Yesterday
myGov to be single entry portal after agencies told to get on board
All major federal services will be able to be accessed through a single portal after it was agreed to mandate the consolidation of services onto the myGov platform.
- Tom Burton
This Month
- Analysis
- Government Observed
Why scammers and streamers are in the government’s sights
After years of delay, the government has quietly agreed to a suite of new powers and tools to deal with bad behaviour from the big digital platforms.
- Tom Burton
The man maximising every dollar of Victoria’s public coffers
Victoria’s new Treasury secretary Chris Barrett explains why he switched from consulting to the public service and reveals the best thing he learnt from studying at Princeton.
- Tom Burton
Next chief of welfare giant Services Australia is a digital expert
David Hazlehurst is to be announced as the next CEO of Services Australia and to lead a series of reforms for the myGov service portal.
- Tom Burton
Andrews breaks silence: ‘The haters hate and the rest vote Labor’
Daniel Andrew has given his first interview since resigning as Victorian premier.
- Updated
- Gus McCubbing
Rob Heferen named new Tax Commissioner
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the incoming ATO boss is an “outstanding leader and one of the nation’s most experienced tax experts”.
- Updated
- Tom McIlroy
‘Heart not head’: What drives the woman reforming the NDIS
Rebecca Falkingham on the two women who changed her life, the best career advice she got, and how kicking a soccer ball with her kids is her “meditation”.
- Tom Burton
- Analysis
- Government Observed
Glyn Davis wants the public service to surrender control
The federal public sector boss wants to flip big government and put the locals in charge. He admits it will not be easy.
- Tom Burton
- Analysis
- Analysis
Something is rotten in the state of Victoria
Findings of a culture of fear, timidity and secrecy within the Victorian public service point to a deep cancer that must be frankly addressed by ministers.
- Tom Burton
Andrews created a culture of fear and centralised power: ombudsman
Under the former Victorian premier, excessive secrecy, consultant use and appointments of ex-ministerial staff without proper process became the norm.
- Gus McCubbing and Patrick Durkin
Give power to Indigenous communities, bureaucrats told
Governments will need to let go of controlling public programs and genuinely empower local communities, says Prime Minister and Cabinet boss Glyn Davis.
- Tom Burton
Ex McKinsey, Bain operative to run Canberra’s in-house consulting push
The high-powered in-house Australian Government Consulting unit will be led by former Victorian data chief Andrew Nipe.
- Tom Burton
Keystroke-tracking tech leaves privacy rules out of date: new watchdog
Rapid changes in artificial intelligence and biometrics are making current laws out of date says Australia’s next privacy commissioner, Carly Kind.
- Tom Burton
Meet the ex-Deloitte partner overhauling the IR system
Ex-Deloitte partner Natalie James doesn’t plan to emulate a consulting firm at the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, but she refuses to give up some habits.
- Ronald Mizen
November
- Analysis
- Government Observed
How to avoid another Canberra tech wreck
The ditching of a new $400 million back office system yet again reveals the federal government’s deeply flawed approach to technology and digital transformation.
- Tom Burton
Electoral Commission tops federal trust survey
Amid global challenges to election integrity, the Electoral Commission has been ranked as the nation’s most trusted federal agency.
- Tom Burton
Albanese dumps merit pledge to tap new Home Affairs chief
Anthony Albanese has rushed through the appointment of a new Home Affairs secretary, breaking a pledge on merit-based selections.
- Tom Burton
- Analysis
- Analysis
Government may rue the day Pezzullo was unleashed
Mike Pezzullo knew his days as a federal secretary were numbered when his private texts were published. Unconstrained by official protocols ministers may rue the day they terminated him.
- Tom Burton
Pezzullo sacked after inquiry into text messages
Home Affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo has been removed from one of the most powerful roles in the public service after being found to have breached the code of conduct at least 14 times.
- Tom Burton
Public servants to get bonuses up to $1400 in wage deal
A much watched federal pay deal has been brokered, after a one-off payment was agreed with in principle with the key union, but union elections could derail the agreement.
- David Marin-Guzman and Tom Burton
