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    News and updates

    The following items are the latest additions to the Australian Public Service Commission website.

    Items listed in the regularly updated column at the right may be updated without notification on this page.

    Released: 1 August 2008
    Circular 2008/6: Revised edition of Handling Misconduct publication
    The purpose of this circular is to advise agencies that a revised edition of the publication Handling Misconduct – a human resources practitioner’s guide to the reporting and handling of suspected and determined breaches of the APS Code of Conduct is now available on the Commission’s website and, for the first time, in hard copy

    Released: 28 July 2008
    Valedictory Lecture by Mark Sullivan, Secretary, Department of Veterans' Affairs - An Unlikely Secretary

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    Ministerial content including speeches and media releases is available here (external website).

    State of the Service Report 2006-07
    The State of the Service Report 2005-06 reports on the state of the Australian Public Service (APS) during the year.
    Also available: State of the Service Employee Survey Results. A summary pamphlet, State of the Service: At a Glance, has also been prepared

    Annual Report 2006–07
    The Annual Report summarises the many achievements made by the Commission during 2006-07 as well as providing information on our performance against our Outcomes—Output structure.
    Also available: Parliamentary Service Commissioner Annual Report 2006—07

    Budget 2008-2009
    The 2008–09 Commonwealth Budget
    For information on the Commonwealth Budget go to the Budget website at www.budget.gov.au Our Portfolio Budget Statement is available from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet website.