Information Commissioner appointed in WA News Catherine Fletcher has been named Western Australia's Information Commissioner for a five-year term commencing 16 July. Read more
Movers & shakers: appointments aplenty in WA Friday July 12, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Australian Capital Territory The latest senior public sector appointments from across the country. Sally Druhan Senior Executive Service Band 2 Sally Druhan has been appointed First Assistant Secretary Budgets… Read more
For green cities to become mainstream, we need to learn from local success stories and scale up Wednesday July 10, 2019 By Jason Alexandra Australian Capital Territory Melbourne and Canberra provide some useful examples of the green cities movement, but to make it mainstream, these techniques need to be adopted widely through… Read more
Former public servant faked engagement letters to authorise payments, corruption inquiry finds Friday July 5, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins News A former senior public servant “falsified records" and "defied Cabinet decisions", WA’s Corruption and Crime Commission has revealed. An investigation by the CCC found Felicity… Read more
Federal bulk-buy deal with Amazon Web Services open to all levels of government and universities Thursday June 27, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory A deal between the Commonwealth government and the cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services will simplify procurement of services for the whole public sector. Read more
Public sector industrial briefs: Hodgman pulls the plug, McGowan sweetens the deal Thursday June 27, 2019 By Stephen Easton News Tasmania's opposition has called for clarity around where state service job cuts will fall, while WA's austerity-focused government faces accusations of unfairness. Read more
Australia's still building 4 in every 5 new houses to no more than the minimum energy standard Tuesday June 25, 2019 By Trivess Moore; Michael Ambrose; Stephen Berry Australian Capital Territory New housing in Australia must meet minimum energy performance requirements. We wondered how many buildings exceeded the minimum standard. Read more
Peeling the mandarin: organisational change and mental health Monday June 24, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Australian Capital Territory Thousands of public service jobs will be cut over the next year across the nation, all in the name of efficiency. But how does the mental… Read more
Why regional universities are at risk of going under Wednesday May 29, 2019 By Geoff Hanmer Editors' Picks Many Australian universities are clearly in financial difficulties and are trying to raise money any way they can. Unless the federal government revises its funding… Read more
'Pillage of data': romantic ties led to corruption, says commission Wednesday May 22, 2019 By David Donaldson News The thought of making an early declaration of a potential conflict of interest might make you uncomfortable, but it could also prevent you heading down… Read more
'Significant weaknesses' in WA's gun control operations Tuesday May 21, 2019 By David Donaldson News 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… Read more
Australia leads the world in public sector cyber security, vendor finds Saturday May 18, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory 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… Read more
It's Privacy Awareness Week for public servants, campaigning pollies get a free pass Tuesday May 14, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology 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
WA presents a united front for service delivery and invests big in public sector ICT Monday May 13, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology 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
Labor announces $3 million pledge for Perth-based blockchain academy Tuesday May 7, 2019 By Dominic Powell Communications & Technology Perth will be home to an Australia-first $3 million blockchain academy if Labor wins government on May 18. Read more
