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
WA has named Rebecca Brown as the new director general of the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation. Read More
Public sector agencies "are not taking risks to information systems seriously enough," says Western Australia's Auditor General Caroline Spencer. The days of senior leaders not understanding information security are over, she hopes. Read More
Top public servants from NSW, Victoria, Queensland and WA have been awarded Harvard scholarships to study an executive program in 2018 or 2019. Read More
The Western Australian McGowan government has introduced legislation to reduce payouts to senior government officials for early termination and prevent their return to the public service. Some fear the changes will stop officials raising 'inconvenient truths' with ministers. 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
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
Long-time Education boss Sharyn O'Neill will be Western Australia's next Public Sector Commissioner. 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
Two recent Western Australian reviews of public administration included discussion relating to the performance and capacity of central agencies. A look at the concerns raised in these reviews. Read More
The former chief advocate for decentralisation policy in the Commonwealth government is anything but impressed with how the implementation is going. Read More
