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Ray Athwal

Reporter · AU

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 4, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Ray Athwal

    Where did everyone go? The public service agencies hit hardest by cuts (opens the original)

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    More than 1000 ongoing public servants were shed from one federal department in a single year amid a collective reduction of a number of public service roles in major policy and service delivery portfolios. The Social Services department recorded the highest proportional decline in permanent staff across the public service, with its ongoing headcount falling from 3416 in 2025 to 2388 in 2026, a reduction of 1028 employees. The 2026 employee census results at Social Services suffered a massive di

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Ray Athwal

    Why upgrading old government systems won't stop the next cyber attack (opens the original)

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    Better digital protections are needed inside government departments, and tech companies who sell and manage their systems need to shoulder more of the burden to counter AI, cyber security experts say. Tech leaders have issued guarded praise and a warning about the federal government's response to last week's data hack by an OpenAI agent, calling new directives from the Department of Home Affairs issued on Tuesday appropriate to the risk, but not the problem. A rushed phaseout of ageing governmen

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Ray Athwal

    Inside the public service promotion slowdown: redundancies hit career paths (opens the original)

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    One agency promoted the most staff in the Australian Public Service last financial year as total promotions fell. The Tax Office promoted the most staff as the public service contracted for the first time since the Albanese government came to power, according to the latest public service employment data. In 2025-26, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) promoted 2714 of its 20,713 ongoing employees, representing 13.1 per cent of its workforce. Almost all the promotions handed out by the agency we

  4. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Ray Athwal

    Which departments promoted the most staff? (opens the original)

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    One agency promoted the most staff in the Australian Public Service last financial year as total promotions fell. The Tax Office promoted the most staff as the public service contracted for the first time since the Albanese government came to power, according to the latest public service employment data. In 2025-26, the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) promoted 2714 of its 20,713 ongoing employees, representing 13.1 per cent of its workforce. Almost all the promotions handed out by the agency we

  5. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Ray Athwal

    Redundancies top $700m as public sector wage bill climbs (opens the original)

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    The Albanese government has spent more than $700 million on redundancies and exit payments in four years as it attempts to trim the public sector's head count. Spending on wages and salaries hit $31.34 billion in 2025-26, final budget outcome documents released by Treasury on Monday show, beating budget projections by $443 million. But redundancies and separations - the cost to government of staff departures - leapt to $305 million, more than doubling initial forecasts to $168 million, and the h

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