Health breached Privacy Act with open data, but risk to patients dismissed by OAIC Thursday March 29, 2018 By Stephen Easton News The Department of Health breached the Privacy Act by publishing open data, according to a ruling made last week by former information and privacy commissioner Timothy…
The feds have caught data fever but does the public share the enthusiasm? Tuesday October 10, 2017 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology The federal government is clearly sold on big data and is combining massive stores of sensitive public information. It needs to bring the public along…
Winning the 5000 year fight against cancer Monday October 9, 2017 By Tom Burton Features A mix of prevention, early intervention, innovative medicines and data analytics is leading to confidence we may be able to finally beat the scourge of…
Promoted Jane Halton on public sector women in leadership Thursday August 31, 2017 By The Mandarin Career Advice Prominent and inspirational women from across the public sector will gather to share their experiences and development strategies in Canberra in November.
Beauchamp expected to move in new mandarin reshuffle Monday August 28, 2017 By Verona Burgess Career Advice Canberra's reshuffle could see more women rise on merit, and also brings an opportunity to see new blood in the APS leadership ranks. Disquiet over…
Department of Health secretary Martin Bowles resigns Tuesday August 22, 2017 By Stephen Easton News Mark Cormack, a deputy secretary responsible for strategic policy and innovation who followed Bowles across to Health from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection,…
Tom Burton: why are we so moronic? Wednesday June 21, 2017 By Tom Burton Economy & Industry Many of our biggest and most costly policy challenges can be resolved if we encourage citizens and the community to use public services differently.
What will it take to make Australia a global pharma player? Wednesday June 7, 2017 By Tom Burton Economy & Industry Australian bioscience and pharma research is recognised as world leading, so why is our ability to commercialise discoveries and market them globally so poor? Join…
Federal health boss Martin Bowles on his role as steward of a strained system Friday May 5, 2017 By The Mandarin Communications & Technology The federal Department of Health doesn't run any hospitals and its role is not widely understood. Secretary Martin Bowles explained how he intends to "steward"…
Medicare reveals its epic rebuild vision Tuesday March 7, 2017 By Julian Bajkowski Editors' Picks The Department of Health has called for beauty pageant entries in its massive Medicare payments systems replacement that will now remain within government ownership after…
Coming soon: federal boost for rural health and a new e-health plan Wednesday February 22, 2017 By Stephen Easton Health Coming soon: A Rural Health Commissioner, $93 million for rural health workforce agencies, and a new plan for digital health and electronic medical records.
The future of digital health in Australia: a social policy discussion Friday February 3, 2017 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social As Australia moves towards a digital health system, important social policy discussions are needed about how future developments will affect Australians. Join us and a…
Promoted New body of evidence for Australia's wellness economy Monday November 21, 2016 By Nina Hendy Economy & Industry A new strategic research alliance between the CSIRO and Swisse will build a body of scientific evidence on complementary medicine and help revolutionise the flourishing…
Martin Bowles: how leaders influence big shifts in policy Thursday October 27, 2016 By Martin Bowles Features The Commonwealth's Health boss has a change program on his agenda, and it starts with reshaping smart policymaking. Martin Bowles outlines eight factors that make…
What Jane did next — life after bureaucracy for Finance boss Friday October 21, 2016 By Harley Dennett News Jane Halton, the outgoing secretary of the federal Department of Finance, has been quickly snapped up for her first post-bureaucracy gig.
