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24/04/2024
Statement on the AHRC reports for ABF and Marine unit
The issues and statistics reported today are deeply concerning, but not surprising.
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22/04/2024
Flexible work and working from home
Get to know your new rights when it comes to flexible work and working from home.
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12/04/2024
CPSU alarmed by ACT Government appointment
Incoming Deputy Director General of CMTEDD Lisa Carmody played a significant role in the Robodebt scandal.
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11/04/2024
What's new from Member Advantage?
Take advantage of your exclusive member discounts.
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11/04/2024
Your safety at ABC
Safety is union business. Members have access to expert advice and assistance.
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28/03/2024
Parental leave: Know your rights
Get to know your new rights when it comes to paid parental leave.
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27/03/2024
Bill to Protect Frontline Workers
The CPSU welcomes moves by the Albanese Labor Government to better protect Commonwealth frontline workers.
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8/03/2024
Gender equity in the workplace and beyond
Delivering rights and conditions that support working women is always a key priority.
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7/03/2024
APS Enterprise Agreement votes
Results from agency ballots.
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28/02/2024
Service-wide bargaining success continues for CPSU
Services Australia, the ATO and Home Affairs join the growing list of agencies voting in favour of their new Enterprise Agreements.
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27/02/2024
CPSU welcomes NDIS Commission leadership change
The CPSU looks forward to working with the new leadership to get this workplace back on the right track.
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16/02/2024
Public service workers swing behind Service-Wide deal
Figures released today reveal strong support for the union’s recent service-wide bargaining as agency level ballot results roll in.
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8/01/2024
Alison Butcher
Alison Butcher - CPSU Section Councillor and member of the CPSU bargaining team - has passed away.
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6/12/2023
ACT Health Professionals need cost of living relief before Xmas
Union members are calling on the government to deliver their agreed $1250 cost of living payment to ACT Health Professionals before Christmas.
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30/11/2023
Report recommends Commonwealth Employment Services system
The report backs in the CPSU’s calls for the public service to be put back at the heart of the employment services system.
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30/11/2023
CPSU members vote to endorse APS wide package
More than 16,000 CPSU members have voted in the union’s membership poll on the APS wide package, with 67.5% supporting it.
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29/11/2023
Get the most from CPSU Member Advantage
Take advantage of your exclusive member discounts.
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27/11/2023
CPSU win: ABF to receive $150m for additional staff
Additional Australian Border Force staff to work in compliance, investigations, removal and surveillance functions.
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27/11/2023
CPSU welcomes Pezzullo termination
The CPSU has consistently expressed deep concern over reports regarding Mr. Pezzullo's conduct.
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23/11/2023
Revised APS wide offer
The government has now moved, and is offering an additional payment to employees.
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23/11/2023
CPSU secures bolstered APS pay offer
The CPSU has secured an improved pay offer that it will recommend to its members.
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22/11/2023
Serv Aus members Wear Red on 28 November
Support your CPSU bargaining team at the Fair Work hearing.
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13/11/2023
APS Industrial Action continues
CPSU members are continuing to build industrial pressure on the federal government to come back to the bargaining table with a better deal on pay for APS employees.
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13/11/2023
Govt response to Robodebt RC Report
The acceptance of all 56 recommendations will make significant progress towards ensuring that Robodebt, or any iteration of it, is never allowed to happen again.
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10/11/2023
APS casuals left out of the loop
All workers, including those within the APS, should have access to the rights and benefits of secure employment.
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10/11/2023
Submission to the Multicultural Framework Review
Drawing on the knowledge and experience of our members, our submission focuses on federal diversity, equity, and inclusion strategies, identifying areas for reform.
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9/11/2023
Fighting to fix a broken Services Australia
Canberra Times opinion piece by CPSU National Secretary Melissa Donnelly.
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6/11/2023
Union Win: Services Australia to get 3,000 more staff
After years of staffing numbers going backwards and a hard-fought union led campaign, the CPSU is pleased to see the Government investing into Services Australia.
