In one instance, $1.1m in provisions for a military exercise was paid for with a credit card, resulting in more than $18k in interest.

Up to 20 per cent of the ATO's workforce now non-public servants, union says.

Agency's rate of approvals plummets to 42 per cent as it prepares for forced move.

This man sacrificed his health in service to his country. Now he says he's about to be repaid with a tax raid on his invalidity benefits.

Former top-ranking public servant Sir Lenox Hewitt has celebrated his 100th birthday with some special guests.

A national survey of how organisations handle privacy shows that 91 per cent believe they could be more transparent with consumers about how their information is used.

The veterans affairs department will spend $180 million clearing its backlogs of claims and modernising IT systems.

Two of Canberra's most popular national institutions will put a budget funding boost towards big programs.

The Department of Human Services will shed nearly 1200 full-time jobs next financial year.

• ANALYSIS

These days, a budget that ignores the ACT seems cause for celebration.

• ANALYSIS

The federal budget at a glance: how it affects you and Canberra.

Defence is reversing years of cuts to its large workforce of public servants, but Canberra's private contractor market can expect a hit.

Little comfort for Canberra as the Coalition splashes the cash.

Austerity as usual in the Australian Public Service

Thousands of public servants at large federal department have been affected.

MPs kids won't be allowed to fly business class to Canberra from July.

Alan Tudge won't be investigated over the release of Centrelink information.

Electronic sexual health records and the births, deaths and marriages registry have been left exposed.

The government spent $423 million on travel last financial year, with Defence topping the pile.

"ASIC to Cooma would be fantastic, the white collar criminals would be just across the way in the jail"

Back-up electricity failed at Australia's electronic spy agency that prevents national cyber attacks after a cable fault in January.

A key target in overseas foreign aid was missed last financial year.

Canberra IT contractors are out of pocket thousands of dollars and unable to work after payroll company Plutus Payroll stopped their payments.

ATO makes historic concession while signs of a truce emerge in Human Services' long war.

The council wants to lure smaller federal agencies to Queanbeyan.

Fairfax Media has obtained the review of the crash near Goulburn involving Australian Defence Force Academy recruits.

Minister said 'average' waiting time to talk to Centrelink was 12 minutes. It was actually 27.

Tax office told not to let 'robo-debt' saga spill over to tax time.

Staffing data shows the push to decentralise the public service won't target Canberra.