Queensland Backs Hybrid Work as NSW Pushes Office Return

Despite both being part of Australia, Queensland and New South Wales are implementing opposing strategies.

Six-year-old Leo and his mother Moira, an employee of a regional council, working from home in the village of Marsden, near Huddersfield, northern England on May 15, 2020. Oli Scarff/AFP via Getty Images

Queensland and New South Wales (NSW) are taking different paths on hybrid working arrangements, with Queensland confirming it will not force public servants to return to the office, while NSW ordering a minimum three-day office presence.

Queensland Premier Steven Miles champions flexible working arrangements for public servants, emphasising the state’s strong economy and recovery of public transport usage.