Doug Dingwall
Canberra Times
Australia
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Past articles by Doug:
APS dealt pay cuts over a decade, dragging on ACT wages
Efforts to suppress wage growth have pushed public service pay rises below inflation over the past decade. → Read More
Emergency management, Health and Infrastructure agencies first up for rebooted APS capability reviews
Peter Woolcott and Gordon de Brouwer say public servants will soon see tangible changes to their workplaces. → Read More
Live updates and latest news from Senate estimates
All the highlight, and lowlights, from day three of Senate estimates. → Read More
Live updates and latest news from Senate estimates
All the highlight, and lowlights, from day two of Senate estimates. → Read More
Public Eye: Mike says MOGs unalike, Barton party's starting and climate change culture conundrum
Doug Dingwall is The Canberra Times' public service editor. He writes about government and federal politics, and has an interest in integrity, industrial relations and foreign affairs. Previously he worked at The Examiner in Launceston, where he won a Tasmanian Human Rights Award for his reporting. Contact him on doug.dingwall@canberratimes.com.au → Read More
APS staffing boom as budget reveals Labor move on contractor spending
The government is growing public service staffing to its highest level in a decade. → Read More
What you need to know in the 2022 federal budget
Labor is framing its budget as a "solid" and "sensible" response to tough economic realities. It still contains... → Read More
Richard Marles absolves Defence of blame as government reveals billions in cost blowouts
A defence expert has called for a "revolution" in how Australia buys military hardware as the government details... → Read More
Lane closed on Monaro Highway at Hume after serious crash: police
Emergency services are attending a serious crash on the Monaro Highway. → Read More
APS dating scene reignited, the Return of the Career Diplomat, and Davis meets up with Codd
Doug Dingwall is The Canberra Times' public service editor. He writes about government and federal politics, and has an interest in integrity, industrial relations and foreign affairs. Previously he worked at The Examiner in Launceston, where he won a Tasmanian Human Rights Award for his reporting. Contact him on doug.dingwall@canberratimes.com.au → Read More
Veterans' Affairs Minister Matt Keogh says War Memorial will expand recognition of frontier conflicts
The War Memorial is considering how it can do more to tell the history of Australia's frontier conflicts. → Read More
'No evidence' UFOs are extra-terrestrial in origin, Defence Department talking points say
Internal documents show the Defence Department remains sceptical about the origins of unidentified aerial phenomena - the official... → Read More
National galleries and museums warn of 'impasse' after years of neglect, as Labor forms new culture policy
National institutions say their funding levels are unsustainable if they're to safeguard cultural assets and meet the public's... → Read More
ATO move to Barton throws Civic businesses into uncertainty, as union blasts agency's 'callous indifference'
The ATO's move to Barton could hit CBD businesses by removing 2000 workers from Canberra's city centre. → Read More
What we know about the developing Scott Morrison saga over secret ministerial appointments
There have been some stunning revelations in parliament this week. Here's what we know. → Read More
Is the Labor government dudding public servants with its APS superannuation bill?
Workers should be paid what they are owed, whether they're bureaucrats or not. Is Labor living up to... → Read More
Reserve Bank interest rates decision to lift cash rate by 50 points to 1.85%
The federal government admits mortgage holders face a "difficult day" bracing for more increases to their repayments. → Read More
'I'm not a political plant in the APS': former PM&C secretary Phil Gaetjens says his roles in Parliament were misunderstood
The former secretary of the Prime Minister's Department says his time working for ministers did not make him... → Read More
APS expertise needed more than ever as economic challenges hit, Jim Chalmers tells Sir Roland Wilson scholars
The Treasurer praised the "horsepower" in his department as he told future leading public servants they would play... → Read More
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promises to keep APS in the tent after meet and greet with secretaries, staff
Unlike his predecessor, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is using every opportunity to praise the public service. → Read More