Northern Territory may not recover millions in overpaid public sector superannuation, audit finds Monday October 26, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News Auditors have now recommended new capability be created within the NT government to ensure superannuation payments are correct, and a wide ranging review of salary…
Premium Insights and analysis How women in leadership are helping DFAT deal with the pandemic through a gendered lens Monday October 26, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Features A concerted effort to increase diversity across the most senior levels of Australian diplomacy is helping to shape COVID-19 recovery efforts through a gendered lens.
ASIC chair James Shipton steps aside over $118,000 relocation bill Friday October 23, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News ASIC has become embroiled in an integrity scandal after the Auditor-General revealed Commonewalth procurement rules were not followed.
Former Frankston Council manager sentenced to 12 months prison after corruption probe Friday October 23, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News A former Frankston City Council manager will spend time in prison after being caught filing $460,000 in fraudulent invoices.
Huxtable flags reforms in wake of bungled Leppington Triangle purchase Thursday October 22, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News Department of Finance Secretary Rosemary Huxtable says leaders will look "very carefully" at what needs to change after Leppington Triangle.
‘Actually underway’: Porter rejects criticism integrity commission is on the back burner Wednesday October 21, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News Attorney General Christian Porter has pushed back at criticism the promised Commonwealth Integrity Commission was put on the backburner, arguing legal complexities such as retrospectivity…
Business leaders briefed on cabinet deliberations on JobKeeper, JobSeeker ahead of budget Tuesday October 20, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News The Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet processed baseline security clearances for business members of the National COVID-19 Commission (NCC), allowing public servants to brief…
NSW public schools promised 10x internet speed increase under $328 million deal Tuesday October 20, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News More than 2,000 public schools across NSW will recieve internet upgrades in a $328 deal between the state government telecommunications giant Telstra. Minister for Education…
NSW bushfire council support group re-established for 2020-21 summer Tuesday October 20, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News Bushfire support will be coordinated between councils in NSW under a re-established organisation sharing resources between jurisdictions.
Premium Insights and analysis The great return: What’s next for public servants as government embraces the future of work? Tuesday October 20, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Features Public servants are returning to offices across the country, marking a second wholesale change in working within government this year.
‘Commonwealth may have been defrauded’: Coverup could be afoot in bungled $30 million airport deal Monday October 19, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News Public servants may have tried to cover-up the controversial Leppington Triangle land purchase when auditors questioned whether they had paid too much, Senate Estimates has…
Tapped phones, Berejiklian and the disgraced pollie: How ICAC drove the NSW Government into crisis Friday October 16, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News In a week of explosive hearings, NSW’s Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has driven a political crisis through the highest levels of the state, reigniting…
Federal police investigate $30 million government purchase of Western Sydney Airport land Friday October 16, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News Federal police are investigating whether any criminal offenses were committed in the controversial Leppington Triangle land purchase, after a scathing audit office report argued government…
Premium Insights and analysis ‘Frayed trust’: police veterans reflect on law enforcement and COVID-19 Thursday October 15, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Features The police have a public trust problem; COVID-19 has worsened perceptions, and in a recent ASPI forum, experts reflected on where to next.
ICAC: Maguire admits to monetising public office in ‘cash for visas’ scheme Wednesday October 14, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News Thousands of dollars in payments related to a cash for visas scheme were received at disgraced former NSW MP Daryl Maguire’s Parliamentary Office, an anti-corruption…
