WA Police "has significant weaknesses in its regulatory controls and information systems", says state Auditor General Caroline Spencer in a new audit looking at the effectiveness of WA Police’s regulatory approach to firearms licensing and monitoring, and key information systems used to support these functions. Read More
For public sector boards, it's important to consider how official structures and organisational culture work together, says ANAO. Read More
Bob Gee will head up the new Queensland Department of Youth Justice, announced the state government on Friday. Read More
In the final week of the campaign, climate change has been the biggest topic on social media, whereas the news has focused more on tax. Read More
Four fresh senior executive faces at the APSC, Regional Development Victoria's first female CEO, and a new Public Access Deputy Commissioner. The latest senior public sector appointments from across the country. Read More
The Victorian government has announced the commissioners and terms of reference for the commission of inquiry into the troubled South Gippsland Shire Council. Read More
To get a sense of what federal mandarins think of the Australian Public Service, look no further than the APS Review's latest release of consultation results. Read More
As the robots and demand for digital skills change the nature of work, governments must ensure everyone is keeping up, warns the OECD. Read More
Labor will introduce name-blind recruiting in the Australian Public Service in an effort to reduce bias in hiring if it wins government. Read More
The next Australian government should replace the "narrow" Productivity Commission with new institutions that would work with a broader range of policy expertise and stakeholders, thinks ACOSS. Read More
Victoria's treaty process is moving into a new phase, with Aboriginal Victorians soon to elect a First People’s Assembly to guide negotiations. Read More
The federal government is planning to sack 2000 staff at the Department of Home Affairs, claims the Community and Public Sector Union. Read More
Things were rather gloomy at Wednesday's meeting of the Melbourne Economic Forum, and it wasn't due to the wintery weather that had finally arrived. Read More
Council amalgamations in New South Wales are largely going to plan, according to a recent report by NSW Auditor General Margaret Crawford. Read More
Around one million animal and plant species across the world are now threatened with extinction, many within the next few decades, according to a major international report. Read More
