Parliamentary committee recommends stronger oversight to increase commonwealth’s cyber resilience Defence The report calls on the national auditor-general to conduct an annual review into whether commonwealth agencies have embedded a cyber resilience culture.
National Archives launches new commonwealth records management policy Thursday December 10, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The policy, which comes into effect on January 1, sets out requirements for assisting commonwealth agencies with producing records that can be 'trusted and relied…
Commonwealth’s digital trade deal with Singapore begins Thursday December 10, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry The Australian and Singaporean governments have officially commenced a deal that aims to make it easier for businesses and consumers in both countries to access…
Opinion: Why city policy to ‘protect the Brisbane backyard’ is failing Thursday December 10, 2020 By Rachel Gallagher and Thomas Sigler Editors' Picks Urban consolidation policies to contain development within existing urban areas are creating poor development outcomes in Australian cities. The low-density housing character of the city…
Cyber security experts make case for ‘national interest strategy’ Wednesday December 9, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Defence Michelle Price said the ASD should be placed at the centre of national security, to combat the silos in Australia’s cyber defences that are often…
Victorian councils failing to provide workplaces that are free from sexual harassment, audit finds Wednesday December 9, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Culture More than one in four Victorian local government staff and councillors have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace, the state auditor-general has found.
Sport Australia told to seek legal advice following grants administration inquiry Wednesday December 9, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The public accounts and audit committee's latest report, released on Tuesday, examined three Australian National Audit Office reports — the last of which sparked the…
Public servants getting on with it in relation to China Wednesday December 9, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Editors' Picks While it's been an enormous job for public servants from across various departments to overcome the China-Australia challenges, it's one they have risen to, as…
Greens, AWPR resume 35-year-long fight for parliamentary powers over armed conflicts Wednesday December 9, 2020 By Chris Woods Defence Greens Senator Jordon Steele-John has submitted a revised version of the 'war powers' bill to enable 'the approval of both houses of the parliament' for…
Food security ‘constant concern’ for many remote Indigenous communities, inquiry finds Tuesday December 8, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social A parliamentary committee has called on the federal government to partner with state and territory governments as well as First Nations people to develop a…
Getting regional development right Tuesday December 8, 2020 By Chloe Ward, Emma Shortis, Sebastian Fastenrath, Marian Schoen, Bruce Wilson and Leo Goedegebuure Economy & Industry A new strategic approach to revitalising Victoria’s Gippsland is centred on place-based leadership and could be applied around Australia’s regions.
Treasury launches e-invoicing solution Monday December 7, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The Department of the Treasury has officially adopted a fully integrated electronic invoicing solution, enabling businesses to be paid within five days. Council of Small…
Think tank wants governments to prepare their health sectors for climate change impacts Monday December 7, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment As droughts, bushfires, and floods worsen, more Australians will suffer physical health problems, such as heat stress, while the impacts of these events on people's…
Concerns raised over major review of spy laws Monday December 7, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Rex Patrick has slammed both Dennis Richardson and the government for excluding the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security from inquiries and reviews of…
Premium Insights and analysis For public servants, the future of the national cabinet means adapting to centralised power and engineering accountability Monday December 7, 2020 By Chris Woods Australian Capital Territory The establishment of the national cabinet as first a crisis, and ultimately permanent, body has presented the most radical change to Australia's intergovernmental cooperation structures…
