Media releases, announcements and circulars
Access the latest announcements, statements and media releases from the Government, the National Cabinet and COAG.
Media releases and announcements
- Prime Minister, Minister for the Public Service - media releases and latest announcements
- Minister for Health, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Cabinet – media releases and latest announcements
- Connecting Us Edition 11 | 5 November 2020
- Connecting Us Edition 10 | 15 October 2020
- Connecting Us Edition 9 | 24 September 2020
- Connecting Us Edition 8 | 8 September 2020
- Connecting Us Edition 7 | 7 August 2020
- Connecting Us Edition 6 | 23 July 2020
- Connecting Us Edition 5 | 1 July 2020
- Connecting Us Edition 4 | 12 June 2020
- Connecting Us Edition 3 | 21 May 2020
- Connecting Us Edition 2 | 7 May 2020
- Connecting Us Edition 1 | 14 April 2020
- Council of Australian Governments (COAG) communique – Australia’s response to Coronavirus
- Media release - Updated guidance on staff working from home arrangements
- APSC response to ABC News story
- Media release - Commonwealth freezes wage increases for Public Servants (PDF 112kb) | 09 April 2020
- COVID-19 response accelerating reform of the Australian Public Service - with Peter Woolcott AO and Katherine Jones PSM | 06 April 2020
Open letters
- Open Letter to the Australian Public Service from PM&C Secretary Philip Gaetjens and APS Commissioner Peter Woolcott | 04 September 2020
- Open letter to the APS from the Honourable Greg Hunt MP, Minister for Health and Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service and Cabinet (PDF 584kb)
- Open letter to the APS from PM&C Secretary Philip Gaetjens and APS Commissioner Peter Woolcott | 01 May 2020
- Open Letter to the APS, Secretary Gaetjens and Commissioner Woolcott | 09 April 2020
- Open Letter to the APS on the APS Workforce Management Taskforce from APS Commissioner Peter Woolcott AO | 26 March 2020
Circulars
- Circular 2020/9: Returning to Usual Workplaces
- Circular 2020/6: Temporary mobility arrangements as part of the continued response to COVID-19
- Circular 2020/5: Preparing for a COVID-safe transition for APS workplaces
- Circular 2020/4: Authorisation to extend non-SES, non-ongoing engagements during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Circular 2020/3: COVID-19 – Remote working and evolving work arrangements
- Circular 2020/1 - COVID-19 leave arrangements
Advice for Agencies
- Working from home during COVID-19: Advice to agencies
- Information for workers from Australian Government Agencies, services and programs visiting remote communities
- Workplace principles for minimising the spread of COVID-19
- Workplace Flexibility: a best practice guide for Australian Public Sector Agencies
- COVID-19 - Social distancing and transmission reduction, advice for agency managers
Commonwealth advice
- Safe Work Australia - advice for employers to manage the risks from COVID-19
- Comcare - guidance to assist workers and employers to meet their obligations under the Commonwealth Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (WHS Act), and to also assist employers and employees regarding entitlements under the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act (SRC Act).
Department of Health Coronavirus (COVID-19) resources
- COVID-19 resources, including fact sheets, guidelines, campaign resources and other publications.
Advice for APS employees
- Frequently Asked Questions for employees: gradual relaxing of COVID-19 restrictions
- CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): Looking after your Mental Health fact sheet - The importance of physical health
- CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): Looking after your Mental Health fact sheet - Responding to uncertainty
- CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): Looking after your Mental Health fact sheet - Supporting others in times of uncertainty
- Fact sheet - Guidance for parents and carers
- APS Workforce Management Taskforce - Standard Secondment terms and conditions (PDF 531kb)
- The ATO has published advice on the tax deductibility of home office expenses.