Overwhelmed by passport applications, DFAT recruits hundreds more staff
DFAT is boosting staff at its passport processing and call centres after being overwhelmed by a record number of applications.
9 June, 2022DFAT is boosting staff at its passport processing and call centres after being overwhelmed by a record number of applications.
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7 March, 2019MacGibbon gets powerful new Special Advisor role.
21 April, 2016WTO agreement on government procurement.
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7 September, 2015Ministerial contacts also suspended amid “ghastly” circus of death.
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3 November, 2014But hunt on for new Immigration and Border Protection boss.
3 September, 2014By Paul Hemsley The federal government is looking to deepen its use of facial and voice recognition technology for producing and issuing travel documents through the Australian Passport Office (APO). The APO, which operates under the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has issued a request for tender that seeks “specialised biometric support” in […]
26 November, 2013By Paul Hemsley During the industrial relations dispute between Qantas and its employees, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) assisted government and non-government employees stranded overseas. As a result of the flight cancellations stemming from the dispute, extra DFAT staff were immediately added to the Consular Emergency Centre in Canberra for stranded Australians needing further […]
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