A shakeup inside Australia's federal Indigenous Affairs bureaucracy will see its top official, Andrew Tongue, replaced with the recently retired Vice Chief of the Defence Force, Ray Griggs. Read More
Private insurance and health companies won't be categorically excluded from applying for access to the My Health Records data, but won't be able to use it for commercial purposes. Read More
South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has shown his softer side in his first address to the people of the state's public sector Read More
The Victorian Ombudsman has been unable to establish wrong-doing by the state's Education department secretary and recommended no further action be taken on claims she threatened a school employee with funding cuts over evidence he was due to give in court. Read More
UPDATED: Accusations that threaten the reputation of an apolitical public sector have again been levelled at the Victorian government after internal deliberations of the previous government were put on the public record without the consent of the then ministers. Read More
Donald Trump is yet to appoint a top representative to Australia, and won't be making that proposed visit in November, but perhaps we're getting the next best thing: the US President's former chief strategist, Steve Bannon. He's taking aim at Australia's ties with China. Read More
What is the right of Indigenous people to self-determination? Can Australia learn from other nations' Indigenous policy initiatives, like designated seats and the Whānau Ora? Professor Glyn Davis went beyond the politics with two highly regarded constitutional scholars. Read More
The Australian Statistician has gone public with what his agency could offer national data users if it wasn't being bled dry through cuts. Read More
Transition from opposition to government can be hard on ministers who aren't used to seeing the public service as on their side. Now they need those agencies if they want to stay a minister. Read More
Two politicians and two government officials from down under have been recognised as global influencers in digital government. Read More
When the APS Commissioner John Lloyd leaves his Parkes office for the last time today and returns full-time to Melbourne, there will be more than a few public servants who will be disappointed at his departure from the role -- including among them, union members. Read More
How can public organisations strike the right balance between individual culpability and organisational responsibility? Read More
There is no upshot for a political leader who changes their mind after taking a moral stance, new research shows. Read More
The latest version of the Chrome browser warns users that several Australian government websites are insecure, but the federal cyber security agency is telling citizens to ignore the warnings. Read More
The government's former digital boss has sharply criticised the digital health agency for 'not learning from history' as the campaign to ensure the survival of the My Health Record system has its moment of truth. Read More
