News

Federal government announces review of public sector board appointments to stamp out 'jobs for mates culture'

The review will be led by former public service commissioner Lynelle Briggs and will investigate the role of public sector boards and how the recruitment process can be made more transparent.

The Canberra Times

'A really complicated move': How Labor is cracking down on wasteful APS contracting

Senator Katy Gallagher said the People Panel would cut red tape for the public sector and reduce waste.

The Canberra Times

The first agencies up for the public service's rebooted report cards

Peter Woolcott and Gordon de Brouwer say public servants will soon see tangible changes to their workplaces.

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Hughes grilled over investigators, legal tactics

Head of the public service says agencies will own, fix and learn from failures

ABC News

Public service hierarchy and classification review recommends new APS job titles and fewer employment levels

A review has recommended replacing the bureaucracy's existing 14 job levels with eight, citing government agencies' risk-aversion and "top heaviness".

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