Former Westpac chief executive and Hawke-era Treasury deputy secretary David Morgan has added his voice to those who argue the Australian Public Service needs leaders who don’t fear the axe. Read More
The Payment Times Reporting Framework is under development, and a key question is whether it should apply universally, leave Commonwealth agencies under existing rules with similar intent, or something in between. Read More
Scott Morrison wants to send the head of Treasury's macroeconomic group off to Washington as a representative to the International Monetary Fund for Australia and 15 other nations. Read More
Labor's Treasury spokesperson Chris Bowen linked the appointment of incoming Treasury department secretary Philip Gaetjens to issues of "integrity of the public service". Read More
As well as angering Labor, the installation of Phil Gaetjens has raised eyebrows in bureaucratic quarters. Read More
The Treasurer had no right to stop the auditor-general telling his parliamentary oversight committee about a last-minute funding change this year, according to official legal advice. Read More
Basing staff in the nation's big economic centres is helping Treasury keep its fingers on the pulse, says the soon-to-depart John Fraser. Read More
Federal government endorsement of a common industry framework is expected to fuel rapid takeup of electronic invoicing across Australia and New Zealand. Read More
This year, budget secrecy trumped the independence of Commonwealth auditor-general Grant Hehir, and the deputy chair of the parliamentary committee that backs him up is not pleased. Read More
The Tax Office will soon have a role in giving the green light to high-value Commonwealth procurement, and Treasury's new Black Economy Division is calling for input as to how the new system should work. Read More
Tight spending controls and windfall of tax revenue has enabled the federal government to fund modest medium-term tax cuts, while continuing to invest heavily in infrastructure, health, and research. Read More
Like last year’s federal budget, the plan for 2018-19 involves re-purposing a range of “efficiencies” found in some parts of the public sector, investing in… Read More
It is hard to overstate the importance of the federal government’s decision to create a consumer right over the data created about them. The Mandarin's publisher Tom Burton pulls apart where digital government is going and what it will take to get there. Read More
An APRA report has found the Commonwealth Bank's continued financial success dulled the senses of the institution leading to widespread complacency, insularity and reactionary behaviour. Read the full executive summary. Read More
It's taken several years into PGPA implementation for a departmental head to push back at prescriptive interpretations. To win this battle, the Treasury boss will need to convince the two independent reviewers set to re-write PGPA rules for agencies. Read More
