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Australian Public Service staff get 3% wage rise as government pledges end to ‘pay bargaining Hunger Games’

Australian Public Service (APS) staff are to receive an interim 3% pay rise while a longer-term policy that aims to reduce fragmentation of pay and conditions across the service is […]

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New Zealand lawmakers debate bill banning jargon from government communications

The government could be legally bound to use jargon-free language in its communications with the public under a new bill currently being debated by lawmakers. The Plain Language Bill seeks […]

‘No matter how senior we get, we must be open to hearing views across the table’: five minutes with GovTech Singapore’s Karen Kee  

Karen Kee, deputy director, international and community development lead at GovTech Singapore, tells GGF about her agency’s data exchange platform, the importance of ‘intellectual humility’, and why her dad is […]

Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout flawed, audit finds

The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine by Australia’s health department was “partly effective” but planning was slow and incomplete in the early stages, delivery to priority groups was flawed and […]
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Government reform on the cards in Australia after revelations that ex-PM gave himself additional powers in secret

It has been revealed that former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison secretly appointed himself head of five ministries during his time in office, in what his successor called an “unprecedented […]

Australian Public Service Commission updates remote working guidance amid COVID case spike

Federal agencies in Australia have been given greater flexibility to allow public servants to work from home in response to a rise in COVID-19 cases across the country. The Australian […]
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Australian Treasury to model climate change effects on economy

The federal Treasury is to model the economic impacts of climate change on Australia for the first time in nearly a decade. Treasurer Jim Chalmers has directed the department to […]

Australia’s new government cements more ambitious climate change targets

Australia has formally pledged to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 43% below 2005 levels by 2030 as the prime minister Anthony Albanese said the country planned to “urgently step […]

Two ministers, one department: can Australia’s new environment super-department work?

Good news, Australia – the environment is back. The country’s new government has introduced a new super-department covering climate change, energy, the environment and water. But while the ministry move […]
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Australia reorganises departments to reflect new government’s priorities

The Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has announced the creation of a new environment ‘super ministry’ as part of a raft of changes aimed at restructuring government to reflect its […]