Premium Expert briefings Fran Tiplady: pandemic policy advisor making a difference Editors' Picks Fran Tiplady is manager, Public Health Response, Communicable Disease Prevention Unit, Public Health Services, Tasmanian Department of Health.
Premium Expert briefings Dianne Stephens: pandemic policy advisor making a difference Tuesday June 9, 2020 By The Mandarin Editors' Picks Associate Professor Dianne Stephens is deputy chief health officer and director, Public Health Unit Directorate, Northern Territory Department of Health; and medical director, National Critical…
Opinion: the National Cabinet has been a success so far, but it must adhere to four principles if it is to continue to be effective Tuesday June 9, 2020 By Daniel D’Hotman Australian Capital Territory Australians are ambitious for what the National Cabinet can achieve. But it must be vigilant against the risk that effective federal and state cooperation will…
NDIS Quality and Safeguards boss to be granted stronger powers Tuesday June 9, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social The bureaucrat charged with regulating National Disability Insurance Scheme providers has been granted powers to protect participants under the scheme. The NDIS Amendment (Strengthening Banning…
‘The greatest opportunity’: DPC head Chris Eccles on Victoria’s data-driven COVID response and challenging conventions Friday June 5, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News The coronavirus pandemic has spurred the Victorian Public Service to come up with innovative ways of delivering services that will likely last into the future,…
COVID inquiry: ex Liberal Party pollster won $500,000 contract without tender, Nev Power addresses conflicts of interest Friday June 5, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Members of the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission have made conflicts of interest declarations to the PM&C, but they won't be made public.
Former senior public servants to hand out subpoenas to SA government agency and corruption watchdog Thursday June 4, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News Two ex public servants plan to issue subpoenas to their former South Australian government employer and the state corruption watchdog. Ex Renewal SA chief executive…
Home Affairs’ new border processing system uses facial and fingerprint recognition Thursday June 4, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The new Enterprise Biometric Identification Services system launched on Wednesday would improve Home Affairs' ability to identify criminals and 'persons of national security interest' via…
Returning to the office? Comcare gives tips on APS transition plans Thursday June 4, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Agencies must be prepared to support public servants who are returning to their usual workplaces by considering a range of measures such as staggered hours…
Premium Trends and research SMEs are ditching cash, as coronavirus fast-tracks a shift that will fundamentally change how they do business Thursday June 4, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Economy & Industry It is unlikely that cash is going to completely disappear anytime soon, but as businesses start to plan their way out of pandemic trading, the…
Former WA under treasurer to lead government’s industrial relations working groups Wednesday June 3, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry A former West Australian under treasurer has been appointed deputy chair of the federal government’s five industrial relations working groups. Tim Marney will help lead…
Former top bureaucrats among group calling for Australia to work with Asia in global COVID-19 recovery effort Wednesday June 3, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The federal government should work with Asia to rebuild the global economy and embrace international opportunities presented by the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Australian…
Opinion: rebuilding public sector expertise will rebuild trust in government Wednesday June 3, 2020 By David Smith Australian Capital Territory It’s true that using contractors and consultants can be useful to provide a “just-in-time” workforce to respond to peaks in workload but they are not…
Productivity Commission calls on agencies to ‘lift the bar’ on the quality of evaluations of policies and programs affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people Wednesday June 3, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Productivity Commission has published a draft Indigenous Evaluation Strategy to help all federal government agencies improve the evaluation of policies and programs affecting Aboriginal…
Premium Expert briefings Nick Coatsworth: pandemic policy advisor making a difference Wednesday June 3, 2020 By The Mandarin Editors' Picks Dr Nick Coatsworth is a deputy chief medical officer, working with the presidents of medical colleges and other medical organisations to inform and support medical…
