A free ‘tax clinic’ by Curtin University to help vulnerable people with their tax issues has shown promising results. The Perth-based pilot might soon be replicated elsewhere around Australia like community legal centres, but specifically for tax advice. Read More
The behavioural economics team in the Prime Minister’s department has published hours of valuable educational videos from Behavioural Exchange 2018, the international conference it hosted… Read More
Nationwide, the public sector has seen mild growth in both wages and personnel over the past financial year, aggregated across all three tiers of government. Read More
Shining a light often galvanises political support for changes public servants already wish were in place, says visiting ombudsman Paul Dubé. "Most public servants want to do a good job." Read More
Serious reform in the Western Australian correctional system is now well overdue, according to the Corruption and Crime Commission, which has criticised the newly created Department of Justice for a “disturbing failure to respond to recommendations” going back as far as 2012. Read More
When it comes to cleaning up Australian politics, some states are doing much better than others – and almost all are showing up the Commonwealth government. Read More
The New South Wales Telco Authority is taking steps toward the development of a long-discussed nationwide public safety mobile broadband network for the exclusive use… Read More
What are public servants' biggest bugbears? Motivation-destroying hierarchy and performance management come in near the top, alongside confusing recruitment processes. Read More
The Institute of Public Administration Australia has recognised ten of its finest with the organisation’s highest honour, a national fellow award, in Melbourne. Read More
Alarming new research has revealed the black dog stalking the public services of Australia as their unique professional obligations are afforded less respect than in the past. Read More
A Labor government will establish a new and independent COAG Economic Reform Council to examine, track and report to COAG on long-term reform priorities, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen announced at the 2018 Outlook Conference in Melbourne on Thursday. Read More
The federal government has taken a deliberate step into the realm of driverless cars and mobility-as-a-service apps with the establishment of an Office of Future Transport Technologies in the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Cities. Read More
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 development as they modernise service delivery, according to research commissioned by Infor. Read More
Dennis Richardson has joined a non-partisan prize that embraces the question: what are the qualities of real political leadership. Read More
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
