In the lead-up to the election, Labor pledged to "rebuild" the Australian Public Service which it said had been "undermined" by "almost a decade of cuts and outsourcing" under the Coalition government ...

New Treasury Secretary Steven Kennedy has declined to comment on remarks by Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe on the impact caps on public sector wage increases are having on wage growth more broadly.

The Digital Transformation Agency will gain almost 40 additional staff this financial year, contrary to its projected average staffing level (ASL) in the federal budget. As reported by iTnews earlier ...

Liberal Senator Zed Seselja wants to see changes to the the cap on public service jobs numbers, and says he believes the time is right to lift the cap. I report on a range of issues in federal ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The union representing public servants has written to Finance Minister Mathias Cormann, calling for the cap on public servant staff ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Coalition government's cap on bureaucracy staff has forced one agency to spend 25 per cent more using contractors instead, prompting ...