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The merger of the two federal courts into the ‘FCFC’ is based on the rationale that combining the institutions would address ‘confusion, costs and delays’.

Senior executives at the Department of Home Affairs know they need to do a lot of work to build morale and confidence in their leadership among staff but their latest survey results, which splashed down in the media last month, show things are gradually improving.

Businesses undergoing major organisational change are attractive targets for cyberattacks, according to the Australian Cyber Security Centre. To combat this, ACSC has developed a guide for organisations to use during high-risk transformative times.

It is still not clear whether Australian Border Force commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg will ever join the new department, despite a series of new facts on that issue emerging over the course of two separate hearings.

The head of the Northern Territory’s combined fire, rescue and emergency services agency is reportedly under internal investigation, according to a Darwin newspaper, 18 months after she took on the job of a leading a newly merged organisation.

A Senate committee supports a proposed merger between the Australian Institute of Criminology and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, despite only hearing arguments against it. Academics in the field say it’s more of an acquisition, and will hobble the research body.

Larger council areas mean more sites and data to keep secure, but without the extra budget. Council mergers in NSW are throwing up serious cybersecurity challenges for their IT managers, as they work through complex integration plans.

Some NSW councillors may have lost their jobs, but GMs are secure. Local Government Minister Paul Toole has confirmed all who aren’t named as interim GMs will start as deputies for new merged councils.

Council general managers who miss out on interim jobs at the helm of new merged councils may get ‘deputy’ jobs to avoid saddling ratepayers with the cost of paying out their entitlements.