Markus Mannheim
Markus Mannheim edits The Public Sector Informant and writes regularly about government administration and policy.
Govt loses half a billion to fraud
Markus Mannheim The federal government reported losses of almost half a billion dollars in 2009-10 through fraud, mostly rorts of welfare benefits.
Mmm ... bacon, but cancer risk still looms
Markus Mannheim Homer Simpson once described bacon as one of his ''favourite animals''.
Ministers ignored grants guidelines
Markus Mannheim Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese approved $28 million in grants against his department's advice, and another $3 million worth of roads projects in his own electorate, in breach of government...
Opposition sees $50m in outsourcing slash
Markus Mannheim, Edmund Tadros The federal opposition believes it can save taxpayers at least $50 million a year by reining in the bureaucracy's use of consultants.
Yes please minister: Labor spends billions on advice
Edmund Tadros, Markus Mannheim The federal government has spent half a billion dollars a year on consultants since Labor won office 4½ years ago, an analysis of its contracts shows.
Bureaucracy can't drop advisers
Edmund Tadros and Markus Mannheim The federal bureaucracy cannot slash its spending on consultants in the short term even if it wants to, a governance expert believes.
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Russell's war on accountability
Markus Mannheim Russell's problems are not the fault of ministers, past or present, because it's been a hell of a long time since politicians had any control over Defence.
Exiting PS staff to leave giant bill
Markus Mannheim The federal bureaucracy's economy drive is expected to create a massive redundancies bill this financial year, as workplaces are forced to farewell staff to cut their wage budgets.
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Why do we so busily avoid the chance to enjoy our lives?
Markus Mannheim Perhaps the biggest barrier to the 21-hour working week is our love of work itself. After all, if our job (or a chunk of it) was taken away, we'd lose our best excuse to avoid really living our life.
Public service survey reveals what female employees want
Markus Mannheim Most female public servants work overtime but only half are paid for the extra work, a new survey suggests.
Banker's victory in landmark court case
Markus Mannheim A bank manager who tried to kill himself rather than face a meeting to discuss his branch's performance has won a three-year court battle that could dramatically affect how workplaces treat their...
Women's overtime a love affair
Markus Mannheim Of women who work overtime in the public service, only half are paid for it.
PS union puts temp work in spotlight
Markus Mannheim The federal bureaucracy's army of contractors and temporary employees deserve greater rights to ongoing work, the public servants' union says.
Sleeping giant: worker fatigue 'epidemic'
Markus Mannheim Australian workers, especially parents, are suffering from an ''unrecognised epidemic'' of tiredness, a new study suggests.
'Drastic' cuts as Customs seeks budget savings
Markus Mannheim Customs is culling one in five of its senior executives as it prepares to cope with looming budget cuts.
Top Customs executives to bear brunt of cuts
Markus Mannheim Customs is culling one in five of its senior executives as it prepares to cope with looming budget cuts.
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'Implementation' and other ways to say nothing
Markus Mannheim Perhaps we began parroting jargon like ''innovation'' because we heard our managers use them, and we wanted to impress them. Perhaps we have no idea what we're talking about.
Get public servants out of Canberra: Rinehart
Markus Mannheim Australia's wealthiest person wants to shift federal bureaucrats out of Canberra and base them in the bush and the country's north.
Doubt on scholarships
Markus Mannheim THE Australian government spends millions of overseas aid dollars on scholarships, some of which have been handed to foreign politicians' children while others have funded courses in design and...
