What the new Australian Digital Council discussed Australian Capital Territory The new Australian Digital Council confirmed the first priorities for data sharing between state, territory and federal agencies are digital identity projects and longitudinal research…
Australian Digital Council: ministers meet to discuss data sharing and service delivery Friday September 14, 2018 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory Ministers from across the federation came together this morning for the first meeting of the new Australian Digital Council to talk turkey about sharing data…
Basin Plan ensures fair share through drought Friday August 31, 2018 By Phillip Glyde Australian Capital Territory As drought rages, this week's release of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan 5-year assessment draft by the Productivity Commission has sparked a debate about its future.
Very few public service bosses in Australia and NZ feel like global digital leaders Friday August 10, 2018 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory Only 7% of public sector leaders in Australia and New Zealand believe their organisation is further along its “digital transformation journey” than international counterparts, according to…
John Lloyd: tap future APS leaders who can avoid PC 'group think' and 'virtue signalling' Tuesday August 7, 2018 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory Mandarins need ways to tap the public sector leaders of tomorrow on the shoulder rather than wait patiently for the cream to rise to the…
Spring water war: SA Royal Commissioner vs the Commonwealth in October Friday August 3, 2018 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory The battle over whether Murray-Darling Basin Authority staff can be compelled to appear before the SA royal commission into the troubled multi-government water management plan…
Canberra's answer to ICAC takes shape Friday July 27, 2018 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory The ACT government has drawn up legislation to establish a powerful anti-corruption commission with broad powers to investigate allegations against public servants and Members of…
Public Sector Innovation Awards go to ABS, AUSTRAC, DFAT, Home Affairs Monday July 23, 2018 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory An international coding competition, the marriage law postal survey and a visualisation of the healthcare situation across the Pacific have come up trumps in the…
Think the dual citizenship saga does not affect state parliamentarians? It might be time to think again Wednesday July 18, 2018 By Lorraine Finlay Australian Capital Territory Given the national conversation about dual citizenship and the Australian Constitution, it is an opportune time to consider the constitutional impact of dual citizenship at…
Promoted Coordinator General – Office for Mental Health and Wellbeing – ACT Health Directorate Wednesday June 20, 2018 By The Mandarin Australian Capital Territory The ACT Office for Mental Health and Wellbeing is a whole-of-government initiative which will be responsible for developing a Territory-wide strategy for mental health.
2018 Public Sector Innovation Awards Finalists Wednesday June 13, 2018 By The Mandarin Australian Capital Territory The twelve finalists in the 2018 Public Sector Innovation Awards have been announced. A joint activity of the Institute of Public Administration Australia and the…
Promoted ACT Government is looking for a Director General ACT Health Directorate Tuesday June 12, 2018 By The Mandarin Australian Capital Territory The ACT Government is looking for a Director General ACT Health Directorate who demonstrates outstanding leadership and management with a substantial record of achievement gained…
Promoted Canberra Hospital and Health Services seeks a CEO Tuesday June 12, 2018 By The Mandarin Australian Capital Territory Canberra Hospital and Health Services (CHHS) is looking for a Chief Executive Officer who will be accountable for the delivery of acute, subacute, primary and…
Western Sydney, Perth, Adelaide ‒ 'that's not decentralisation': ex-deputy PM Monday May 28, 2018 By The Mandarin Australian Capital Territory The former chief advocate for decentralisation policy in the Commonwealth government is anything but impressed with how the implementation is going.