A joint agency investigation into an alleged organised criminal syndicate suspected of defrauding the National Disability Insurance Scheme of millions of dollars has resulted in the arrest of five people in western Sydney. Read More
Understanding some of the ways government agencies are already using data science can guide transformation across the public sector. Read More
Labor would at least match the Coalition’s commitment to spend $104.5 million over four years on a federal anti-corruption commission, and while 80% of Australians… Read More
The Commonwealth has committed almost $5.8 million to mental health initiatives for traumatised police and emergency services personnel, over half of which comes from the proceeds of crime. Read More
Australia's best public sector grad programs, indexed. Public sector agencies generally don’t do enough to explain what working in a government department is really like to students. Read More
It’s now clear that an Australian Border Force officer neglected to send an email that could have prevented Hakeem Al-Araibi being arrested and locked up… Read More
Using data doesn't just have be about making better decisions, or making work more efficient -- it can also help protect employees by reducing dangerous tasks. Read More
Constant communication and active leadership are vital ingredients for making gender equality policies work. Sharing personal experiences can help win over the laggards. Read More
It’s time to think beyond crackdowns. Here’s why analytics is on the money when it comes to negating fraud and abuse of the public purse. Read More
Agencies have for years played on the margins of cloud, only to find choices and progress constrained amid concerns over security, sovereignty, governance and resilience. Microsoft Azure’s launch for government coupled with its official ASD rating as a ‘Protected’ level provider changes that -- big time. Read More
Job losses aren’t the only dark side of automation. Account takeovers powered by credential stuffing are fast becoming the new black for cyber attackers hitting government. Read More
Managing employee mental health is a particularly “complex and sensitive challenge” for emergency services, the Commonwealth auditor-general’s office has observed in an audit report. Read More
It's a scenario that nearly every public affairs officer and senior executive has faced -- probably many times over. Read More
A single Defence Department was brought together in the 1970s. Later, Foreign and Affairs and Trade were merged, never to be separated again. Now Australia needs a Department of Home Affairs to confront global forces of evil, according to its secretary-designate. Read More
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. Read More
