Banning 'tiny vehicles' would deny us smarter ways to get around our cities Australian Capital Territory The exploding popularity of e-scooters could reshape mobility in our cities. Regulators need to adapt their approaches to handle the innovation rather than ban it altogether.
Law Council: governments don't seem to care about Indigenous incarceration Friday March 29, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory It appears the federal government doesn’t care about high rates of Indigenous incarceration, according to the Law Council of Australia, given it has failed to…
New way to text or email citizens: feds offer free trial to all levels of government Friday March 29, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory The Digital Transformation Agency is inviting local, state, territory, and federal government agencies to try out a new system to send texts and emails to…
Queensland government takes back control of privately run prisons Wednesday March 27, 2019 By Stephen Easton News The Queensland government is putting public servants back in charge of all prisons, following a Crime and Corruption Commission inquiry that found problems in having…
Movers & shakers: Australia Council and some fishy appointments Friday March 22, 2019 By David Donaldson Career Matters New faces at the Australia Council, five women promoted to senior executive roles at Environment and Energy, and several fish-themed appointments.
The public service and caretaker government Tuesday March 19, 2019 By Geoff Gallop Australian Capital Territory Elections are periods of intense emotion and elevated temptation. The stakes are high and the political process is highly charged. The government will want to…
Governments ensure the public sector keeps pace with slow wage growth Thursday March 14, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory The slow wage growth that has become the norm across the economy is also evident in the public sector, with most governments choosing to put…
MDBA chief denies maladministration, says whistleblowers 'entitled to their opinions' Monday February 25, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Under pressure in Senate estimates on Friday, Murray-Darling Basin Authority chief executive Phillip Glyde maintained the recent South Australian royal commission failed to prove its…
Flooded with criticism, MDBA finds a small island of common ground Thursday February 21, 2019 By Stephen Easton Community & Social The Murray-Darling Basin Authority says the recent South Australian royal commission produced some “useful analysis and insights” and notes a few “areas of agreement” in…
Targets work for Indigenous procurement, but Closing the Gap is a whole other ballgame Friday February 15, 2019 By Stephen Easton Community & Social The Prime Minister wants the public service to spend vastly more with Indigenous-owned suppliers, hoping to double down on the success of affirmative action in…
Movers & shakers: Ken Henry moving on Friday February 8, 2019 By David Donaldson Federal A certain long-serving former Treasury secretary will soon be back on the market, with NAB Chair Ken Henry announcing he will leave the bank.
Have your say: OECD group drafts commitments to public sector innovation Friday February 8, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory An OECD body is working on a declaration that would see signatories commit to public sector innovation, and help cement a better common understanding of…
Murray-Darling Basin Authority digs in against royal commission, full response weeks away Thursday February 7, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory The MDBA’s five current members have resolved to rally around chief executive Phillip Glyde and continue denying the extremely serious findings of the SA royal…
Murray-Darling Basin report: failure to consult Indigenous groups Friday February 1, 2019 By David Donaldson Federal First Nations have been largely left out of water management in the Murray-Darling Basin, the royal commission into the management of the river system has…
Why does water administration require 'cloak and dagger' secrecy akin to ASIO? Friday February 1, 2019 By Harley Dennett Australian Capital Territory 'The MDBA doth protest too much, methinks,' writes Commissioner Bret Walker in a rebuke that drew upon the works of George Orwell and William Shakespeare to…
