Red tape puts national priorities on the line, Go8 warns Economy & Industry Excessive regulation of the university sector is preventing resources to be directed to core national priorities, says the Go8.
Premium Interviews Renaissance for professional regulators in the public service Friday February 25, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal Regulatory reform can sound like boring, self-correcting bureaucracy but when done well, it gives services the glow of a good government. …
Minister for the public service drives home agenda for regulatory reform Thursday February 17, 2022 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Ben Morton has a range of measures he plans to use to 'get regulation right', with a view to supporting the Australian economy.
Premium Insights and analysis Why deregulation isn’t what you think it is – an expert explains Wednesday February 16, 2022 By Melissa Coade Career Matters Regulatory reform will not always mean the bare minimum of government intervention or a total absence of policy instead of order and systems.
Grants to help solve ‘government challenges’: Funding to cut red tape Monday January 24, 2022 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Businesses are being paid by the federal government to trial tech solutions with a view to reducing bureaucratic processes.
Committee to examine 10-year pipeline for Australian infrastructure projects Monday October 4, 2021 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry On Tuesday the standing committee on infrastructure, transport and cities will hear about the challenges and opportunities facing the construction industry.
NSW supplier hub open for business Monday August 30, 2021 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry NSW has launched a centralised hub to support more than 20,000 SMEs with a platform to submit and review the status of electronic invoices.
Regulator performance role to be established within PM&C Friday October 2, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry The assistant minister to the prime minister and cabinet wants the Australian Public Service to shift its culture by taking a stewardship approach to deregulation.
Research shows Morrison’s plan to cut ‘green tape’ invites corruption, says transparency group Monday November 25, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry The Australian arm of Transparency International has taken a stand against the trend towards light-touch regulation and sounded the alarm over the Morrison government’s plans…
New Vic local gov laws seek transparency, miss donations caps Tuesday November 19, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social The Victorian government plans to bring in a state-wide code of conduct for councillors as well as mandatory training for council election candidates. The Local…
Archives boss looks to ‘outcomes over process’ as auditors savage ‘ineffective’ policy leadership Monday November 4, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal The entire federal public sector is supposed to be on the cusp of a new era in information management defined by interoperability, following the earlier…
How do public servants deal with the outside world: is there any truth to the stories we tell ourselves? Thursday October 31, 2019 By Peter Debus Features As an innovative, real-time exercise, IPAA Queensland polled over 400 public purpose workers at their recent annual forum. In a live session choreographed by Ben…
Productivity Commission review to target delayed mining project approvals Monday August 5, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Lengthy processes to approve mining projects will be the focus of a one-year Productivity Commission review. Projects such as the controversial Adani coal mine —…
Audit finds 'shortcomings' in Defence travel allowance management Monday July 22, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Defence The Department of Defence's processes for granting public service employees' travel allowances are ineffective, according to the national Auditor-General, with a collection of policies, procedures…
Red tape crackdown renewed: Morrison prefers ‘animal spirits’ to endangered animals Monday June 24, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry Prime Minister Scott Morrison has reinforced his intention to remove “regulatory and bureaucratic barriers” that increase costs for companies, closely guided by common complaints about…
