Indigenous staff desert public service
Noel Towell Indigenous public servants are quitting their jobs at almost twice the rate of non-indigenous colleagues.
Comcare pays for meditation for former worker
Noel Towell The federal government workers' compensation fund has been ordered to pay for meditation classes for a former Canberra public servant who has not worked in 14 years.
Public service redundancy row
Noel Towell, Ewa Kretowicz Commonwealth public servants are being offered redundancy payouts and told they are free to return to the bureaucracy after just one week.
AFP man loses sacking appeal over spy links
Noel Towell Federal Police employee sacked over his dealings with spies loses unfair dismissal case.
AFP staffer loses sacking appeal over spy links
Noel Towell An Australian Federal Police staff member sacked after passing on information to spies at the South Korean consulate in Sydney has lost an unfair dismissal case.
Unions will battle on against Fair Work decision on Tax Office workers
Noel Towell Public service unions have vowed to fight against an industrial tribunal decision they said threatens the job security of 25,000 Australian Taxation Office workers.
Driver fights on after losing claim she was injured lifting minister's bags
Noel Towell Politics and chivalry do not always go together, according to one Canberra government chauffeur.
Under Siege
Noel Towell, Deborah Snow She was in her late 30s, passing through a quiet country town for a night on federal government business. He was a local she had met a few weeks previously.
Federal compo crackdown
Noel Towell Federal public servants seeking workers' compensation payouts face the biggest crackdown in decades.
Former detention centre contractor fails in bid to dismiss $18m lawsuit
Noel Towell A former immigration detention centre operator being sued by the federal government for more than $18 million has failed in its bid to have the case dismissed.
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Old dog still in scrap for top spot
Noel Towell By the time you read this, it might be all over. But what a scrap it has been.
Dunne manages to steal the boss's thunder
Noel Towell Tuesday's question time, Jeremy's Hanson's first as the Canberra Liberals' leader, was meant to be his star turn. After all, in the last Assembly Hanson ruled the QT world.
Hanson moves with the times, but needs to show lighter side
Noel Towell Four-and-a-bit years in politics sure can change a bloke's tune.
Sidelined senator's fate rests in own hands
Noel Towell Liberal Senator Gary Humphries has said a few times during the past few months that he has never taken his preselection for granted. Really, Gary?
Seselja foxing over who will succeed when he goes
Noel Towell Stripped of the spin, what Zed Seselja said on Monday was this: he'd done a good job as Canberra Liberals leader in five years of opposition, that under his leadership the party had gone from being a...
Seselja to challenge Humphries for ACT Senate seat
Ross Peake, Noel Towell Zed Seselja has resigned as leader of the Canberra Liberals to challenge ACT senator Gary Humphries for his upper house seat.
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At last, tedious sagas capped
Noel Towell It's nice to have the desk cleared just a little bit before the end of the year.
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A more Liberal view is needed
Noel Towell Chief Minister Katy Gallagher will be off to the coast soon, for a breather, but she's left us a little question to chew on over our summer barbies and cricket: do we need more members of the...
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Whip-er snapper concocts a stunt
Noel Towell A funny thing happened in the Assembly on Wednesday night. Similar things might happen a lot in the next four years.
