Home Affairs deputy secretary to lead Australian Cyber Security Centre Thursday June 20, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology Senior Home Affairs executive Rachel Noble has been appointed to lead the Australian Cyber Security Centre, following the departure of Alastair MacGibbon at the end… Read more
Why the raids on Australian media present a clear threat to democracy Thursday June 6, 2019 By Rebecca Ananian-Welsh Features The Australian Federal Police has this week conducted two high-profile raids on journalists who have exposed government secrets and their sources. Read more
Home Affairs budget cuts mean job losses, says CPSU Monday May 13, 2019 By David Donaldson Federal The federal government is planning to sack 2000 staff at the Department of Home Affairs, claims the Community and Public Sector Union. Read more
Labor declares 'great respect' for ASIO and ASIS after Paul Keating calls for a clean-out Monday May 6, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Former prime minister Paul Keating does, and he sparked a kerfuffle last night by saying senior foreign intelligence and domestic security officers should be turfed… Read more
Odd logic: why the Morrison government won't mandate Essential Eight cyber controls Wednesday April 17, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology In an unusual piece of logic, the federal government says it will not mandate the Australian Signals Directorate’s Essential Eight information security controls for all… Read more
Why Michael Pezzullo is not a fan of KPIs, or right-wing extremists Tuesday April 2, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Department of Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo made it very clear he has no intention of setting new performance targets for processing citizenship applications, as… Read more
Michael Pezzullo's seven gathering storms: national security in the 2020s Wednesday March 13, 2019 By Michael Pezzullo Defence Top Home Affairs official, Michael Pezzullo, says he has seen "a dark kaleidoscope of future stormy possibilities" which threaten a great cost on the nation,… Read more
What can Australian public servants learn from the UK's new Outsourcing Playbook? Thursday February 28, 2019 By Stephen Easton Editors' Picks Can Australian public sector outsourcing practices prevent Paladin becoming its Carillion moment? A new Outsourcing Playbook offers lessons from failure. Read more
Key question left unanswered as ABF blames forgotten email for Hakeem Al-Araibi's arrest Tuesday February 19, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal 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
Home Affairs and ANAO at odds over citizenship report Tuesday February 12, 2019 By David Donaldson Federal The Auditor General has criticised Home Affairs for dragging its feet on citizenship processing, but the department refuses to concede. Read more
The first new edition of the Commonwealth Style manual since 2002 is in the works Monday January 14, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology The Commonwealth is getting its first new style guide since 2002, courtesy of the Digital Transformation Agency, but not until the end of 2019. Also,… Read more
Home Affairs secretary fears cyber doom; critics say he made it more likely Friday December 7, 2018 By Stephen Easton Editors' Picks Viewed through the prism of military analogy, as is favoured by Home Affairs boss Michael Pezzullo, the growing cyber threats is a war with no established… Read more
MacGibbon: cyber catastrophe is society's 'greatest existential threat' right now Monday November 19, 2018 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology If you think cyber risk management is not the end of the world you are dead wrong, according to the federal government’s top adviser on… Read more
First look at the new myGovID in action as Tax File Number trial begins Thursday November 1, 2018 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology Everything is in place for Australians to start establishing myGovID digital identity credentials, and the first of eight pilot programs is now underway to test… Read more
Michael Pezzullo: know thy place, public servants, and focus on the facts Tuesday October 30, 2018 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo worries that some of his colleagues know too little of the origins and principles that underpin the Westminster system, and… Read more
