Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has selected Simon Duggan to head up the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) following the exit of Natalie James. Currently deputy secretary in charge of energy at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Duggan takes the helm of the agency
More than 22,000 Canadian public servants’ jobs are at risk, according to government data released last week. The 2025 Canadian budget announced that headcount would be cut by 38,000 to 33,000 to make the public service “more sustainable”. Most departments will have 15% cut from their budgets by 2028-29. Crown
Australia’s public services are being asked to deliver more, faster, and with fewer resources than ever before. The pressures are mounting, public trust is fragile, and the complexity of the problems facing governments is accelerating. In this moment, capability isn’t a “nice to have” — it’s the difference between systems
In Part 1 of this series, Victor Dominello and Carmem Domingues explained why Government 3.0 requires AI that sharpens thinking, not just speeds up processes. Now they look at how to overcome the ‘productivity paradox’. The promise of AI in the public sector is a dangerous half-truth. We are told
The noodle bar is quiet when I arrive. It’s Saturday, and Samuel* has promised to introduce me to a couple of Fijians employed at the local abattoir under the PALM scheme. I offer to buy them lunch, and shortly before midday, Samuel texts to ask if it’s OK if another
When it comes to the timing of big announceables, you need to make your own luck. So it was on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after an announcement of an interest rate hike in Australia’s official cash rate of 0.25%, a whopping 3,584 hectares of Defence land across Australia hit
Latest reporting shows women’s representation on Commonwealth public sector boards has improved by 20% over 15 years. A target for individual government boards to comprise at least 40% women has now been realised across 83.8% of boards, increasing 5.4% since the prior year. Minister for Women Katy Gallagher said
The Minns NSW government has slashed at least 9,000 contracting and contingent labour roles since being elected in 2023. Just 8,264 contingent positions were recorded in 2025, down from 19,000 in 2022 — the year prior to Labor being elected in March 2023. The massive downsizing of the so-called ‘coalition
Federal agencies are preparing themselves to be put through the wringer in 2026’s first round of Senate estimates. Chances are that next week, you, your boss, or your boss’ boss will head to parliament to face questions from Senate committees about agency finance, performance and culture. Hearings for Finance and
With rising public scrutiny, fast-moving harms, and tighter civil penalties, investigations and enforcement teams are under pressure to deliver court-ready cases, visible deterrence, and behaviour change, while using powers proportionately and proving impact. The National Investigations & Enforcement Summit 2026 will explore how regulators are ...
Regulators across Australia are operating in an environment of increasing complexity, expanding oversight responsibilities and heightened public expectations around fairness, transparency and efficiency. At the same time, government priorities are focussed on streamlined, risk-based and evidence-driven regulation. AI offers practical ways to support ...
Military-owned golf courses, islands and prime beachfront real estate will be put up for sale in an attempt to raise nearly $2 billion for the nation’s defence forces. A total of 64 sites will be fully or partly sold, including the historic Victoria Barracks in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Proceeds
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has selected Simon Duggan to head up the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) following the exit of Natalie James. Currently deputy secretary in charge of energy at the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, Duggan takes the helm of the agency
More than 22,000 Canadian public servants’ jobs are at risk, according to government data released last week. The 2025 Canadian budget announced that headcount would be cut by 38,000 to 33,000 to make the public service “more sustainable”. Most departments will have 15% cut from their budgets by 2028-29. Crown
Australia’s public services are being asked to deliver more, faster, and with fewer resources than ever before. The pressures are mounting, public trust is fragile, and the complexity of the problems facing governments is accelerating. In this moment, capability isn’t a “nice to have” — it’s the difference between systems
In Part 1 of this series, Victor Dominello and Carmem Domingues explained why Government 3.0 requires AI that sharpens thinking, not just speeds up processes. Now they look at how to overcome the ‘productivity paradox’. The promise of AI in the public sector is a dangerous half-truth. We are told
The noodle bar is quiet when I arrive. It’s Saturday, and Samuel* has promised to introduce me to a couple of Fijians employed at the local abattoir under the PALM scheme. I offer to buy them lunch, and shortly before midday, Samuel texts to ask if it’s OK if another
When it comes to the timing of big announceables, you need to make your own luck. So it was on Wednesday, less than 24 hours after an announcement of an interest rate hike in Australia’s official cash rate of 0.25%, a whopping 3,584 hectares of Defence land across Australia hit
Latest reporting shows women’s representation on Commonwealth public sector boards has improved by 20% over 15 years. A target for individual government boards to comprise at least 40% women has now been realised across 83.8% of boards, increasing 5.4% since the prior year. Minister for Women Katy Gallagher said
The Minns NSW government has slashed at least 9,000 contracting and contingent labour roles since being elected in 2023. Just 8,264 contingent positions were recorded in 2025, down from 19,000 in 2022 — the year prior to Labor being elected in March 2023. The massive downsizing of the so-called ‘coalition
Federal agencies are preparing themselves to be put through the wringer in 2026’s first round of Senate estimates. Chances are that next week, you, your boss, or your boss’ boss will head to parliament to face questions from Senate committees about agency finance, performance and culture. Hearings for Finance and
With rising public scrutiny, fast-moving harms, and tighter civil penalties, investigations and enforcement teams are under pressure to deliver court-ready cases, visible deterrence, and behaviour change, while using powers proportionately and proving impact. The National Investigations & Enforcement Summit 2026 will explore how regulators are ...
Regulators across Australia are operating in an environment of increasing complexity, expanding oversight responsibilities and heightened public expectations around fairness, transparency and efficiency. At the same time, government priorities are focussed on streamlined, risk-based and evidence-driven regulation. AI offers practical ways to support ...
Military-owned golf courses, islands and prime beachfront real estate will be put up for sale in an attempt to raise nearly $2 billion for the nation’s defence forces. A total of 64 sites will be fully or partly sold, including the historic Victoria Barracks in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. Proceeds
