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”.

Nov 12, 2024 · The Department of Defence and the ADF face numerous challenges on many fronts. From recruitment to procurement, and from critical technology requirements to culture issues, Australia’s defence leaders must be prepared for action in an increasingly turbulent regional and global environment.

Dec 19, 2024 · Band 2. Edwina Spanos has been promoted to first assistant secretary at the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR).. Band 1. Laura Harris is now executive director of aged care policy and communication at the Independent Health and Aged Care Pricing Authority.. The Department of Education has appointed Geoffrey Kimber as senior executive lawyer.

The question is who draws the line and when. 4. The future of the APSC. The NSW government under Chris Minns has sidelined the state’s public service commission, and there may be an itch to do the same in Canberra, especially given the lack of public justice over robodebt.

Dec 12, 2024 · Band 3. Clare Sharp has been appointed to general counsel at the Department of Home Affairs.. Band 2. The Australian Communications and Media Authority has promoted Richard Fleming to general counsel.. Paul Pfitzner is now first assistant secretary at the Department of Finance.. Band 1. An anonymous mandarin has been named chief financial officer at the Australian Transaction Reports and ...

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 …

Contractor cuts for bought-in staff at the Department of Defence will constitute around two-thirds of the Albanese government’s high-profile insourcing push that Minister for Finance Katy Gallagher on Sunday officially quantified at chalking up $527 million worth of core work being brought back in-house.

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Jul 2, 2024 · 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 ...

Nov 14, 2024 · Band 2. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has appointed three new first assistant secretaries in Ralph King, Patricia Holmes and James Fisher.. Band 1. Sian Coidan is now an assistant director of public prosecutions.. The Australian Taxation Office has appointed Julia Webb assistant commissioner for engagement and assurance and Kelly Norwood assistant commissioner for debt assistance ...