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PS News UPDATE
Independent News for the Australian Public Service. Edition Number 223. Updated to Tuesday, 29 June 2010
THIS WEEK'S UPDATE ONLINE NOW:  http://www.psnews.com.au/APS.html

MAIN NEWS STORIES

Civilian Corps is core promise
New teams on-call for emergencies ...more...
Price is right for costing guidelines
Departments prepare for election ...more...
Agency books look OK on balance
Interim audits positive ...more...
Union pays out on salary differences
Table shows extent of problem ...more...
Green light for gender blueprint
Reforms continue to close gap ...more...
Taxman collects audit rebuke
Privacy fears for dob-in scheme ...more...
Income management paying dividends
Survey finds managers positive ...more...
Flexibility unlocked for security staff
Barriers down in new measures ...more...
No love lost in child support study
Auditor finds little improvement ...more...
Healthy donation from Medicare fundraiser
Staff pitch in to raise $75K ...more...
PLUS MUCH MORE...

PS FEATURES

Throwing open the archive doors
by Adam Henry
Mind the pay gap
by Judith Sloan
Parental leave delivered at last
by Lousie Persse

INTERNATIONAL

PS stories from United Kingdom, Ireland, United Nations, Zambia, Sri Lanka ...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

Stress less at your desk
by Brigid Walsh
How to fire staff
by Marnie Green
Do away with the work blues
by Nicole Yee

TALKING POINT

What a joke: Making the internet safe
by James Kelaher ...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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