Senior officials from the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission and Australian Taxation Office have met in Washington, DC, this week to mark the one-year anniversary of the formation of the Joint Chiefs of Global Tax Enforcement. Read More
The Australian Tax Office and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet have been named among Australia's best employers for LGBTI inclusion. Read More
Understanding some of the ways government agencies are already using data science can guide transformation across the public sector. Read More
Debt recovery actions against small businesses with disputed debts are rare and only occur under "exceptional circumstances", the Australian Tax Office has said in a statement in response to a report criticising it for the practice. 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
To cut down on sickies and other unplanned days off, the Tax Office has implemented a program that encourages workplace wellbeing. It's paying dividends in the form of staff engagement and a cheaper Comcare bill. Read More
A US start-up used government data to make $1.5 billion. The New Zealand government put data to work to find $954 million. The potential for Australian agencies is enormous. But internal barriers remain. Read More
The Tax Office asked its staff how they use technology in their work — and were surprised at some of the preferences of digital natives. This shows the importance of asking, not assuming, argues ATO deputy commissioner Jacqueline Curtis. Read More
No, it's a not appropriate to load test on your citizens in production — particularly when it's a critical service. Instead of assigning blame or getting defensive, digital government consultant Craig Thomler says the ATO needs to show it can recover from this disaster and learn from the private sector. Read More
With the federal public service hiring freeze soon to be lifted, there will be thousands, if not tens of thousands of applicants hitting up public service jobs. But what if their CV is full of lies? Read More
The Abbott government has pulled back from more staffing cuts to the Australian Public Service, holding staffing levels at last year’s headcount and lifting the tight recruitment rules it implemented on coming to office. Read More
Australian Services Union members have been warned not to join the Community and Public Sector Union protected industrial action today. Australian Tax Office's David Miller responded to ASU's Jeff Lapidos who has made the response public. Here is the email in full: Read More
Tax Workers to stop work today at 10.30am, Community and Public Sector Union says. Public service is striking to draw attention to wage and entitlement negotiations and job losses. However, Australian Services Union members were told to be "prudent" and stay away. Read More
The expansive potential breadth of the APS values is a troubling slippery slope, especially in light of recent APSC data showing a sharp rise in breaches. Employment law director John Wilson explains his concerns: Read More
Australia's charities regulator plays an important but little-known role making sure money doesn't flow to overseas terrorist groups. But the agency is still on the chopping block. Read More
