Senior public servants appeared before the Budget and Finance Committee today. Photo: Tony Lewis/InDaily

Local

Labor seeks to compel bureaucrats in DPC probe

The State Opposition will seek to establish a select committee to further investigate claims Premier Steven Marshall raised questions with a senior public servant about the “impartiality” of his cabinet office days before five staff members with links to former Labor ministers were shifted out of his Department.

Politics

Sacked DPC executive had questioned Marshall's cabinet office plan

Premier Steven Marshall has denied he was cautioned about “influencing or interfering with” public sector employment arrangements, but has revealed the former deputy chief executive of his department raised questions about “comments that I had made to the cabinet office” days before she was sacked.

Opinion

Labor veteran hits back over public service politicisation

Former Labor minister Kym Mayes says his Unley successor Mark Brindal is wrong to blame John Bannon for the politicisation of the state’s public service.

News

'You're toast': Axed public service exec says he was warned before election

A former Labor candidate sacked from his senior public service role after last month’s state election says it was made clear to him before he put his hand up to run that he would be removed in any case if the Liberals seized power.

Local

Weatherill spin doctor gone as more public servants axed

Public service heads continue to roll at the Premier’s Department, with former Jay Weatherill spin doctor – and Labor’s state election candidate for Florey – Rik Morris booted out of his executive gig and deputy chief Tahnya Donaghy set to follow, InDaily understands.