Govt seeks to promote better role models for boys online Communications & Technology The federal government hopes to curb toxic masculinity through a three-year trial of counteracting harmful messages on social media.
Privacy concerns impeding wider adoption of myGovID July 19, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Communications & Technology While satisfaction with digital government services is high, privacy concerns have impacted trust in that sector: report.
Post-COVID ‘Catch-Up Learning’ kids’ educational program yields strong results December 9, 2022 By Doug Taylor Editors' Picks Catch-Up Learning is an online, one-on-one tutoring program that takes place up to three times a week, for 20 weeks, and is run in the home.
Respect@Work website goes live as part of recommendations November 2, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Culture The Respect@Work Report website aims to be a ‘one-stop shop’ for people facing sexual harassment in their workplaces.
Passport production thorn in DFAT’s annual report October 27, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Federal DFAT’s Jan Adams said the reopening of Australia’s borders resulted in higher demand, which led to significant passport-processing delays.
Auditor-general finds DAFF partly effective at new legislation implementation October 20, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Energy & Environment The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s implementation of the Export Control Act 2020 was ‘partly effective’, says ANAO.
Appeal lodged for company’s misleading affiliation with government agency January 18, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal The ACCC has appealed a $1 million penalty against Employsure for advertising that misrepresented the company as a government agency.
myGovID reaches 6 million user milestone December 17, 2021 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology Digital identity provider myGovID is similar to a 100-point ID check and can be used on a mobile to access online government services.
WA presents a united front for service delivery and invests big in public sector ICT May 13, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology The Western Australian government plans to open a new shopfront and a related service delivery website representing four departments plus the police force under its
The view from the outside: stakeholders weigh in on digital service delivery February 2, 2018 By Stephen Easton Features The Senate inquiry into digital service delivery could well devolve into a political bunfight, but ministers and senior public servants might gain some useful insights anyway, by listening to what voices from outside government are saying.
Govpass digital identity system in private beta testing with Tax Office October 5, 2017 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology The Govpass digital identity platform has moved into a “private beta” phase and is being tested by the Tax Office, while a related draft framework of national standards for similar online verification systems is being shown to an exclusive group of companies.
iVote Western Australia: who voted for you? March 10, 2017 By The University of Melbourne Features Voters casting their ballot online must be able to trust the process. In a world where hackers have been accused of interfering in elections, iVote is not the answer, argue five academics.
WA launches online service delivery hub with call for alpha testers December 19, 2016 By Stephen Easton News The WA government has knocked up a quick prototype of its new myWA online service delivery portal. It has put the call out for alpha testers and wants the public to shape the real thing over 2017.
Know your limits: free speech as a public servant September 28, 2016 By Stephen Easton News In the age of social media, public servants who enjoy political activities and contributing to public life often find the rules oppressive or hard to decipher. Nine tips on how far your freedom of speech goes on Facebook.