Premier David Crisafulli has poached South Australia’s top public servant to head Queensland’s state bureaucracy as Director-General of the Department of Premier and Cabinet.
The premier-elect has sacked top bureaucrat Mike Kaiser,and spoken with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese about the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games.
In a savage attack on the LNP,the public sector union has warned members of job cuts if David Crisafulli is premier next week.
The LNP’s plan to impose ‘adult time for adult crime’ has been met with harsh criticism,with experts saying it will only worsen youth crime.
Queensland has failed to reach this ambitious target,but advocates say there are myriad reasons that public servants might not disclose.
Some public servants manage to avoid going into the office at all,as working from home remains a dominant trend long after COVID.
The Queensland public service is mired in a new and unusual controversy after a GIF posted in a group chat was deemed racist and sexually provocative.
The Governor’s travel budget was about $220,000 more than the previous year,but there is scant detail of what the former chief health officer did while she was away.
Brisbane City Council’s LNP administration has accused the Queensland Labor government of a cash grab,but the relevant minister says the council agreed to the state’s approach.
At the height of the pandemic,thousands of nurses and frontline healthcare workers were stood down after refusing to be vaccinated.
Staff in this department feel “energised” by work,but also complain the most about long hours. Meanwhile,an expert shares tips for work happiness – and bean bags aren’t the answer.