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1/11/2023
FWO and DEWR 1 hour stoppage
CPSU members in the Fair Work Ombudsman and the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations will tomorrow strike for 1 hour as the union fights for a better pay deal.
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1/11/2023
Backpay win for non-APS workers
Strong negotiation by the CPSU has secured a guarantee of backpay for thousands of Commonwealth public sector workers in non-APS agencies.
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29/10/2023
Pressure grows as more CPSU members approved to strike
CPSU members in DEWR, and Meat Inspectors and On Plant Vets within DAFF, are now able to take protected industrial action after the union successfully ran Protected Action Ballots in both workplaces
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27/10/2023
CPSU research: need for improved APS cultural diversity and inclusion
CPSU research has revealed concerning findings regarding the experiences of staff from non-European cultural backgrounds within the Australian Public Service (APS).
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27/10/2023
ACT Allied Health professionals taking 3 weeks of industrial action
The action will have an extensive impact on the Department which is heavily reliant on staff doing overtime.
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27/10/2023
CPSU wins big for NT shift workers
It pays to be a member
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27/10/2023
CPSU wins big for NT public servants
40 million reasons to be a CPSU member
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24/10/2023
Fair Work Ombudsman prepped to take Industrial Action
More CPSU members are now able to take protected industrial action after the union successfully ran a Protected Action Ballot in the Fair Work Ombudsman.
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24/10/2023
CPSU welcomes moves towards ending outsourcing
The CPSU has today welcomed the Albanese Labor Government’s new limits on the use of contractors and consultants within the Australian Public Service (APS).
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23/10/2023
Solidarity. Always.
Add your message of hope and solidarity to the “Solidarity Always” book that will be delivered to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
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19/10/2023
Industrial Action Escalates as Allied Health Professionals leave ACT
This will be the second round of industrial action taken by CHS Medical Imaging staff, with a 48-hour ban on overtime.
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13/10/2023
Services Aus safety recs must be implemented and staffing boosted
The Security Risk Management Review, follows a serious assault on a Centrelink staff member in Melbourne.
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23/11/2023
APS Values: one rule for us, another rule for them
Op-ed by Melissa Donnelly, CPSU National Secretary
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10/10/2023
ACT Medical Imaging staff to take industrial action
CPSU members will take part in industrial action after year long negotiations fail to meet workers expectations.
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6/10/2023
Canberra Hospital: Women not allowed to wear shorts, men are
Women wardspersons have been issued a directive to not wear the work shorts that their male colleagues wear on a daily basis.
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5/10/2023
DEWR to join APS Industrial Action as pressure grows
The Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU) has today applied for a Protected Action Ballot for members in the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR).
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4/10/2023
APS pay push grows after a decade of being cut to the bone
Union members in parts of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry join the push for an improved pay offer.
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3/10/2023
October is National Safe Work Month
Every October during National Safe Work month, we renew our focus on safety at work.
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2/10/2023
Fair Work Ombudsman to join APS industrial action
The CPSU will be expanding APS industrial action after having an application for a Protected Action Ballot in the Fair Work Ombudsman approved by the Fair Work Commission.
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29/09/2023
Union members set to strike in Services Australia
CPSU members in Services Australia will be participating in a 24-hour strike to improve the pay offer for public service workers.
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29/09/2023
Member Service Centre reduced hours Labour Day
The CPSU MSC will operate for limited hours on Monday 2 October.
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27/09/2023
CPSU set to escalate over pay
The CPSU will escalate their service-wide bargaining campaign after the revised pay and conditions offer tabled by the APSC failed to garner clear support from union members.
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26/09/2023
NDIS Commission reform urgently needed
The CPSU has renewed calls for reform of the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission (NDIS Commission), claiming that unsafe workloads and grave mismanagement are at the core of the regulator’s failings.
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25/09/2023
Mike Pezzullo position ‘untenable’
The Community and Public Sector Union is deeply concerned by reports regarding the conduct of the Secretary of the Home Affairs Department, Mike Pezzullo, labelling his position as untenable.
