Premium Insights and analysis Many shades of conflict needing management Economy & Industry Legislators, public servants grapple with how to handle private sector entities providing services to the government.
Premium Case studies ATO Protego audit deftly navigates around what we don’t need to know February 14, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social Would you steal money knowing you’d be caught? There’s an app for that. But let’s face it, online epidemiology has its limits.
Premium Insights and analysis Australia’s digital health investment needs cooperative model to thrive February 14, 2024 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry SMEs participating in the digital health investment program raise double the capital of businesses that do not participate in the scheme within six months.
Premium Insights and analysis Repairing Aboriginal community consultation after a damaging year February 13, 2024 By Dan Holmes Australian Capital Territory The failure of The Voice referendum has sunk a chance to address a key barrier to Closing the Gap — cooperation with community.
Premium Insights and analysis A-G’s department urged to get whistleblower protection authority right February 13, 2024 By Melissa Coade Editors' Picks Transparency International Australia has handed the government a draft design for what a whistleblower protection authority might look like.
Premium Interviews Building policy infrastructure fit for a modern nation February 13, 2024 By Dan Holmes News ANZSOG practice fellow Sally Washington doesn’t believe the wheels of bureaucracy have to keep turning slowly.
Premium Insights and analysis Colbeck committee faces scope limitation on PwC February 12, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks The government and PwC are at loggerheads over Linklaters’ report into PwC tax experts in various jurisdictions across the globe.
Premium Columnists Why Dutton will slash Defence and Home Affairs to fund his tax cuts for the wealthy February 11, 2024 By Bernard Keane Economy & Industry Dutton says he’ll cut the APS to fund tax cuts for high-income earners. The two departments in the firing line are the ones he ran.
Premium Columnists Government writes out the steps to ethical company behaviour February 9, 2024 By Stephen Bartos Economy & Industry The Australian government intends to introduce a supplier code of conduct to encourage companies to behave ethically.
Premium Insights and analysis Minns offers user-pays split to forcibly amalgamated NSW local councils February 8, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social Big love, bigger bill for NSW’s local councils. So just what does a political marriage of convenience cost ratepayers and renters?
Premium Interviews Business values are taking over the public service February 6, 2024 By Dan Holmes Culture Business, finance and accounting are the fastest growing qualification cohorts in the public service. Nick Couldry thinks that’s a problem.
Premium Case studies Australia is the OECD’s new digital government pin-up. Uh, what just happened? February 6, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology From broadband backwater to global exemplar in a few short years. Now everyone wants to bask in the halo of digital success.
Premium Insights and analysis Colbeck’s committee’s unfinished business February 6, 2024 By Tom Ravlic Economy & Industry The committee must reflect on how to ensure government departments are tooled up to better monitor the work done by the private sector.
Premium Insights and analysis Indigenous women at risk from lack of domestic violence legal funding February 5, 2024 By Rudi Maxwell Community & Social Services that help Indigenous women escape family violence and navigate legal systems are stretched, with some forced to close their doors.
Premium Columnists Marles, Conroy happy for Australia to be AUKUS’ supplicating friend February 5, 2024 By Binoy Kampmark Defence AUKUS gives the US control and authority over Australian goods and technology while retaining control over the sharing of any US equivalent.