ACT Chief Minister: new Integrity Commission 'sends a message' to public service leaders Friday November 30, 2018 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory The ACT’s new integrity and anti-corruption commission will begin operating from July 1 next year, with senior public servants subject to new mandatory reporting rules… Read more
The politics of pill testing: even the ACT Chief Minister is over it Monday April 30, 2018 By Stephen Easton Health Australia's first trial of pill testing at a music festival has come and gone but opponents are still arguing that it means the government is… Read more
Push vs pull: national FOI stats paint a blurry picture of open government Friday January 12, 2018 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology Not all freedom of information laws are created equal, which makes comparing the transparency of different systems across Australia rather difficult. States that proactively publish… Read more
ACT counts the dividends of efficiency, and the cost of efficiency dividends Thursday June 8, 2017 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry This week's ACT Budget lists a range of efforts to save money in the public service, from property management to procurement reform and general efficiency… Read more
Decentralisation: 'ideologically driven Canberra bashing' Thursday February 11, 2016 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry When Victoria tried public sector decentralisation, it hit a snag. The federal government is moving ahead anyway with agencies preparing to depart Canberra. But will… Read more
'Dotcommunism' dashed: ACT's smart regulation of the sharing economy Friday November 27, 2015 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology There’s no better example of how to regulate the sharing economy than the ACT government’s embrace of Uber, according to a pair of bright young… Read more
ACT budget: Barr spends big on government IT Thursday June 4, 2015 By Stephen Easton News The Mr Fluffy asbestos saga has blown a large hole in the ACT budget, but apart from that, Treasurer and Chief Minister Andrew Barr is… Read more
