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Health secretary steps down, medical doctor recommended for job

By Shannon Jenkins

Federal

Secretary of the Department of Health Glenys Beauchamp will retire from her position on February 28, after more than 30 years in the public service.

APS leaders warned about conflicts of interest in procurement

By Stephen Easton

Federal

Australian Public Service leaders have been formally reminded they are expected to fully comply with the rules around managing potential and actual conflicts of interest…

My Health Record ‘largely effective’ despite security risks, audit finds

By Shannon Jenkins

Federal

The federal government’s controversial My Health Record has been given the tick of approval by the national auditor-general, despite it being exposed to shared cybersecurity…

ACT public servant wins top digital government award

By Shannon Jenkins

Communications & Technology

The Department of Health and Geoscience Australia are among the winners of this years’ Australian Government Digital Awards. The Digital Transformation Agency announced the recipients…

Local, state and federal finalists announced for annual digital awards

By Shannon Jenkins

Communications & Technology

The Digital Transformation Agency has revealed a long list of finalists for this year’s Australian Government Digital Awards.

Deputy secretary Dr Lisa Studdert to steer new preventive health strategy

By Shannon Jenkins

Health

An Expert Steering Committee has been established to help develop a 10-year national preventive health strategy. Led by Health Department Deputy Secretary Dr Lisa Studdert,…

PM asks APS to publish gift registers: News Corp achieves what the auditor-general could not

By Stephen Easton

Communications & Technology

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has decided Australian Public Service agencies should publish their lists of gifts and benefits.

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Government-stored data can pose a threat to human rights. Educating the public about their own 'data hygiene' is a first step, while legislation catches up

By Shannon Jenkins

Communications & Technology

Data might be convenient, but it comes with a “huge cost”, according to Associate Professor of Law at Bond University, Kate Galloway. Recent events surrounding…

Government’s mental health website wins Australian Good Design Award

By Shannon Jenkins

Federal

Head to Health has been recognised as one of Australia’s most successful digital co-design projects. A collaboration between the Department of Health, Liquid Interactive and…

Commonwealth appoints National Suicide Prevention Adviser, sets 'zero' as the goal

By Stephen Easton

Federal

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has appointed National Mental Health Commission chief executive Christine Morgan as the Commonwealth government’s suicide-prevention adviser.

How about speaking normally? Jane Halton and Gordon de Brouwer on institutional trust

By Stephen Easton

Federal

For institutions that need to rebuild public trust, “starting to speak normally" instead of in stiff bureaucratic language is a necessary step on the journey,…

Report highlights deep-rooted inequality in NDIS

By Shannon Jenkins

Health

Males and people with higher incomes are more likely to benefit from the National Disability Insurance Scheme than other demographic groups are, according to a…

Push for health policies to treat chronic pain as a priority

By Shannon Jenkins

Health

Chronic pain affects more than 3.24 million Australians, according to the government-funded National Strategic Action Plan for Pain Management. More than 68% of those people…

Cost recovery audit: APS still getting the hang of putting industry on the hook

By Stephen Easton

Case studies

Setting prices for government services is not always a simple task but three federal agencies could still do a much better job of it, according…

Which agencies got a break from Senate estimates hearings?

By Stephen Easton

Federal

Labor is crying foul over their missed opportunities to quiz public servants after Senate estimates was cut short by the beginning of the election campaign…