The Australians Greens have renewed their call for a toughening up of the procurement rules in government, after PwC Australia was again mentioned in dispatches in the sealed section of the robodebt royal commission report. That sealed section detailed the range of recommendations for further investigation or prosecution, but they
Net-zero transition plans are fast becoming more popular across government and industry. But the roadmap towards a low-carbon future stands to fail unless it also manages the human rights risks present in the green energy supply chain. While governments and large companies are increasingly developing net-zero transition plans for emissions,
Last month at the University of Sydney, Andrew Leigh launched The Shortest History of Innovation, framed around “tinkering, teams, and trade”. That is a useful lens for agriculture. Farmers and land managers have always improved through observation, adjustment, and practical experimentation under pressure. But innovation in agriculture has never been
How are senior people and culture leaders in Australia’s leading public and private sector organisations responding to massive disruption caused by artificial intelligence (AI)? According to new research, many are muddling through in the face of extreme ambiguity created by four “powerful forces”: technology and AI, geopolitical and economic ...
Jerome Boutelet spent a decade working in the NSW government, beginning at the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office, then at Premier and Cabinet as the cabinet secretariat, and later as a departmental liaison officer. From 2018 to 2023, he was a political staffer — first in the Premier’s Office, then for former
There are weather forecasts, and then there are weather forecasts. For commuters and beachgoers in Sydney, the big March seasonal forecasting hedge is “passing showers”, “occasional showers”, “some showers”, “intermittent showers”, depending on who you tune into and which beach you might want to go to. They all mean mainly
Pre-season jousting for the Australian Public Service’s next round of pay negotiations with unions has kicked off with a bang, with Minister for Finance and the Public Service Katy Gallagher copping a freedom of information request from the Australian Services Union’s Taxation Officers’ Branch to flesh out any meetings she
The detection, assessment, and management of bushfires in rural NSW is getting a shake-up, with the expansion of thermal-imaging drones and better satellite connectivity in firefighters’ arsenals. Rural Fire Service drone capability and high-definition cameras are now being credited with giving crews critical early warnings even before triple-zero ...
Data custodians from across the APS gathered at the Australian Government Data Forum last week to discuss the benefits and barriers to effective data use. At the day’s first panel on the power of data, three chief data officers spoke about how their agencies are turning data into better policy,
ACT public servants are preparing for industrial action after voting down the government’s latest pay offer. More than 80% of Community and Public Sector Union ACT (CPSU) members voted down a 9% pay increase over three years on Tuesday, arguing that it would keep salary increases below inflation. CPSU ACT
The New South Wales government has been told, in a new report published this week by its audit watchdog, that it must provide updated cost estimates for projects. The Audit Office of New South Wales’ deep dive into major capital projects found that departments and agencies provide limited information on
Senator Murray Watt has spoken of steps the government is taking to improve Australia’s water security. In a statement over the weekend, Watt outlined the achievements of the federal National Water Grid Fund since 2022. These include strengthened partnerships with states, territories, and local governments; the completion of 30 water
The Australians Greens have renewed their call for a toughening up of the procurement rules in government, after PwC Australia was again mentioned in dispatches in the sealed section of the robodebt royal commission report. That sealed section detailed the range of recommendations for further investigation or prosecution, but they
Net-zero transition plans are fast becoming more popular across government and industry. But the roadmap towards a low-carbon future stands to fail unless it also manages the human rights risks present in the green energy supply chain. While governments and large companies are increasingly developing net-zero transition plans for emissions,
Last month at the University of Sydney, Andrew Leigh launched The Shortest History of Innovation, framed around “tinkering, teams, and trade”. That is a useful lens for agriculture. Farmers and land managers have always improved through observation, adjustment, and practical experimentation under pressure. But innovation in agriculture has never been
How are senior people and culture leaders in Australia’s leading public and private sector organisations responding to massive disruption caused by artificial intelligence (AI)? According to new research, many are muddling through in the face of extreme ambiguity created by four “powerful forces”: technology and AI, geopolitical and economic ...
Jerome Boutelet spent a decade working in the NSW government, beginning at the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office, then at Premier and Cabinet as the cabinet secretariat, and later as a departmental liaison officer. From 2018 to 2023, he was a political staffer — first in the Premier’s Office, then for former
There are weather forecasts, and then there are weather forecasts. For commuters and beachgoers in Sydney, the big March seasonal forecasting hedge is “passing showers”, “occasional showers”, “some showers”, “intermittent showers”, depending on who you tune into and which beach you might want to go to. They all mean mainly
Pre-season jousting for the Australian Public Service’s next round of pay negotiations with unions has kicked off with a bang, with Minister for Finance and the Public Service Katy Gallagher copping a freedom of information request from the Australian Services Union’s Taxation Officers’ Branch to flesh out any meetings she
The detection, assessment, and management of bushfires in rural NSW is getting a shake-up, with the expansion of thermal-imaging drones and better satellite connectivity in firefighters’ arsenals. Rural Fire Service drone capability and high-definition cameras are now being credited with giving crews critical early warnings even before triple-zero ...
Data custodians from across the APS gathered at the Australian Government Data Forum last week to discuss the benefits and barriers to effective data use. At the day’s first panel on the power of data, three chief data officers spoke about how their agencies are turning data into better policy,
ACT public servants are preparing for industrial action after voting down the government’s latest pay offer. More than 80% of Community and Public Sector Union ACT (CPSU) members voted down a 9% pay increase over three years on Tuesday, arguing that it would keep salary increases below inflation. CPSU ACT
The New South Wales government has been told, in a new report published this week by its audit watchdog, that it must provide updated cost estimates for projects. The Audit Office of New South Wales’ deep dive into major capital projects found that departments and agencies provide limited information on
Senator Murray Watt has spoken of steps the government is taking to improve Australia’s water security. In a statement over the weekend, Watt outlined the achievements of the federal National Water Grid Fund since 2022. These include strengthened partnerships with states, territories, and local governments; the completion of 30 water
