Government inches towards public schools funding deal with states Australian Capital Territory Despite promises from successive governments since the Gonski review, the SRS has never been met in Australian public schools.
Independent education body to oversee universities reform May 15, 2024 By Dan Holmes Education The Australian Tertiary Education Commission (ATEC) work to drive growth and meet national skills needs through equity measures.
Budget 2024: Services Australia gets funding booster May 14, 2024 By Dan Holmes Community & Social Services Australia will receive $1.8 billion over three years to fund more service delivery staff; 4,030 new staff will join the agency in 2024-25, and another 3,530 the following year.
Rents continue to increase faster than mortgages in latest inflation data April 29, 2024 By Dan Holmes Economy & Industry Quarterly inflation statistics show the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 1% this quarter and 3.6% over the past year.
Queensland education public sector workers get 11% pay rise, cost-of-living payments June 9, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Economy & Industry The pay rise breaks down to 4% in the first year, 4% in the second year, and 3% in the final year, totalling 11% over three years.
$4bn APS addiction to Big Four fostered by steady flow of political donations: Centre for Public Integrity May 22, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Economy & Industry CPI says consulting firms funnel returns into recurring political donations to build a culture of policy development co-dependency.
NZ beats Australia in latest corruption perceptions index February 1, 2023 By Melissa Coade Federal This year’s corruption perception index put Denmark in first place, Finland and NZ equal second place, and Australia 13th place.
Premium Insights and analysis Back to the future for ABS’ digital grand design September 2, 2022 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social The Australian Bureau of Statistics is set to resume its ongoing transformation at full pace, as a largely vaccinated nation learns to juggle plagues, work and life.
ABS welcomes four-year $26 million investment March 31, 2022 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology Budget money will help the Australian Bureau of Statistics improve regional labour market statistics and update the ANZ Standard Classification of Occupations.
Victorian public sector wages policy draws anger from one union, silence from another April 26, 2019 By Stephen Easton News The Victorian government’s somewhat confusing new public sector wages policy, which came into effect last Wednesday, has met an angry response from the Australian Services
Getting stuff done in government: three elements of public impact October 12, 2016 By Stephen Easton Features The Centre for Public Impact has produced a manifesto that examines three elements of effective government: legitimacy, good policy and implementation. Every Australian jurisdiction has stumbled on these challenges.
