Communications

Multicultural NSW’s playbook advises government communications professionals to consider diversity at each campaign step.

The person responsible for leading WA’s COVID-19 response feels his PSM is a reward for simply doing his job.

A gender-responsive budget pilot program looking at the care economy, housing and jobs and skills is a promising start, says consultancy firm.

Swift Digital has worked successfully with the Australian government and public sector for over 20 years. During this time, they have worked with many departments to help them send newsletters and emails that are effective, engaging and meet KPI targets. Kimberley Key, Swift Digital’s Production and Onboarding Manager, sat down with their design and deliverability […]

Your Apple Watch or Fitbit could soon warn Defence that you are the victim of a chemical or biological attack. Or that you’ve got a cold.

For many state and local government agencies, the global health crisis spurred a worst-case communications scenario. Not only were government agencies mostly unprepared to support a high number of remote workers, the legacy, on-premises communications infrastructure that supports them was exposed as incapable, irrelevant, and inaccessible to the people forced into remote work situations. New […]

NSW SES commissioner Carlene York has urged residents in the state’s Central West to follow evacuation orders.

The Bureau of Meteorology has asked newsrooms to refer to it as ‘the Bureau of Meteorology’ and not ‘the BOM’ going forward.

Public servants working in design are encouraged to make themselves familiar with these new guidelines for Australia’s national logo.

Documents relating to Treasury’s Graduate Development Program Induction have been published under a Freedom of Information request.

With Senate Estimates getting back underway this week, once again communications and parliamentary staff throughout Australia will find themselves under pressure to stay abreast of the various Committees and their ramifications in the outside world. Keeping on top of proceedings has become a critical requirement in an era when a single question or response can […]

Government departments should focus more on developing clear, concise communications that are tailored to specific audiences, and less on writing long and confusing press releases.