{"id":"0fe2dfab-4aa2-478a-8f7b-fa7e27dfe225","url":"https://www.smh.com.au/national/queensland/frank-fearless-but-not-so-free-style-staff-survey-changes-raise-eyebrows-20260914-p60x3z.html","domain":"smh.com.au","outlet":{"name":"The Sydney Morning Herald","country":"AU","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Frank, fearless, but not so free-style? Staff survey changes raise eyebrows","plainHeadline":"Public sector survey changes raise eyebrows in Queensland","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Circus notes changes to the Working for Queensland survey feedback prompts.","Some agencies reportedly removed or restricted the free-text optional section.","About 20 percent of the 330,000-strong workforce participated in 2025.","Vacancy management in Child Safety may exempt ‘key frontline’ roles from fill.","Senior teachers see pay issues due to award and agreement classifications."],"topics":["Politics","Economy","Education"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-14T09:54:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T10:56:47.763Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/30adb2f9-e4d9-453b-b8fa-5886b9790232","storyId":"30adb2f9-e4d9-453b-b8fa-5886b9790232","image":"https://static.ffx.io/images/$zoom_0.18385416666666668%2C$multiply_0.7554%2C$ratio_1.777778%2C$width_1059%2C$x_0%2C$y_55/t_crop_custom/q_86%2Cf_jpg/f854ae5ab7b1c80a6e0d8ec829c46f8d6fefa798","author":"Matt Dennien","dek":"This week in our Queensland public sector column, Public Circus delivers a Working for Queensland update, more “vacancy management”, and a senior teacher pay saga."}