Australian Public Service

The Australian Public Service (APS), (originally known as the Commonwealth Public Service (CPS)), is the Australian federal civil service, the group of people employed by federal departments, agencies and courts under the Government of Australia, to administer the working of the public administration of the Commonwealth of Australia. Many more public servants are employed by the various Australian states, territories and local governments.

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