Bring. It. On. Australia’s scandal-ridden consulting firms could be broken up entirely or face massive fines, under long-awaited Treasury plans to clean up a sector still engulfed in claims of incompetence and dodgy auditing. Read more from the ABC. abc.net.au/.../post-kpm... #auspol2026

Despite scandals, resignations and serious ethical failures, KPMG still has a $1.3m Govt contract teaching ethics to senior public servants. Rather than lining the pockets of expensive consultants, the Govt should invest in public sector jobs and services. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/2026/06...

When Pauline Hanson stands at the National Press Club and casually talks about axing departments that undertake critical work and employ thousands of people, she gives Australians a glimpse into a frightening future where ideology and vindictiveness would rule. - Melissa Donnelly @cpsu.org.au

FAFO for KPMG. Disgraced consulting group KPMG has effectively been banned from new federal government work while the Govt reviews its suitability. The move follows a whistleblower scandal, which showed executives sharing sensitive information for financial gain. www.smh.com.au/business/com...

Privatisation has failed. Job seekers are sick of being lectured by flashy ‘entrepreneurs’ who are milking the government for hundreds of millions of dollars. The Government's recent announcement is welcome, but progress must not stop here. Read more: www.proudtobepublic.org.au/news-blog/em...

Absolutely shameless.

CPSU members are ready to start bargaining on a new APS agreement, but the Government is dragging its feet. To avoid delays, we're calling on the Government to start negotiations immediately. If you want your next pay rise delivered on time, sign our petition. Go to bit.ly/PetitionAPSbarg

"I'll be back ... as a short-term contractor." Proving they learned nothing from their disastrous election campaign last year, the Coalition have dusted off their plan to slash public sector job and services, this time with A.I. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/925069...

Hundreds of ABC union members walking off the job on Wednesday morning. They are taking 24-hour strike action for the first time in 20 years. They're deadly serious about fighting for a fair agreement that protects their conditions, and has a pay rise that won't leave them worse off.

Union members at the ABC are walking off the job today for 24 hours from 11am to protest a low pay offer which would leave them behind financially at time when the price of everything is going up. ABC staff provide a vital service, they deserve decent pay. #auspol2026 #AusUnions #ourABC

Strike action looms at ABC: Union members at the ABC have strongly rejected management’s latest pay offer and endorsed a campaign of industrial action including a 25-hour strike from 11am Wed 25 March as part of their campaign to secure a new enterprise agreement. www.cpsu.org.au/CPSU/Content...

One rule for bosses, another for staff. ABC workers deserve a better deal. Read more in the SMH: www.smh.com.au/cbd/abc-s-ki... ($)

When will employers stop trying to use the 'pizza party' tactic as a replacement for pay rises and worker wellbeing?

Did you know that a private sector debt collection company used by the ATO: a) mistreats vulnerable taxpayers and welfare recipients b) exploits its own staff through low pay and poor training c) and - cherry on top - pays zero corporate tax. Yet the govt continues to pay them millions of dollars.

Welcome to today's episode of 'Why the APS really needs to phase out consultants and contractors'... Read more in the Canberra Times: www.canberratimes.com.au/story/894417...

First up, Deloitte used AI to write a Government report for that had bogus sources, sparking a refund and new contract rules. Now it seems their correction needs correcting. Once more for those up the back: outsourcing public sector work doesn’t work.

Albanese urged to ‘secure the future of science’ as CSIRO reckons with ongoing decline in funding: www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

The CPSU said the government should be "backing the CSIRO, not forcing them to be penny pinchers. We’ve already seen more than 700 jobs cut from CSIRO, and hundreds more are expected to go.” #auspol #CSIRO www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

A disgraced contractor writing a Govt report about how a dodgy tech and the removal of human oversight led to the Robotdebt disaster used dodgy AI to write the report. Irony is dead. And robust public administration will be too unless there are proper AI guardrails in the APS. Read more: gqr.sh/L9YM

After losing the election, the Coalition dropped its plan to slash public services. Now it seems they want to attack the people who access them.

In an increasingly volatile global economy, we need ideas and innovation more ever. So why are CSIRO cutting 100s of research jobs? #auspol

Whether it's inventing game-changers like wi-fi or polymer banknotes, or new agricultural techniques, the CSIRO has a proud history taking our nation forward. In an increasingly volatile global economy, we need ideas and innovation more ever. So why are CSIRO cutting 100s of research jobs? #auspol

The @cpsu.org.au argues the federal government should intervene to stop ongoing CSIRO job cuts, given the current focus on productivity and R&D. We've asked the govt for comment, but they've previously resisted such calls. Story on @information-age.bsky.social: ia.acs.org.au/article/2025...

CPSU's Melissa Donnelly: "Cuts to CSIRO are cuts to vital research and national capabilities in areas such as health, biosecurity, climate change, and data sciences including artificial intelligence. We are calling on the government to step in and protect CSIRO jobs." #auspol #CSIRO

Q: Should businesses under investigation for misuse of confidential government information be awarded new government contracts? A: Yeah, nah. #auspol

Hundreds more CSIRO jobs on the chopping block as experts raise fears over impact on science www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...?

Aggressive jobs cuts at the CSIRO are putting Australia’s long-term productivity and innovation capacity at risk, unions warn. www.cpsu.org.au/CPSU/Content...

Aggressive jobs cuts at the CSIRO are putting Australia’s long-term productivity and innovation capacity at risk, unions warn. www.proudtobepublic.org.au/news-blog/wf...

It worked on The Simpsons, let's see if subliminal messaging works here...

Australian Unions welcome the Fair Work Commission's decision to raise the wages of around 3 million workers by 3.5% on 1 July.

Despite campaigning to slash at least 41,000 jobs and ban all Work From Home arrangements, the Coalition now wants to 'play nice' with public sector workers and hopes we can all just forgive and forget. #auspol #ausunions

Despite campaigning to slash at least 41,000 jobs and ban all Work From Home arrangements, the Coalition now wants to 'play nice' with public sector workers and hopes we can all just forgive and forget. #auspol #ausunions

Election thumping shows APS can't go backwards now: When he formulated a plan to cut 36,000 jobs from the public service, Peter Dutton thought he'd picked the perfect punching bag. He was dead wrong, writes CPSU National Secretary Melissa Donnelly. #auspol www.cpsu.org.au/CPSU/Content...

It’s clear the Coalition hasn’t learnt anything from the #ausvotes result yet. Their Northern Territory equivalents are trying to block access to Work From Home for thousands of NT public servants www.cpsu.org.au/CPSU/Content... #ntpol #auspol

Work From Home brawl brewing in NT Unions in the NT have accused the Government of trying to block access to Work From Home for thousands of public sector workers. www.cpsu.org.au/CPSU/Content...

Don't believe the hype, if Dutton gets in, he will cut, cut and cut. Bad news for jobs and bad news for services. #DontRiskDutton #auspol #ausunions #election2025

Q: What happens when the Coalition cuts public servants? A: Taxpayers get Big Bills from Big Consulting Firms

Coalition election win could cause loss of hundreds of jobs at agency scrutinising aged care mistreatment, modelling says www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspol #election2025

The @cpsu.org.au has crunched the numbers & based on the most recent data, a 5-year hiring APS freeze would slash: - 12,500 jobs or 42% of Services Australia staff - Almost 1k jobs or 27% of Veterans Affairs staff - 2,070 jobs or 21% of NDIA staff www.cpsu.org.au/CPSU/Content... #auspol

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