Jim Murphy calls time on Queensland Under Treasurer role
A vacancy has opened up at Queensland Treasury's top gig after one of Australia's high flying Treasury alumni indicates he will be stepping down as Under Treasurer in September. Read More
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Patients and the data breach notification maze
A new report confirms that Australia’s healthcare sector is susceptible to data breaches, yet the legal requirements around breach notification are inconsistent and about to get more confusing. Read More
Susan Kiefel: rhetoric and reasoning – contributions to the common law
Is rhetoric still 'largely a trick to be exposed and shunned'? The Chief Justice of Australia, the Hon Susan Kiefel, says Western civilisation owes much to the ancient Greeks and their philosophy of persuasive argument and rational reasoning. Read More
Movers & shakers: Home Affairs, Indigenous Affairs, Industry portfolios and more
New Senior Executive Services promotions in the Australian government, including a new Director-General and 6 new First Assistant Secretaries, plus a large cohort of new senior executives in Home Affairs. Also, what John Fraser did next. Read More
Full speech: Jim Chalmers delivers Labor’s alternative public service plan
For almost two decades I’ve been going back and forth between Brisbane’s south and Logan City – the lands of the Yugumbir and Jaggera peoples,… Read More
New boss at Emergency Management Victoria as Lapsley quits after ‘inappropriate workplace behaviour’
Victoria Police deputy commissioner Andrew Crisp will head up Emergency Management Victoria as its new top commissioner from Monday. Read More
Angry-face emoji ban a ‘plan to silence critics’: union
Tasmania is the latest jurisdiction to update public service social media guidelines leaving no room for personal political speech -- even if they do not identify themselves online as state sector employees. Read More
Movers & shakers: new SES promotions in the Australian government
New Senior Executive Service promotions in the Australian government. Read More
‘Fit for Purpose. Fit for Future.’ — national public sector survey coming your way soon
Professor Peter Shergold is meeting with governments across Australia in August to test of the pulse of the public sector. Read More
Data breaches on the rise
The number of data breach notifications has increased steadily with each month since Australia's new mandatory disclosure laws came into effect earlier this year, according to the latest summary from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. Read More
ClauseBank launched for cheaper, faster government contract drafting
Bespoke contracts don't need to be 100% bespoke. The Department of Finance has developed a set of pre-drafted contract terms -- a clause bank -- that can be used in government contracts without obtaining additional legal advice. Read More
What are NDIS scheme actuaries measuring and what are they missing?
The packages created for individuals under the National Disability Insurance Scheme are personalised -- but when it comes time to evaluate whether they were successful, the approach is focused solely on costs and one-size-fits-all. Read More
Union sees change coming for APS enterprise bargaining
Diplomacy has trumped ideology with the appointment of Peter Woolcott as Australian Public Service Commissioner says the union responsible for bargaining on behalf of APS employees. Read More
Australian government datasets reveal widespread use in policy, service delivery, enforcement
A whole-of-government survey has put a price tag on the design, collection, governance and use of data by Australian government agencies -- but, ironically, the survey is not data you can trust due to a string of problems with its collection. Read More
All students need access to the world of work at school
Government can do more to improve student outcomes than run schools and set curriculum -- they can help schools partner with industry, rebuilding the connection between learning and work. Read More