{"id":"19cba9c5-173d-4aba-af48-4893da77b32e","url":"https://www.theage.com.au/national/queensland/frank-fearless-but-not-so-free-style-staff-survey-changes-raise-eyebrows-20260914-p60x3z.html","domain":"theage.com.au","outlet":{"name":"The Age","country":"AU","cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false,"owner":"Nine Entertainment Co."},"title":"Frank, fearless, but not so free-style? Staff survey changes raise eyebrows","plainHeadline":"Changes to Queensland public sector surveys raise concerns","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Public Circus reports changes to the Working for Queensland survey free-text box this year.","Some agencies removed open feedback sections or replaced prompts with constrained questions.","Approximately 20 percent of the 330,000-strong workforce responded in 2025.","Belinda Drew's Department of Families, Seniors, Disability Services and Child Safety introduces vacancy management.","Wage dispute continues as senior teachers see pay impacts from award adjustments."],"topics":["Politics","Economy","Education"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-14T09:54:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-14T10:03:56.440Z","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."}