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An office set up to help trim the public service looks like it will keep swelling this year.
Unions fend off hints of attack on super
The Federal Government has put reforms on the agenda that already have unions on the defensive.
Australia seeks to jump shark responsibility
The Australian Government wants to back out of a scheme it previously supported, by removing protections on five local shark species.
Uni funding cut freeze could warm Senators
News Corp reports say that Abbott Government may sacrifice up to $2 billion in budget savings - scrapping proposed cuts to gain support for university deregulation.
Former Doc wants showdown for Medicare 'cowboys'
A GP-turned-Coalition-backbencher has slammed the Federal Government’s attempts at Medicare reform, and laid down a few ideas of his own.
Terror centre for new approach on 'radicals'
Experts may soon treat ‘radicalisation’ as a mental health issue, rather than trying to combat it with jail time and restrictive laws.
Brain scans show mind-bending political lines
A new study may shed some light on why when politicians talk – those listening often tune out.
Opponents take up pens in public wage fight
Public Service Minister Eric Abetz has written a letter to the media in response to claims that public servants are being ripped-off in recent pay negotiations.
Strikes defined as new action brews
Legal experts have reminded public sector unions and their members just what they can do to protest work conditions through industrial action.
Unfair claims up under Fair Work, more success too
Stats show that the number of unfair dismissal claims has risen under Labor’s Fair Work Act, and might reveal some flaws in compensation calculations.
Big money Medicare change brings more bills
The Australian Medical Association says the Abbott Government has enacted “a very sly way of cutting the [health] budget.”
Expert dampens Barnaby's dam zeal
An environmental expert has slammed Federal Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce’s big dam plan.
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NAB kidnap claims see Palmer's PR guy detained
Astonishing reports today say the political media advisor to Clive Palmer has been arrested over the kidnapping of an NAB executive.
Australian experts to aid PNG public sector
The Australian Government is lending its expertise to help improve Papua New Guinea’s public service.
Employment unrest reflects growing discontent
Federal Department of Employment staff will not accept their latest offer, voting against a bargain laid out this week.
Jobs saved by MYEFO sales, but red tape rises
The Abbott government is seeking to save money by abolishing 138 government bodies, but workers say that while this will see a few dollars saved; it will inundate departments with new duties and red tape.
Severed connections could see cracks grow
Budget cuts will leave hundreds of vulnerable teenagers at risk of falling through the cracks, insiders say.
Centre to study critters, creeks and matters of the North
Experts say they are keen to start using newly-announced Federal Government money for research projects across northern Australia.
Copper swap counts as NBN progress
The National Broadband Network (NBN Co) and the Federal Government have signed deals with telcos Telstra and Optus to deliver the Coalition's version of high-speed broadband.
Pledge to plan after mild Peruvian breakthough
Nearly 200 nations have agreed on the basic outline of a new global deal to combat climate change, following a breakthrough in the final hours of a summit in Peru.