If you've ever found yourself quietly wondering what exactly federal officials mean when they throw around brand names like GovPass and myGovID, you're not alone, but thankfully the Digital Transformation Agency has now provided some clarification. Read More
The Department of Home Affairs has not escaped criticism from the opposition-dominated Senate committee that investigated its minster, Peter Dutton, while a leading public sector integrity expert agrees with the government senators that the "shambolic" inquiry was not the right way to probe the allegations. Read More
Australian diplomats continue to strongly advocate free trade and multilateral diplomacy in response to Donald Trump’s revival of protectionism and the ensuing threat of trade wars, but that is only one side of the story. Read More
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade secretary Frances Adamson briefed business leaders yesterday as the trade war between the United States and China heats up, and said the government needs their support in defending a system of rules for international trade. Read More
Field experiments were once rare in economics but now are much more common, thanks in part to the work of University of Chicago professor John… Read More
The new Australian Digital Council confirmed the first priorities for data sharing between state, territory and federal agencies are digital identity projects and longitudinal research on children who have spent time in foster care. Read More
South Australian public servants have nothing to fear from their new chief’s mission to run the bureaucracy more like a business, according to a profile… Read More
South Australian public servants would get to choose their own superannuation funds like most Australians under a bill drafted by an upper house cross-bencher, and the government appears open-minded about the idea. Read More
Ministers from across the federation came together this morning for the first meeting of the new Australian Digital Council to talk turkey about sharing data… Read More
Two Sydney academics have developed a rigorous new method of “social return accounting” that expands significantly on previous ways of estimating the real outcomes of government spending proposals. Read More
Any citizen or resident who gets picked on in parliament has the right to ask for their side of the story to go into Hansard, and the former Australian Border Force commissioner wants to use it. Read More
Australia's ex-chief scientist Ian Chubb thinks government ministers should be subject to a public performance management system, so voters can judge how seriously they take their actual jobs versus their political careers. Read More
Across Australia, there’s a move towards more inclusive justice systems that incorporate support and adjustments for children and other vulnerable witnesses, and the idea is spreading to other investigative settings outside the courts. Read More
Former Australian Border Force commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg waited to see his former colleagues respond to opposition senators looking for evidence of “the inappropriate exercise of… Read More
The Department of Home Affairs has agreed to tell a Senate committee what led border control officials to advise Minister Peter Dutton there was a… Read More
