‘We’ve turned a corner’: Phil Gaetjens reflects on the public service’s transformative year Federal After almost 44 years in the public service, Gaetjens said he has never been prouder of the APS, and encouraged the 2020 graduates to take…
Infrastructure Australia boss Romilly Madew on the trends governments should watch in 2021 Wednesday December 16, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Produced at the request of the commonwealth, the document is the first comprehensive report to look at the impacts of COVID-19 on Australian infrastructure sectors.
Australians became more trusting of federal public services during pandemic: survey Wednesday December 16, 2020 By Michelle Grattan Editors' Picks The Citizen Experience Survey, done regularly and nationally, measures public satisfaction, trust and experiences with Australian public services.
NSW whistleblower laws ‘need improvement’, state ombud says Tuesday December 15, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales The New South Wales Ombudsman has called on the state government to finalise its proposed whistleblowing reforms so the public sector can build a culture…
ATO praised for handling of risks during rollout of economic-support measures Tuesday December 15, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry The ANAO report examined whether the ATO had effectively managed risks related to the rapid implementation of six economic support policies that were announced and…
The ‘epicentre of women’s suffrage’ — Kate Sheppard’s Christchurch home finally opens as a public museum Tuesday December 15, 2020 By Katie Pickles Editors' Picks Today, what is now known as 'Te Whare Waiutuutu Kate Sheppard House' will be opened by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.
NSW public sector’s cyber security resilience needs ‘urgent attention’, audit office finds Tuesday December 15, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales The report noted a compliance audit on cyber security has been scheduled for 2020–21, which will examine whether agencies are complying with the cyber policy.
Intelligence community wants ‘top secret’ cloud systems Monday December 14, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The federal government is on the hunt for a cloud provider that can deliver ‘top secret’, highly secure community cloud services for the National Intelligence…
Parliamentary report calls for improvements to Victoria’s COVID-19 contact tracing system Monday December 14, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Health In a new, 260-page report, the committee has outlined 47 findings and 19 recommendations to the state government.
Dr Sylvie Perreau wins minister’s Defence science award for 2020 Monday December 14, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Defence Dr Sylvie Perreau has taken home the 2020 Minister’s Award for Achievement in Defence Science for her work in signal processing and wireless networks within…
eSafety resources helping older Australians stay connected this Christmas Monday December 14, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology eSafety has developed a number of free resources to assist older Australians with gaining the confidence and skills they need to use their device, and…
Opinion: An Australia–NZ travel bubble needs a unified COVID contact tracing app. We’re not there Monday December 14, 2020 By Mahmoud Elkhodr Communications & Technology New Zealand’s COVID Tracer upgrade is unlikely to help, as both countries are still using different contact tracing systems that can’t communicate.
Vic government website crashes as public scrambles to apply for travel vouchers Friday December 11, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Under the $28 million Regional Travel Voucher Scheme, announced in the state budget, the government plans to give away 120,000 travel vouchers to encourage families…
University of Queensland COVID-19 vaccine trial axed Friday December 11, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The University of Queensland and biotech company CSL have pulled the plug on further trials of their COVID-19 vaccine after antibodies in the vaccine were…
Environment minister approves controversial $500 million war memorial re-development Thursday December 10, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley has approved a $500 million redevelopment of the Australian War Memorial, clearing the way for the controversial project to proceed. A…
