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Doug Dingwall

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Anthony Albanese targeted Scott Morrison over the decision to announce a boat interception on election day, saying it was a last minute scare campaign.

Albanese 'has confidence' in Pezzullo, slams Morrison's boats 'scare campaign'

Finn McHugh

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher. Picture: Karleen Minney

Years of industrial strife and dysfunction could end first with public servants at the largest federal agencies.

End to IR stalemate beckons for APS agencies

Sarah Basford Canales

Former ASIO director-general of security Duncan Lewis at the National Press Club in 2017. Picture: AAP

A former top intelligence official is concerned Australia has yet to realise the immense Defence costs on the horizon.

'We're kidding ourselves': Defence spending boost critical, former spy boss warns

Change the government, and the public service changes too. Here are the areas public servants will notice a difference in under Labor.

Five ways the public service will change under the new Labor government

Karen Barlow

Katy Gallagher in Parliament House on Monday. Picture: James Croucher

The new Finance Minister is now arguably the most senior federal representative ever for the ACT.

Gallagher promises 'very different environment' for APS under Labor

Phil Gaetjens, who has left the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Scott Morrison's respect for the public service ran too shallow. The new Prime Minister says his runs deeper.

Albanese declares there's a new regime in this public service town

Phil Gaetjens has been dumped as Prime minister and Cabinet secretary. Picture: Keegan Carroll

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The Albanese government is moving to change the head of the Prime Minister's department.

Gaetjens out as PM&C head, acting secretary announced

Treasury's Steven Kennedy, Finance's Rosemary Huxtable and PMC secretary Phil Gaetjens at an Institute of Public Administration event. Picture: Jamila Toderas

With the Coalition unable to keep control of the reins, the future of some senior public servants is up in the air.

What's at stake for the public service now we are getting a new govt?

Dan Jervis-Bardy

'Looking at bits of paper': Morrison slams APS advice on grants

Prime Minister Scott Morrison arrives at a press conference at the Michael Clarke Recreation Centre on Day 39 of the 2022 federal election campaign. Picture: AAP

Local MPs 'best people' to determine grants merits, the Prime Minister says.

'Looking at bits of paper': PM slams APS advice on grants

Harley Dennett

'It will hurt Canberra': Labor vows no spending cuts to APS

Senator Katy Gallagher in Ainslie announcing an ACT infrastructure project to be delivered under an Albanese Labor Government. Picture: Karleen Minney

Labor's finance spokeswoman confirms an Albanese government would keep the efficiency dividend at 1 per cent over the next four years.

Labor vows no spending cuts to APS

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The highs and lows of Canberra's loss to the Eels on Sunday afternoon.

Fogarty's 'massive' Raiders debut shows promise

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Brumbies vow to bounce back from 10-point Moana Pasifika loss ahead of finals.

Brumbies promise to learn from 'off night' ahead of home final

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Sarah Laing has oversight over one in five beers consumed in Australia.

Meet the woman who crafts our major beers

Finance Minister Katy Gallagher says election spending should be examined. Picture: James Croucher

Senator Gallagher was chief minister when the ACT introduced limits on how much candidates could spend on their campaigns.

'You can change the campaign': Gallagher backs review into election spending caps

Anthony Albanese says the government won't backflip on its commitment to tax cuts for high-income earners. Picture: Keegan Carroll 

Anthony Albanese has confirmed Labor won't renege on its support for the so-called stage 3 tax cuts

Labor committed to tax cuts despite budget troubles

Low expectations will help both Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton. One of them however, will fall short of even this benchmark.

Dutton will need to do more than revive Abbott's Dr No opposition shtick

 Senator Katy Gallagher at Parliament House. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

The territory's representatives will have more sway in the next parliament, so expectations from Canberrans will be higher. So what commitments did our new political representatives make for the ACT?

With the election dust settled, here's what Canberrans have been promised

A projection of the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Read the full text at ulurustatement.org. Picture: AAP

The proposal is popular, and that popularity is growing. But will a referendum be successful without bipartisan support?

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