Older Windows systems must be patched to avert another computer worm outbreak: ACSC 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…
Think a federal corruption watchdog would have little to do? Think again, says former judge Thursday August 29, 2019 By Stephen Easton Features The Morrison government's proposed Commonwealth Integrity Commission might struggle for credibility. It has opponents lining up inside and outside federal parliament, including many senior members…
Where’s the proof internet voting is secure? A response to Victoria’s Electoral Commissioner Wednesday August 28, 2019 By Vanessa Teague Australian Capital Territory Elections have special requirements. Ballot privacy is mandated by law. And elections must demonstrate that the result accurately reflects the choice of the people. So,…
Council of digital transformation ministers publishes manifesto Monday August 26, 2019 By The Mandarin Australian Capital Territory Almost a year after the addition of the Australian Digital Council to the constellation of bodies that make up the Council of Australian Governments its…
Fancy a jailer job? Move to the Sunshine State Friday August 23, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins News Queensland Corrective Services must recruit hundreds of new officers to keep up with its expanding corrections network, says the Minister for Corrective Services, Mark Ryan.
Queensland's coordinator-general won't be in this Monday, or any other Monday Thursday August 22, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry Queensland coordinator-general Barry Broe is suddenly leaving the role this week, after seven years in office and just a few months before his term expires…
Logged out: farmers in Far North Queensland are being left behind by the digital economy Sunday August 18, 2019 By Amber Marshall Economy & Industry Farming families and communities in Queensland’s remote north are being left behind by the digital economy, putting them at significant social and economic disadvantage.
Lowe stirs the pot with talk of 3% pay rises in the public sector, and that's all he wanted to do Wednesday August 14, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry Governments were predictably unmoved by Reserve Bank governor Phillip Lowe’s view that caps on public sector pay rises are a factor in low wage growth…
Queensland Corrective Services must be 'forward-thinking', says commissioner Tuesday August 13, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins News A 10-year strategic plan positioning Queensland Corrective Services has been launched by Commissioner Peter Martin. Consultation with QCS staff and global best practice in corrections…
Misuse of sensitive personal information by government agencies under the spotlight Monday August 12, 2019 By Stephen Easton News Queensland's Crime and Corruption Commission is taking a close look at examples of government agencies doing the wrong thing with sensitive private information. Operation Impala…
