Premium Insights and analysis NSW government sets good example of financial ethics re Russian shares Federal The New South Wales government has announced it will sell its $75 million worth of shares in Russian companies. It is a good example of
Auditor-general slams NSW grants program, makes ‘extreme risk’ finding against Treasury February 11, 2022 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry The NSW office of the auditor general has described a state government grants program as lacking integrity and consistent guidelines in a damning report, just
Premium Insights and analysis Transparency in government and the role of parliamentary budget offices January 31, 2022 By Nicholas Gruen Editors' Picks What is transparency and why do we need it? Transparency and openness are key to building accountability. Without accountability and trust, our governments cannot function
Premium Insights and analysis What looms for the APS after a year like this? December 8, 2021 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks For the Australian Public Service, 2021 has thrown up a number of challenging issues — issues big enough that 2022 looms as an important inflection
NSW first to detail Indigenous spending with aim of sharing evidence November 18, 2021 By Jackson Graham New South Wales NSW is investing $1.1 billion in Indigenous programs and services as its Treasury Department becomes the first state in Australia to honour a national Closing
Brendan Lyon exposes the rotten world of high-stakes consulting November 9, 2021 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks One of Australia’s most respected infrastructure experts has exposed how rotten the culture of public service outsourcing really is. In extraordinary evidence to a NSW
NSW treasury secretary drawn into allegations state budget numbers fudged November 9, 2021 By Melissa Coade Culture A former KMPG partner has told a parliamentary inquiry that his work for Transport NSW compromised his ethics after a discovery that the state budget
Courting a public service career with a healthy curiosity and a desire to make a difference June 18, 2021 By Melissa Coade Career Advice Alexandra Young has always been driven to make a broad contribution to society. As a kid she dreamt of becoming a journalist, and then in
Questions raised about sacking of NSW transport boss and state budget cover-up June 2, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry A former New South Wales auditor-general has accused the state government of using an ‘accounting gimmick’ to artificially inflate its budgets by tens of billions
NSW public servants wage increases slashed in $3 billion cost cutting effort October 2, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News About 170,000 NSW public servants will have their nominal wage growth cut to 0.3% over the next 12 months after the state’s industrial relations commission
NSW treasurer’s policy adviser cost icare $700,000 September 29, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales Government insurance agency icare spent more than $700,000 for American policy adviser Edward Yap to be hired and seconded to the New South Wales treasurer’s
NSW Treasury secretary to lead probe into Dominic Perrottet’s office over icare secondments August 10, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales The New South Wales Treasury secretary will conduct an audit into Treasurer Dominic Perrottet’s office after it was revealed that details relating to two people
Martin Hoffman told NSW government icare issues needed ‘decisive engagement’ in 2019, emails show July 30, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales Martin Hoffman had warned that problems with Australia’s biggest workers’ compensation scheme could “get way out of hand really quickly” more than a year before
NSW Treasury report shows how AI can fast-track regulatory reform process July 29, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The New South Wales government has released a report detailing opportunities to “future-proof” regulation to keep it responsive in times of change. The new report
