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South Australia Premier Peter Malinauskas. (AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi) The South Australian government has revealed refreshed priorities in a cabinet shakeup yesterday. This follows the resignation ...

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Senator Jacqui Lambie has vowed to introduce a bill to “cut and cap” departmental secretaries’ salaries. “It’s a disgrace that many top bureaucrats rake in more pay than the prime minister,” said the ...

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Who could look and sound more like the board that appointed him than Marks? It seems the board cannot see beyond itself.

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To address the challenges associated with E8 data collection and compliance, organisations need to look towards real-time ...

The chief ranger of Kakadu National Park's South Alligator District may not be your typical public servant but he is an ...

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Coping with a future of pronounced complexity will largely depend on leaders who can think and act with a deeper ...