Latest Tasmania Government news

Beware the IT industry's 'fail fast' mantra: white paper on how local governments do digital

Australian Capital Territory

State and local government agencies should be wary of taking on board too much of the IT industry’s received wisdom about rapid and agile product

What the new Australian Digital Council discussed

By Stephen Easton

Australian Capital Territory

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

Australian Digital Council: ministers meet to discuss data sharing and service delivery

By Stephen Easton

Australian Capital Territory

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

Tasmanian CPSU boss moots independent wage-fixing for public servants

By Stephen Easton

News

How should pay rates be set for public officials, and does it matter if they are elected or appointed? There’s three main choices to the

Very few public service bosses in Australia and NZ feel like global digital leaders

By Stephen Easton

Australian Capital Territory

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

Angry-face emoji ban a 'plan to silence critics': union

By The Mandarin

News

Tasmania is the latest jurisdiction to update public service social media guidelines leaving no room for personal political speech — even if they do not

Spring water war: SA Royal Commissioner vs the Commonwealth in October

By Stephen Easton

Australian Capital Territory

The battle over whether Murray-Darling Basin Authority staff can be compelled to appear before the South Australian royal commission into the troubled multi-government water management

Think the dual citizenship saga does not affect state parliamentarians? It might be time to think again

By Lorraine Finlay

Australian Capital Territory

Over the past year, we have seen 15 federal parliamentarians leave the Australian parliament because of dual citizenship. Under Section 44(i) of the Australian Constitution – which has been

Government recruitment resumes in Tasmania after personal details compromised

By The Mandarin

News

Government recruitment in the state of Tasmania has resumed nine days after a suspected data breach with provider PageUp led to the suspension of activity.