Tag: Public Sector
Privately run public hospitals opposed
The State Opposition plans to introduce legislation in an attempt to stop the government from allowing private companies to run Western Australia's public hospitals.[MORE]
Approval for Midland health campus plans
The Commonwealth has given the go ahead for the private sector to run the new $360 million Midland health campus, provided there are no job losses.[MORE]
Mistake in tabled document embarrassing: premier
The premier says a mistake in a Treasury document tabled in parliament was an administrative error.[MORE]
Pay offer pathetic: union
The union representing health support workers has attacked a State Government pay offer.[MORE]
Department head defends child protection system
The outgoing head of the NT Department of Health and Families has defended his handling of the child protection system.[MORE]
State rejects council bus takeover
The State Government has rejected a call by Brisbane's Lord Mayor Campbell Newman for it to take over the city's bus network.[MORE]
Almost-full dams, but water restrictions stay
The combined level of Brisbane's three main dams has reached 93.8 per cent.[MORE]
Qld jail audit long overdue, Opposition says
The Queensland Opposition has welcomed a planned security audit of the state's jails, saying the review is long overdue. [MORE]
Security review announced for Qld prisons
The State Government has announced a security audit of Queensland's jails that will be led by an independent expert.[MORE]
Conflict of interest
The Upper House Greens MP Robin Chapple says it is inappropriate for a Woodside employee to be on a regional planning committee. [MORE]
Qld Deputy Police Commissioner calls it a day
Queensland's Deputy Police Commissioner Kathy Rynders says she is pleased with her achievements during her 35 year career. [MORE]
Conflict of interest
The Upper House Greens MP Robin Chapple says it is inappropriate for a Woodside employee to be on a regional planning committee. [MORE]
Qld Treasury Corporation on list of 'biggest losers'
The State Opposition says it is an embarrassment that the Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) has topped a list of Australia's "biggest corporate losers".[MORE]
Aboriginal employment in public sector falls
The State Government has been accused of hypocrisy for promoting Indigenous employment while the number of Aboriginal people employed in the public sector dwindles.[MORE]
Public servant payout defended
The State Government has defended its decision to award a $15,000 payout to a public servant who worked for the department of Premier and Cabinet for two weeks. [MORE]
Qld union, doctors cautiously back health takeover
The QPSU says it supports the Federal Government's health takeover plan.[MORE]
Website promotes schools as 'killing fields'
Concerns have been raised over the promotion of some Queensland schools as venues for weekend war games.[MORE]
Rudd targets hospital funding rethink
The Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will today deliver his Government's plan to overhaul the way public hospitals in Australia are funded and operated.[MORE]
Public servants go to keep budget in black
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Public servants go to keep the budget in black[MORE]
A warning redundancies will hit frontline services
The Public Sector Union has criticised moves to cut 300 public sector jobs, warning redundancies will hit frontline services.[MORE]
Public servants willing to compromise on pay
The CPSU has reduced its pay claim for ACT public servants.[MORE]
More WA public servants to go
The Western Australian Treasurer Troy Buswell says up to 300 public servants are likely to accept the State Government's latest redundancy offer.[MORE]
ACT PS jobs, election promises on hold
ACT Treasurer Katy Gallagher has announced a hiring freeze for non-essential public servants and says the Government might have to delay some election promises to cope with a cut in GST revenue.[MORE]
Claim Indigenous community has 'lost faith' in medical centre
The former staffer of an Indigenous medical centre in Queensland's South Burnett region says the centre's patient load has dropped dramatically.[MORE]
Hundreds attend community cabinet meeting in far north Qld
The ETU says record interest in a community cabinet meeting in far north Qld is a sign people are unhappy with the Bligh Government.[MORE]
