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Medibank Health Solutions rejects Australian Medical Association assertions
Right of reply: Dr Matthew Cullen, Group Executive, Medibank Health Solutions Dear Editor, I was disappointed to read the article, “Battle looms over Defence health services” in Government News (Oct/Nov…
Battle looms over Defence health services
[Editor’s Note: Both Medibank Health Service and the Department of Defence dispute and reject the assertions made by the Australian Medical Association in this article, which was originally published in…
National Commission of Audit to probe far and wide
By Julian Bajkowski Initial details of the highly anticipated National Commission of Audit promised by the Abbott government have been released in Canberra by Treasurer Joe Hockey and Finance Minister…
Abbott reveals partial secretarial reshuffle
By Julian Bajkowski Prime Minister Tony Abbott has announced that the head of Treasury, Martin Parkinson PSM, will stand down from his job in April 2014, along with three other…
WA crackdown claims second council
By Julian Bajkowski Western Australian Local Government Minister John Castrilli’s crackdown on sloppy management has yielded another casualty after he suspended the Shire of Ashburton in the state’s iron-rich Pilbara…
Bendigo beseeches Shorten over super shortfall
By Julian Bajkowski The $400 million superannuation funding shortfall for Victorian councils has prompted a personal visit by Federal Financial Services and Superannuation Minister, Bill Shorten to the town of…
O’Farrell pledges to reform public service
By Angela Dorizas NSW Opposition Leader Barry O’Farrell has made an election promise to strengthen professionalism in public sector governance and slash the number of ministerial staff. Presenting at the…
Queensland brings together data centres
The State Government has chosen five different vendors to bring together disparate data centres. The Queensland Government has awarded $12 million of IT infrastructure contracts to CDM, EMC, HP,…
Government welcomes new watchdog
The Federal Government has appointed Allan Asher as the new Commonwealth Ombudsman. Mr Asher is currently the inaugural chief executive of the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network. He previously held…