Markus Mannheim
Markus Mannheim edits The Public Sector Informant and writes regularly about government administration and policy.
PS pay growth outstrips nation
Markus Mannheim Federal bureaucrats' salaries grew almost twice as quickly last year as the government's wage targets.
Economist vital to GFC strategy
Markus Mannheim Mike Callaghan knows better than most how to tread the apolitical path to which public servants must stick.
ACT to raise cash along with billboards
Markus Mannheim Canberra will begin to allow select billboards to help the ACT government raise some cash.
No jobs cuts for ACT public service
Markus Mannheim The ACT Public Service will not shed jobs in the coming year, nor will it be a refuge for those who lose their jobs in the shrinking federal bureaucracy.
Agencies oppose paid plan to park
Markus Mannheim Almost all government workplaces affected by the decision to charge for parking in the Parliamentary Triangle oppose it, though they're unlikely to say so.
Union warns services at risk as PS braces
Hamish Boland-Rudder and Markus Mannheim Labor has confirmed the public service will face reductions in jobs and office space in the federal budget.
Renewed hope for Tuggeranong public servants
Markus Mannheim Tuggeranong businesses have renewed hopes that the federal public servants who work in the southern town centre will be able to stay.
Fraud 'spotters fees' could save billions
Noel Towell and Markus Mannheim Billions of dollars could be recovered with US-style laws offering ''spotter's fees'' to whistleblowers.
Canberra exposed to grassfires threat
Markus Mannheim Canberra faces a lower fire threat than many parts of Australia this weekend, but authorities warn that a weather change could imperil the capital next week.
Motel sex was work: court goes for compo
Markus Mannheim A public servant who was injured while having sex during a work trip has won compensation after a five-year legal battle.
Best and brightest go deep into research
Markus Mannheim Four of Australia's brightest public servants have been honoured with one of the world's most generous scholarships, each worth up to $140,000 a year.
Scientist to sue uni over 'false' job lure
Markus Mannheim A Swedish-American physicist has accused the Australian Defence Force Academy's university of destroying his career as a researcher.
Physicist to sue university over 'false' job description
Markus Mannheim A Swedish-American physicist has accused the university at ADFA of destroying his career as a researcher.
Beware the office Xmas bash: it could land you in court
Markus Mannheim 'Tis the season to be jolly, sloshed and much worse at the office Christmas party, an event that has marked the end of many careers.
Developer keeps joinery jobless working
Markus Mannheim A Canberra developer and a construction union have stepped in to help workers left jobless by the collapse of the city's biggest joinery.
Developer and union help jobless joinery workers
Christopher Knaus, Markus Mannheim A major Canberra developer has announced it will step in to help workers left in limbo by the collapse of Douglas Joinery.
Canberra Jews rally to support Israel
Markus Mannheim About 50 people gathered outside the Israeli embassy in Yarralumla on Sunday to call for peace and to support the nation's right to self-defence.
Far from home as peace hopes fade
Markus Mannheim Quiet Canberra is a world away from the Middle East, in more ways than one.
Safety watchdog shuts down site
Markus Mannheim The workplace watchdog has intervened to stop a concrete pour on a large Canberra building site, just a week after it warned that the industry was flouting safety laws.
'Cruel' piggery continues to operate
Markus Mannheim A pig farm near Canberra continues to operate more than three months after it was placed under investigation for animal cruelty.
