WA Police "has significant weaknesses in its regulatory controls and information systems", says state Auditor General Caroline Spencer in a new audit looking at the effectiveness of WA Police’s regulatory approach to firearms licensing and monitoring, and key information systems used to support these functions. Read More
Australia's government-funded organisations have stronger cyber security than their counterparts anywhere in the world, in the eyes of a large multinational that analysed a year's worth of data from 10,000 clients on six continents. Read More
Privacy commissioners of four states and the Commonwealth are celebrating their week on the awareness-raising calendar, at the pointy end of an election campaign that… Read More
The Western Australian government plans to open a new shopfront and a related service delivery website representing four departments plus the police force under its… Read More
Perth will be home to an Australia-first $3 million blockchain academy if Labor wins government on May 18. Read More
Climate change means the frequency and severity of climate extremes is predicted to further increase in most regions worldwide. It’s important to understand how climate extremes interact with agricultural yields, to what extent crop yields are influenced by climate extremes and how these interactions differ between agricultural regions. Read More
Since 2011, Regional Development Victoria has administered over $1 billion in grants to boost regional areas -- but it cannot say whether they have made any difference. Read More
Inquiry is part of human nature, but one can benefit from learning how to be a good inquirer. This includes learning skills such as how to ask and answer questions, solve problems and conduct investigations and research. Read More
Former WA DPC deputy Michelle Andrews has been formally appointed as the new head of the Department of Communities. Read More
There are no rental properties considered affordable for a single person on Newstart or Youth Allowance in any major city in Australia, according to a major annual report. Read More
Professor Chris Doepel PSM has been appointed chair of Western Australia's Conservation and Parks Commission. Read More
The Labor party has promised to review the appointment of two public servants to the Royal Commission into abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with… Read More
Geoff Gallop outlines what he sees as some of the important issues at stake in the contemporary debate about accountability and how to properly guarantee it in our national politics and government. Read More
Evidence-based policy may be the flavour of the moment, but how does it account for the intrinsic human needs for empathy, confidence, and context? Read More
We now know that the next federal election will take place on May 18. To guide you through the campaign, our “state of the states” series takes stock of the key issues, seats and policies affecting the vote in each of Australia’s states. Read More
