The new Australian Digital Council confirmed the first priorities for data sharing between state, territory and federal agencies are digital identity projects and longitudinal research on children who have spent time in foster care. Read More
South Australian public servants have nothing to fear from their new chief’s mission to run the bureaucracy more like a business, according to a profile… Read More
South Australian public servants would get to choose their own superannuation funds like most Australians under a bill drafted by an upper house cross-bencher, and the government appears open-minded about the idea. Read More
Ministers from across the federation came together this morning for the first meeting of the new Australian Digital Council to talk turkey about sharing data… Read More
South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has shown his softer side in his first address to the people of the state's public sector Read More
Be open. Be honest. Be accountable. Be collaborative. This week the South Australian Premier Steven Marshall gave his first public address to the state's public sector, setting new expectations for ministerial-agency relations in the state. Read More
South Australia’s Marshall government plans to cull several thousand public service jobs over the forward estimates, according to early reporting on the contents of its first budget. Read More
As drought rages, this week's release of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan 5-year assessment draft by the Productivity Commission has sparked a debate about its future. Upsetting the balance and support enjoyed by the basin plan risks both a healthy river system and agriculture production. Read More
Transition from opposition to government can be hard on ministers who aren't used to seeing the public service as on their side. Now they need those agencies if they want to stay a minister. Read More
Only 7% of public sector leaders in Australia and New Zealand believe their organisation is further along its “digital transformation journey” than international counterparts, according to… Read More
South Australian government agencies will be able to look up job applicants in a misconduct register from October to see if they’ve ever been disciplined… Read More
The battle over whether Murray-Darling Basin Authority staff can be compelled to appear before the SA royal commission into the troubled multi-government water management plan will be fought in the High Court over two days in October. Read More
The New Zealand government aims to have an equal number of male and female public service leaders by the end of next year, and close… Read More
University chancellor and former defence industry boss Jim McDowell has been appointed South Australia's most senior public servant. Read More
Given the national conversation about dual citizenship and the Australian Constitution, it is an opportune time to consider the constitutional impact of dual citizenship at the state level as well. Read More
