“A professional and connected public sector, delivering results for all Australians.” This is Public Service Minister Mathias Cormann’s one-line narrative for the Commonwealth bureaucracy in…

Both major parties are “showing strong signs of taking on board” the panel’s recommendations, according to APS reviewer Belinda Hutchinson. The University of Sydney chancellor…

The federal government will commit a further $67.2 million in this year's budget to the digital identity application, myGovID.

The Northern Territory government is moving into belt-tightening mode, calling in agency heads to justify the programs they run and spend no more than they…

South Australia’s Marshall government plans to cull several thousand public service jobs over the forward estimates, according to early reporting on the contents of its…

This year, curious residents of New South Wales can not only see how much their government plans to spend in particular areas of the budget,…

Five ways the budget papers could save confusion and get straight to the point.

A new fund to promote the use of genomics and bio markers promises to revolutionise health care.

There are plenty of new spending measures in the federal budget for national security and Home Affairs.

The federal government plans to spend about $600 million on a suite of diverse initiatives labelled as “delivering Australia’s digital future” in this year’s budget,…

Ageing is a growing challenge for government, and this year's federal budget includes new spending to help older Australians remain healthier and enjoy increased choice…

Tight spending controls and windfall of tax revenue has enabled the federal government to fund modest medium-term tax cuts, while continuing to invest heavily in…

Like last year’s federal budget, the plan for 2018-19 involves re-purposing a range of “efficiencies” found in some parts of the public sector, investing in…

Today's Victorian Budget will include an extra $16 million for a "GovHub" office in downtown Bendigo where about 1000 public servants from the state and…