Lloyd Babb has been appointed deputy president and a judicial member of the NSW Industrial Relations Commission (IRC). Babb is the second deputy president appointment this month, following the start of NSW’s worker compensation reforms at the start of the... See more
The auditor-general has given a mixed assessment of one of the APS departments’ longest-standing users of AI. IP Australia deployed its first automated decision-making tool in 2018, about three years after the ATO launched the APS’s first chatbot, Alex. A... See more
The South Australian government will cut 1,000 public servant jobs over the next year. Treasurer Tom Koutsantonis announced a “partial employment freeze on non-frontline roles” in Thursday’s budget speech. Agencies will be able to replace only one of ever... See more
Senior Executive Service Band 1 Nicola Pearson has been promoted to branch manager at the Department of Social Services The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has named two general managers. Rebecca Holland will run compliance and enfor... See more
Outgoing National Anti-corruption Commissioner Paul Brereton defended his record in a combative Senate estimates hearing yesterday. Paul Brereton made his first estimates appearance in the role yesterday, following his surprise resignation on Monday after... See more
