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PS News UPDATE
Independent News for the Australian Public Service. Edition Number 220. Updated to Tuesday, 8 June 2010
THIS WEEK'S UPDATE ONLINE NOW:  http://www.psnews.com.au/APS.html

MAIN NEWS STORIES

Reform Council blows whistle on Governments
Issues first comparative assessments ...more...
Contract guide worth paper it’s written on
Advice for consumers on new rules ...more...
Security week unlocks cyber awareness
Drive to expose web dangers ...more...
Commonwealth knows its luck in big city
Muscle to beef up city planning ...more...
Workforce fired up to stamp out smoking
Plan to break habit in the bush ...more...
Minimum wage with maximum fairness
Low paid win wage increase ...more...
Bureau has date with Year Book
ABS publishes annual record ...more...
New rights committee is right for the job
Parliament gets new watchdog ...more...
Advertising plan to sell tax policy
Exemption to guidelines granted ...more...
AFP curries favour with Indian police
Visitors welcomed on study tour ...more...
PLUS MUCH MORE...

PS FEATURES

Is superannuation ahead of the game?
by John Coleman
Agencies open to scrutiny
by Craig Thomler
CFOs and accounting standards
by Ian McPhee

INTERNATIONAL

PS stories from India, United Kingdom, United States, Uganda, Philippines, Canada, Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Nigeria ...plus much more...

CAREERS CENTRE

A selection of the more interesting Public Service jobs plus links to every PS vacancy in the land ...access here...

CONFERENCES

More of the best and most valuable PS-related conferences and special events ...access here...

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Writing out selection criteria
by Glenn Ayrton
Workplace wellbeing: does it matter?
by Professor Cary Cooper
Where is our job satisfaction?
by Joni Johnston

TALKING POINT

Myth or fact:
Chewing the fat on childhood obesity

by Professor Timothy Olds ...more...

PS-sssst...!

Another behind-the-news look at what's really happening in the PS ...more...

OUT OF HOURS

Travel, Wine & Dine, At The Movies, Motoring ...plus much more...
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