Integrity news: WA hospital manager pinged for $500k in overtime, Qld Health ex-CIO in the clear News Undocumented overtime claims have landed a Western Australian hospital manager in hot water, with the Corruption and Crime Commission accusing her of clocking up over…
Legal Services Commissioner accuses Attorney-General of unethical conduct Thursday September 19, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins News A fight has been brewing in Queensland between the state’s legal watchdog and the Attorney-General. Acting Legal Services Commissioner Bob Brittan this week told The…
Release of government data builds community trust, Information Commissioner says Tuesday September 17, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social Queensland’s government agencies have helped strengthen community trust by releasing information to the public, according to the state’s Information Commissioner, Rachael Rangihaeata. A recent study…
Leading reform from the classroom, one innovation at a time Tuesday September 17, 2019 By Leslie Loble Australian Capital Territory The world is changing fast, and business-as-usual will not prepare us for all that lies ahead. By embedding agile innovation processes into our work, the…
New appointment to disability inquiry amid call for commissioners to stand down Monday September 16, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social Roslyn Atkinson has been appointed as the seventh commissioner for the disability royal commission, as disability advocates have threatened to boycott the inquiry. The first…
Where are the women? A gender analysis of the APS Review Monday September 16, 2019 By Linda Colley & Sue Williamson Australian Capital Territory The biggest review of the Australian Public Service (APS) in 40 years is likely to herald significant changes, particularly for APS employees. As the APS…
New platform addresses lack of mental health services in rural areas Friday September 13, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Health An online platform that allows people to talk to psychologists via video conferencing has launched in Queensland. The Rural Health Connect service will eventually be…
Qld makes deal for facial recognition technology Thursday September 12, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology Queensland’s Department of Transport and Main Roads has renewed its contract with a global IT company to provide the state with facial image processing technology.
Australia’s political lobbying regime is broken and needs urgent reform Wednesday September 11, 2019 By George Rennie Australian Capital Territory Recent jobs taken by former senior ministers Julie Bishop and Christopher Pyne have brought on ire of the Australian Senate, which is now concluding an…
Older Windows systems must be patched to avert another computer worm outbreak: ACSC Tuesday September 10, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory The Australian Cyber Security Centre warns it is way past patching time for all users of Windows 7, Vista or XP, as well as Windows…
New Chief Customer and Digital Officer to improve services for Queenslanders Monday September 9, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The Queensland government has created a new role to look after local businesses and keep the state up to date with changing global technology. The…
Premium Insights and analysis We have a collective responsibility to build environments in which children thrive. Here are five ways to work differently with families to help keep kids safe Friday September 6, 2019 By Annette Michaux Australian Capital Territory Annette Michaux and Nat Kendall-Taylor outline the five major strategies for moving forward on child protection that resulted from a major national research project involving…
Premium Columnists Without a holistic architecture of service delivery, citizens miss out on coordinated and suitable responses to their particular welfare needs Wednesday September 4, 2019 By Verona Burgess Australian Capital Territory Amid the ongoing search for the holy grail of “local” service-delivery design, one of the very few certainties is the APS is nowhere near ready to…
Queensland department knew of intellectually disabled man detained in 'severe' conditions, says Ombudsman Tuesday September 3, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins News Brisbane's Forensic Disability Service has come into the spotlight after the state Ombudsman found one of its detainees had been permanently secluded and controlled with…
Where are the guardians of Western civilisation when you need them? A riposte to the Prime Minister's expectation of the public service Thursday August 29, 2019 By Geoffrey Edwards Australian Capital Territory Where are the guardians of Western civilisation when you need them? The Prime Minister’s address to the public service on 19 August should ring alarm…