DPC

VAGO said $589 million of public money was wasted because of actions taken by three government departments.

With the state election on March 25, the caretaker period for the NSW government started on March 3, and the DPC secretary has some advice.

The multicultural affairs team in South Australia’s Department of the Premier and Cabinet are sharing the glory of an award for “spatial excellence” with the University of Adelaide’s Hugo Centre for Migration and Population Research.

Behavioural science teams in the New South Wales government are beginning to apply their approach to bigger, more complex public policy challenges. So far, nudge squads have mostly looked to influence citizen behaviour in simple, transactional situations.

Media reports insisted Dr David Gruen would become the next chief statistician. Instead, he’s turned up in Prime Minister and Cabinet as a deputy secretary on economic matters.