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20/09/2023
CPSU members continue to rally for Yes
CPSU members across the country are continuing to campaign for an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice to Parliament despite uncertainty that existed earlier in the campaign.
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15/09/2023
It’s time to decide
Have your say on the APS wide pay and conditions package on offer
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14/09/2023
Zero Emissions Day
Join the CPSU Climate Action Network online forum on Wednesday 20 September in celebration of global Zero Emissions Day.
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12/09/2023
Multicultural Framework review
Tell us how the APS can better support multicultural Australia and ensure the APS workforce better reflects the diversity of the Australian community.
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7/09/2023
Antarctic Division budget cuts leave science on thin ice
Scientific work of the AAD is becoming increasingly neglected, as staff call on the Department to reverse planned cuts.
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4/09/2023
Information sessions on The Voice to Parliament
The popular CPSU information sessions on The Voice to Parliament are back.
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31/08/2023
NDIA Campaign for Disability Leave Exemption
Hear stories from NDIA workers on why paid disability leave matters.
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29/08/2023
APS-wide pay and conditions package webinars
Hear directly from your CPSU bargaining team on the detail of the pay and conditions package that is close to being finalised.
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28/08/2023
CPSU prepares for second member vote ahead of APS pay proposals
The offer that is tabled tomorrow needs to be about more than pay – it must be about rebuilding the APS.
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25/08/2023
AAD - Open Letter Support
Show your support for the AAD by adding your name to our open letter.
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15/08/2023
Cuts prompt Industrial Action escalation in Services Australia
CPSU members in Services Australia will take part in a 1-hour stop work action on Tuesday 15 August from 4pm.
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10/08/2023
CPSU welcomes progress on ‘Set the Standard’ Recommendations
CPSU members have made significant contributions in shaping both the PWSS and MoPS Act Amendments Bills.
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10/08/2023
Sign up your colleagues in MoPS
Resources for CPSU members in MoPS to talk to their colleagues about their union.
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1/08/2023
Pressure building for an improved APS pay offer
Service-wide bargaining update
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31/07/2023
Industrial Action planned in Services Australia
CPSU members in Services Australia are set to take strategic protected industrial action from Tuesday, sending a clear message to the Government.
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28/07/2023
Services Australia industrial action
Industrial action is starting in Services Australia Tuesday 1 August with a two-week ban on the use of Auxiliary codes. Here’s what you need to know to take part.
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27/07/2023
Momentum Builds for CES campaign
The establishment of a modern CES would rebuild capacity and capability within the APS.
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25/07/2023
APSC rejections leave model employer commitment in doubt
The Government has consistently touted its commitment to becoming a model employer, but the rejection of proposals that are directly linked to diversity undermine that.
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27/07/2023
CPSU statement on resignation of Kathryn Campbell
The CPSU expects that this is the first of many steps toward achieving full accountability.
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18/07/2023
Update your details and win!
Another chance to win one of two $500 Coles Myer vouchers.
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11/07/2023
CPSU win on flexible work and work from home
A win in service-wide APS bargaining, locking in improvements to flexible working arrangements, including working from home.
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10/07/2023
CPSU training – Talking about voting Yes for The Voice
We are offering CPSU specific training through July and August on how you can have conversations about supporting a Yes vote.
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7/07/2023
CPSU commends Robodebt report
The Royal Commission report takes the necessary steps to deliver accountability and reform.
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4/07/2023
Now is the time for Robodebt accountability and reform
Canberra Times opinion piece by CPSU National Secretary Melissa Donnelly.
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3/07/2023
It's tax time
Your EOFY tax statements will be available as soon as possible.
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28/06/2023
1200 new public service jobs in the ACTPS
CPSU welcomes the ACT Government’s budget announcement of additional public service jobs.
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27/06/2023
CPSU welcomes Clare Holland House Insourcing
Employees can expect that their job, pay, conditions, team and manager will all remain the same.
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23/06/2023
World Public Service Day
To all our public servants working across Federal, State and Territory government, we say thanks.
