Governance

‘There were some people who said they felt that they weren’t listened to, and I apologise if they feel that way,’ Palaszczuk said.

Kym Peake, a former senior public administrator from Victoria, will lead an independent review of governance for the WA health system.

The Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission (IBAC) and the Victorian Ombud are pushing for changes to improve parliamentary accountability in the state.

Never let a good crisis go to waste ANZ public sector leaders have adjusted to more change in the last 18 months than at any time outside of war. COVID enabled long-stalled technology initiatives in many organisations. Anything related to remote working and organisational resilience got the green light with administrative processes significantly shortened and […]

An independent review into governance arrangements at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission has cleared chair James Shipton of wrongdoing, but the regulator boss will resign later this year.

The Australian National Audit Office has outlined six key messages to all federal government entities, in its latest performance audit report.

With nine members from a range of backgrounds, including Lucy Turnbull, Geoff Gallop, and Richard Bolt, the Select Committee provides comment and insight into key public sector and policy issues.

Data quality is everything when it comes to making sound decisions on governance. Every government organisation relies on it to survive and thrive.

Deputy Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Michael Riches found weaknesses in the City of Playford’s record-keeping, and gaps between policy and practice that leave the council “susceptible to corruption, misconduct or maladministration”. but he reports its administrators should also be commended for their manifold efforts to improve and maintain integrity, and their support for the ICAC evaluation.

Rather than bunker down and abandon Twitter, Hoffman has quickly opened a new official account — @ndisceo — and addressed the issue in three opening messages.

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 shift to mostly digital record-keeping, but the auditor-general reports the process has fallen behind schedule.

Tasmania’s public service is under review by Dr Ian Watt, a former secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet who also led the Defence, Finance, and Communications departments during his career in the federal government. Premier Will Hodgman has released draft terms of reference for public comment during November, and expects a final report by the end of December, 2020.