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Budget 2023: Labor wants governments to hold hands for the good of the country May 9, 2023 By Peter Gearin Community & Social The PM realises the time is right to encourage greater bureaucratic cooperation and collaboration among the Labor-led states and territories.
Budget 2023: DFAT and Social Services biggest losers in APS numbers game May 9, 2023 By Peter Gearin Community & Social Agencies’ average staffing levels reveal an overall jump from 264,825 in 2022-23 to 272,924 in 2023-24.
Budget 2023: Renewable energy investment powers hope for a healthier, wealthier future May 9, 2023 By Peter Gearin Energy & Environment The government hopes more than $40 billion of renewable energy investments will promote growth and prosperity.
Marathon man Peter Woolcott passes the baton to his successor: ‘Governance and public sector reform don’t stop’ May 3, 2023 By Peter Gearin Community & Social Outgoing APS commissioner Peter Woolcott discusses his legacy, public service politicisation and his successor’s biggest challenges.
Premium Insights and analysis Sophie Howe Q&A: Why Australia needs laws that protect future generations April 27, 2023 By Peter Gearin Community & Social Sophie Howe has been in Australia speaking to parliamentarians about how we can create a Wellbeing of Future Generations Act.
Premium Insights and analysis Flood emergency technology puts Queensland on the map April 21, 2023 By Peter Gearin Communications & Technology Bruce Grady works at tech company FloodMapp, building real-time simulations to deal with flood disasters in Australia and the US.
Lagging regulations frustrate organisations already struggling to protect data from cyber attacks April 12, 2023 By Peter Gearin Communications & Technology Businesses already find it hard to protect data in a cyber attack and changing regulations make their job more difficult: annual survey.
NACC-sacked: New regulations make it easier to fire corrupt public servants March 31, 2023 By Peter Gearin Culture Australian Public Service agencies can terminate the employment of anyone the NACC finds guilty of serious corrupt conduct.
BiiG 2023: The growing case for real change led by innovation March 24, 2023 By Peter Gearin Communications & Technology Government Innovation is pointless unless real change follows, concluded modern-day public sector philosophers at the 2023 BiiG conference.
Energy veteran Dennis Barnes now Snowy Hydro CEO January 19, 2023 By Peter Gearin News Dennis Barnes will lead the government-owned enterprise responsible for one of Australia’s biggest infrastructure projects – Snowy Hydro.
‘Treat data like uranium’: Lessons from the ATO playbook November 16, 2022 By Peter Gearin 2022 Data for Decision Making Special Report Treating data like uranium means being aware, educated and prepared for the changing online world.
For public sector leadership on artificial intelligence, set your sights on Defence October 19, 2022 By Peter Gearin 2022 Modernising Government Agencies Special Report Defence can offer other departments and agencies a few pointers on how to successfully integrate artificial intelligence into existing capabilities.
How younger generations can play a role in building national resilience September 20, 2022 By Peter Gearin 2022 Defence Special Report Does defending our planet make defence spending more defensible, especially to Australia’s younger generations?
If you build it, will they come? Not so fast when its managing data in cloud August 24, 2022 By Peter Gearin 2022 Cloud Technology Special Report Australian governments are laying the groundwork to support cloud-based technology but the transition remains slow.
How cloud could power Australia’s digital currency by 2025 August 23, 2022 By Peter Gearin 2022 Cloud Technology Special Report Exploring a digital currency is just one of many ways government is moving closer to embracing cloud-based technology solutions.