Tom Burton: mish-mash of reporting threatens sensible security reforms by Tom Burton | 0 comments It’s possible the Home Affairs superministry didn’t go far enough, with cyber still out of the main game. What’s left is a classic bureaucratic compromise that in the end will work against the primary aim of better co-ordination against threats.
Australian Public Service giants to compete in cyber war game by Stephen Easton | 0 comments The Department of Human Services is building a new "cyber range" to stage attack-and-defend training scenarios. It has thrown down the cyber gauntlet and three other giant federal agencies have taken up the challenge of a cyber war game.
Australian Homeland Security Department groundhog day by David Donaldson | 1 comment Proposals to create an Australian Department of Homeland Security pop up every few years. The idea comes despite Malcolm Turnbull being previously highly critical of a security super-department.
Flying international? Soon it’ll feel domestic says DIBP tech chief by Julian Bajkowski | 0 comments Walk-on-by: new biometric and border control technology means you soon may not even have to speak to authorities coming into and out of Australia. DIBP plans to lead the world in innovative border systems again.
CPSU marks three years of dispute with another airport strike by David Donaldson | 0 comments It's nearly three years since the APS pay dispute began, and there's no end in sight for approximately 100,000 employees at agencies and departments still holding out. The APSC highlights that organisations that have signed agreements are beating inflation.
‘Militarised’ Border Force claims are ‘inaccurate meme’: commissioner by Harley Dennett | 0 comments ABF commissioner and the Immigration secretary hit back at 'militarised' meme, saying "some decisions won’t please everyone — but that is not an excuse to resile from them." A period of instability is expected in reform.
Industrial action off again as Ag dept docks strikers by Stephen Easton | 0 comments The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources puts pressure on striking airport staff in a tough week for the CPSU that began with a suspension of protected industrial action by Australian Border Force.
Airport strikes: union wins extension to rebut ‘secret’ arguments by Stephen Easton | 0 comments Airport strikes will stay on hold until at least the end of the week as the Community and Public Sector Union delays a Fair Work Hearing about the Australian Border Force's security concerns.
Securitised, sure, but hardly a militarised public service by John Coyne | 0 comments Instead of militarising its border like many other G20 nations, Australia went the route of securitisation — aimed at the seamless movement of people and goods across borders, where travellers have little contact with officers.
Strikes off! CPSU bows to PM pressure after Brussels attack by Stephen Easton | 0 comments BREAKING: The Community and Public Sector Union will postpone strikes at international airports over the Easter long weekend, following the airport bombings in Belgium. The AFP will remain the key airport security agency.
‘Cynical’ airport strikes condemned — think carefully about joining by Stephen Easton | 0 comments Australian Public Service commissioner John Lloyd hits back at plans for strikes to hit airports around the Easter long weekend. The timing of the strikes "appears to be designed to cause maximum disruption to the public".
Why I compared Australian Border Force to Nazis: psychiatrist by The Mandarin | 0 comments Michael Pezzullo clumsily defended Immigration staff against accusations asylum seeker detention resembles Nazi camps . But the psychiatrist who first made the claim is standing by his assessment.
PR ‘stuff-up’: Michael Pezzullo defense falls flat, allegedly by Jason Whittaker | 0 comments A former Immigration Department communications manager says the secretary had a "foot in mouth" moment in referencing "alleged" Nazi crimes while defending detention centre operations.
CPSU expects ‘an old-fashioned stoush’ before a certain victory by Stephen Easton | 0 comments A new union campaign — "Proud to be Public" — was teased at the CPSU's national dinner in Canberra on Thursday. But minor changes to the Commonwealth's bargaining framework hasn't moved union bosses, who see victory within their grasp.
Multiculturalism: time to codify program impact and engagement by Jieh-Yung Lo | 0 comments If the federal government is serious about embracing multiculturalism, it will need to codify expectations for agencies serving multicultural communities. City of Monash councillor Jieh-Yung Lo argues for greater accountability before another Operation Fortitude occurs.
