The case for a Department of Home Affairs: Pezzullo on his place in history Monday October 16, 2017 By Stephen Easton Editors' Picks 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…
Promoted Let the cyber games begin: why big events are now trophy targets Friday July 14, 2017 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology Hacking has always been a competition. But do today’s big sports events still have what it takes to beat the bad guys? …
Cyber skills shortage 'getting worse' as Turnbull goes on the offensive Tuesday July 11, 2017 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology In the wake of another ransomware attack, Malcolm Turnbull's announcement of new offensive capabilities to combat cyber criminals and fight the wars of the future…
Artificial intelligence and profiling at the Commonwealth Games Tuesday July 4, 2017 By Victoria Draudins Case studies Advances in biometric, policing and crowd management technology combined with global heightened security concerns will put the GC2018 into uncharted territory. Can future events of…
ATO's anti-fraud squad knows the type who think they won't get caught Wednesday June 28, 2017 By Verona Burgess Economy & Industry It's not just flashy crims that anti-fraud investigators are watching. The risk of the trusted insider — officials rationalising bad behaviour by a self-assessment of…
Tax fraud investigation may disrupt Panama papers inquiry Friday May 19, 2017 By David Donaldson News The discovery of an alleged tax fraud scheme may disrupt the ATO's Panama papers investigation, worries Andrew Leigh. It also reinforces calls for a federal…
Watch: Andrew Colvin on reform in the AFP Monday February 13, 2017 By The Mandarin Features Andrew Colvin, Commissioner of the Australian Federal Police addressed the institute on the gender equity and culture reforms that galvanised on the back of Elizabeth Broderick's review of…
AFP 'trying to correct 200-plus years of systemic bias' against women Friday February 10, 2017 By Stephen Easton Career Advice Australian Federal Police commissioner Andrew Colvin spoke to a packed house of public sector people about his efforts to reform organisational culture, particularly around gender…
Whistleblowers pay a high price for embarrassing the government Tuesday May 31, 2016 By Denis Muller Features OPINION: The law that enables the AFP to go after whistleblowers and journalists contains no public-interest defence. That needs to be fixed, but the…
Border security and law enforcement successes belie policy challenge Tuesday May 31, 2016 By John Coyne & David Connery Features ANALYSIS: Evaluating policy efficacy is usually trumped by the urgency of meeting border and law enforcement operational targets. The next government can help by…
Forget the fortress, risk-based cybersecurity is its own mission Wednesday May 11, 2016 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology FEATURE: Different government agencies will have to weigh their own risk-based strategies for cybersecurity threats. For most it's about stymying the enemy, not building…
We can't afford stars in the 'team sport' of cybersecurity Friday April 22, 2016 By Stephen Easton Features Public sector pay scales make it difficult to retain sought-after experts in cybersecurity. But agencies hope collaboration is part of the answer. It's not a…
'Federal ICAC' still off the table but inquiry keeps the idea alive Thursday April 21, 2016 By Stephen Easton News While political parties dither, curious public servants have looked around the world at incentives for whistleblowers or co-operating companies to come forward to report bribery…
Australian Tax Office moves fast on Panama Papers Tuesday April 5, 2016 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry Australian tax officials say information sharing and improved technology are closing the net on tax cheats. The Panama Papers should help fight the uphill battle…
If govt wants innovation, learn to manage the brilliant, difficult workers Thursday March 17, 2016 By Harley Dennett Career Advice National security agencies are seeing a shift in thinking on what cyber-equipped, innovation-driven workforces should look like. Recruits with criminal records or personality problems must…
