Election 2022: Albanese goes for Coalition jugular on APS job cuts Thursday May 19, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Anthony Albanese has savaged the Liberals’ latest plan to slash $2.7 billion from the public service over forward estimates to pay for costly election promises. …
Premium Columnists Election 2022: Looking forward to accountability Friday May 13, 2022 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks When the business of government resumes in the aftermath of this hideous election campaign, the PBO’s 2022 election commitment report will provide a touchstone of…
‘How to avoid a royal commission’ and other useful tips for policymakers and regulators Friday February 18, 2022 By Melissa Coade Career Matters Here are some things people in the APS can do to ensure their regulatory design, delivery and administration are top-notch.
APS increasingly centralising recruitment: Woolcott Wednesday February 16, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal The APS is increasingly looking to centralise recruitment on an opt-in basis for roles throughout all agencies, Peter Woolcott says. …
Complexity questioned: laws regulating corporations and financial services under review Thursday December 2, 2021 By Melissa Coade Culture The ALRC's interim report into laws for corporations and financial services finds the legislation is ‘uniquely and unnecessarily complex’. …
Government looks to reform regime to speed up infrastructure investment Wednesday November 17, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal The federal government is preparing to reform the National Access Regime, which exists to encourage economically efficient infrastructure.
OECD report credits Australia’s macroeconomic COVID policy Thursday September 16, 2021 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry The survey notes that key to Australia’s economic recovery from the downturn will be the reopening of borders to international travellers.
Treasury move on electronic meetings a good one Wednesday September 1, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks What is interesting is that it has taken a pandemic to get legislators to contemplate making electronic meetings a permanent fixture only now.
Premium Columnists Time to spring clean our financial statement audit framework Thursday July 22, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Treasury has an excellent opportunity to rationalise our financial statement audit regulatory framework, which right now resembles Spaghetti Junction.
There’s a place for young talent in Treasury Friday June 25, 2021 By Melissa Coade Careers By working in Treasury, Kevin Hyunh gets opportunities to work on very high-profile challenges and the top priorities of the government. …
Call to dump Open Banking automatic data sharing plan Sunday May 30, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Advocates call for the government to dump a proposal that will automatically sign Australians up to data sharing under the Consumer Data Right and Open…
Recession calls for stimulus and the budget delivers on that front, economists say Friday May 14, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal A big spending budget is what Australia needs, says Mandarin Talks experts, but it is also strange territory for the Coalition and therefore ‘an experiment’.
Federal Budget 2021: Frydenberg’s optimistic recovery plan Tuesday May 11, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has used his budget to paint an optimistic and determined picture of Australia’s come back from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Australian-made paper purchases drop across government departments during pandemic Sunday April 25, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal The union representing Australia’s paper industry has complained about a 30% decrease in local paper purchases by the federal government during COVID-19.
Treasury launches e-invoicing solution Monday December 7, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The Department of the Treasury has officially adopted a fully integrated electronic invoicing solution, enabling businesses to be paid within five days. Council of Small…
