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Greens senator Pocock raises concerns over deputy secretary's move to a lower ranking role over perceived conflict with DPS boss Rob Stefanic.

Greens senator Pocock raises concerns over deputy secretary's move to a lower ranking role over perceived conflict with DPS boss Rob Stefanic.

Rob Stefanic, questioned in Senate estimates over relationship with former deputy secretary, slams media for privacy invasion.

Rob Stefanic tells Senate he declared a conflict of interest over ‘close friendship’ with subordinate due to ‘gossip’

A quarter century after elk were brought back to northern Ontario, there are concerns they could once again vanish from the landscape.

The Australian government is obscuring weapons exports to Israel despite the World Court’s ruling to oppose "plausible genocide," writes Michelle Fahy. By Michelle Fahy Declassified Australia It is the standard government talking point: “Australia is not sending weapons to Israel and has no

The Australian Public Service stands at a crossroads where policy effectiveness hinges on its willingness to stare into the abyss of policy language.

It is dispiriting that the Public Service Act Amendment Bill now before the Parliament says so little about ‘merit’. Nothing about secretary appointments and terminations and only a minor grammatical change to clarify that ministers are not able to direct agency heads about individuals’ employment. By Andrew Podger Yet we have:

The latest review of the $80 billion procurement system again reveals significant problems, but little understanding of the root causes.

It is a critical time for the bureaucracy.