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20/06/2023
Maternity Leave Act recommendations reflect the realities of modern parenting
The CPSU calls on the Albanese Government to adopt the review recommendations in full.
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15/06/2023
CPSU launches campaign to ‘Bring Back the CES’
A modern, fit for purpose CES would deliver better outcomes for all.
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13/06/2023
Performance review? We’ve got you covered
"Establish your performance roadmap" is available now on Aspire!
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13/06/2023
Come Together For Yes - Yes 23
Join CPSU members, fellow unionists, neighbours and friends for a national day of action, Sunday 2 July 2023
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5/06/2023
Pay offer has union members seeing red
Members to don red attire to express disappointment with the pay and pay equity proposals.
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1/06/2023
CPSU members reject first pay offer
CPSU members have overwhelmingly rejected the 10.5% pay offer tabled by the APSC.
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1/06/2023
Are you a Health and Safety Rep?
Join the CPSU's Safety First network.
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29/05/2023
APS bargaining to prioritise progress on pay equity
Pay inequity hits hardest in agencies with high proportions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff.
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25/05/2023
Services Australia attack: Centre security review welcomed
A Centrelink Team Leader was the victim of a serious attack while doing her job.
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6/06/2023
National Reconciliation Week
National Reconciliation Week is 27 May to 3 June 2023.
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19/05/2023
Vale Christine Adams
Long-term ATO delegate and CPSU life member Christine Adams has passed away.
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16/05/2023
Government pay offer for APS is in
But is it good enough?
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10/05/2023
Budget explained
CPSU National Secretary Melissa Donnelly responds to the Federal Budget.
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16/05/2023
APSC tables Pay Offer of 10.5% in APS Service-Wide Bargaining
4% in the first year, 3.5% in the second year and 3% in the third year.
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9/05/2023
APS rebuilding continues in second Albanese Government Budget
The CPSU welcomes the Labor Government’s ongoing commitment to rebuilding the APS.
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8/05/2023
Submission to integrity by consultants inquiry
CPSU members have seen first-hand the impacts on the APS from the over-reliance on the use of consultancies and other external suppliers.
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6/05/2023
Shadow APS workforce uncovered
The real cost of cost-cutting measures.
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28/04/2023
National Parks funding and jobs boost welcomed
The Government has committed an additional $262.3 million and more than 100 new jobs in the budget for Australia’s iconic national parks.
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27/04/2023
Put your best foot forward for a pay rise
Help campaign for the pay outcomes APS workers deserve.
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27/04/2023
Flexible work first test of Govt's model employer pledge
The negotiation on flexible work is the first critical test of the Albanese Labor Government's commitment to becoming a model employer.
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20/04/2023
How flexible work could transform the APS
Why the APS has everything to gain and nothing to lose when it comes to improving its approach to flexible work.
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19/04/2023
Marine Science Institute future secured, jobs saved
This funding will secure the future of AIMS, protect jobs, and ensure that the institute can continue its world leading marine science work.
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19/04/2023
NDIS Reboot a Win for Workers and Participants
The CPSU has been actively campaigning for these measures and is pleased the Government have not only listened to our concerns but acted.
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18/04/2023
Marine Science Institute Funding Shortfall threatens QLD Jobs
The CPSU calls on the Albanese Labor Government to urgently step in and secure the future of the Australian Institute of Marine Science.
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13/04/2023
Translating and Interpreting Service Jobs transitioning to APS Employment
A win for workers, secure jobs and public service delivery.
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17/04/2023
National Cultural Institutions on path to recovery
The CPSU welcomes the Labor Government’s $535 million commitment to Australia’s National Cultural Institutions.
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4/04/2023
Poor Management practices let Australian Antarctic Division down
Staff have to know that they are safe when raising an issue in their workplace, and for many staff at the AAD that is not the case.
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3/04/2023
Trove funding insecurity comes to an end
The CPSU welcomes the Albanese Labor Government’s commitment to securing the future of Trove.