Job cuts a rallying call for capital's unions
Noel Towell Canberra's union movement has been a sleeping giant for too long, unionists say, but they think that looming public sector job cuts could be the wake-up call it needs.
Korean spies link to AFP staffer
Noel Towell An Australian Federal Police employee has lost his unfair dismissal case.
Comcare set to sideline agencies
Noel Towell Commonwealth departments could be sidelined from managing public servants on workers' compensation.
Territory may lose when compo paid from one pot
Noel Towell ACT taxpayers could be ''cross-subsidising'' workers' compensation payouts to federal bureaucrats, according to a new review of the Comcare insurance scheme.
Call to toughen up PS insurer
Noel Towell Commonwealth workplace insurer Comcare needs tougher medical supervision of the 10,000 bureaucrats now claiming workers' compensation, according to a new report on the scheme.
No compo for woman who wouldn't work until boss was sacked
Noel Towell A Canberra public servant who refused to go to work unless her boss was sacked has lost the latest round of her fight for unfair dismissal compensation.
Whistleblower laws facing fine-tuning
Noel Towell Long-awaited federal laws to protect whistleblowers should not allow government employees to go ''forum shopping'' with their complaints, according to the Public Service Commissioner.
Contractor on ASIO building to be wound up
Noel Towell Administrators will move to wind up a Queanbeyan building company caught up in the disputes over ASIO's new building.
Union to fight Tax Office on job cuts
Noel Towell Public service unions have vowed to fight against an industrial tribunal decision they say threatens the job security of 25,000 Australian Taxation Office workers nationwide.
Don't forget those who made it work
Noel Towell Public Service bosses want Canberra's government workers at the heart of the capital's centenary celebrations.
No blessing on inquiries
Noel Towell The man chosen to advise the Australian Catholic Church on child sex abuse says he is "not a fan" of statutory inquiries into paedophilia in the church.
Counting the cost of 'argy bargy'
Noel Towell An outbreak of ''argy bargy'' at army headquarters in Canberra three years ago has left a legal officer with a military conviction on his service record and a legal bill for tens of thousands of...
Driver 'injured' lugging MP's bags
Noel Towell Politics and chivalry don't always go together, according to one Canberra government chauffeur.
ACT in $1m cycle of services for needy
Noel Towell Some "high needs" individuals in Canberra are each costing ACT taxpayers more than $1 million a year in health, justice and social services.
Comcare targets benefit rorters
Noel Towell The public service workplace insurer has moved to crack down on profiteering from claims.
Top pay at ActewAGL to stay secret
Noel Towell Canberra's dominant electricity retailer, ActewAGL, says it has no intention of publicly disclosing the wages paid to its top executives.
Water chief gives regulator a spray on price cuts
Noel Towell ACTEW managing director Mark Sullivan has launched an aggressive attack on the water pricing proposals by the territory's independent regulator.
Airport chief accuses over shares denial
Noel Towell The owners of Canberra Airport say the Village Building Company is unfairly trying to block an expansion.
ACTEW chief gets $140,000 pay cut
Noel Towell and Lisa Cox Outgoing ACTEW chairman John Mackay says the water utility's managing director, Mark Sullivan, has agreed to a $140,000 pay cut in a move that is hoped will ''take the sting'' out of the controversy...
Mackay weighs up cutting back on roles
Noel Towell Outgoing ACTEW Chairman John Mackay says he is ready to step down from some of the other corporate roles he holds around Canberra.
