In the early years of Anthony Albanese’s prime ministership, he was labelled by some as ‘Airbus Albo’. This was a tag used to criticise his frequent travel overseas, sometimes to events of seemingly marginal relevance, at a time when many Australians felt their PM’s attention might be better directed to
When a defence industry minister falls back on pop culture memes to spell out at least $7 billion of funding for emerging technologies, well, you know something has shifted. So it was on Tuesday, when Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy did an obligatory pre-budget tour of local counter-drone and
The new accounting and audit rule-making body should conduct cost-benefit analyses of accounting standards to monitor the regulatory burden on entities, according to a submission from the Australian Institute of Company Directors. The Senate economics committee is finalising a report on the bill that creates External Reporting Australia, a body
Former Treasury secretary Ken Henry has told politicians to ‘stop the crap’ and raise a tax on the gas industry. The Senate created the select committee on the taxation of gas resources last month. The Greens-led committee is calling for tax reform ideas to raise more revenue from the sector.
The NSW government has declared a “significant cyber incident” after a public servant working in the state’s Treasury was charged with attempting to exfiltrate a cache of more than 5,600 sensitive government documents, triggering police raids and one arrest. In an operation dubbed Strike Force Civic that started on Sunday
The Senior Executive Leadership Program is for SES Band 1 and equivalent leaders who want to dive deep into emerging trends, strategic foresight and the anticipated challenges shaping public administration. It helps participants to expand your leadership impact, strengthen networks, and prepare you to lead a future-ready, adaptable and resilient
Join IPAA ACT for our next Secretary Series with Jaala Hinchcliffe, Secretary of the Department of Parliamentary Services. Drawing on a distinguished career spanning legal practice, integrity oversight and senior executive leadership, Secretary Hinchcliffe will share practical insights on leading in complex, high-trust environments – including the role ...
Enhance organisational resilience and prepare for the unexpected. Business Continuity Planning has become front of mind amongst all organisations, particularly since pandemic and natural disaster related business disruptions have increased. Effective Business Continuity planning is an important risk control and will support your organisation in ...
Ros Cornish has been appointed Tasmania’s interim commissioner for children and young people. Cornish is Tasmania’s third consecutive interim commissioner. Isabelle Crompton’s 18-month term ended last month. Disability commissioner Catherine Whitington has pulled double duty for the past four weeks, filling the role. Leanne McLean, the last person to hold
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has put the blame on foreign ministry officials over the appointment of a US ambassador, saying they had withheld information about Labour veteran Peter Mandelson that would have halted his employment. Starmer, under pressure to resign from political opponents over the scandal, has repeatedly sought
Anthropic is a company that’s having it every which way. Prudent: it warns about the dangers of the AI products that can be produced. Principled: it tells the Trump administration it will not partake in creating AI software that aids mass surveillance — a move that earned it an order
A major win by truckies at the federal Fair Work Commission to force major fuel buyers like Coles and Woolworths to stop cost shifting of inflated fuel prices to the national line-haul industry will bite hundreds of councils on the bottom line, the sector’s peak body has warned. As the
In the early years of Anthony Albanese’s prime ministership, he was labelled by some as ‘Airbus Albo’. This was a tag used to criticise his frequent travel overseas, sometimes to events of seemingly marginal relevance, at a time when many Australians felt their PM’s attention might be better directed to
When a defence industry minister falls back on pop culture memes to spell out at least $7 billion of funding for emerging technologies, well, you know something has shifted. So it was on Tuesday, when Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy did an obligatory pre-budget tour of local counter-drone and
The new accounting and audit rule-making body should conduct cost-benefit analyses of accounting standards to monitor the regulatory burden on entities, according to a submission from the Australian Institute of Company Directors. The Senate economics committee is finalising a report on the bill that creates External Reporting Australia, a body
Former Treasury secretary Ken Henry has told politicians to ‘stop the crap’ and raise a tax on the gas industry. The Senate created the select committee on the taxation of gas resources last month. The Greens-led committee is calling for tax reform ideas to raise more revenue from the sector.
The NSW government has declared a “significant cyber incident” after a public servant working in the state’s Treasury was charged with attempting to exfiltrate a cache of more than 5,600 sensitive government documents, triggering police raids and one arrest. In an operation dubbed Strike Force Civic that started on Sunday
The Senior Executive Leadership Program is for SES Band 1 and equivalent leaders who want to dive deep into emerging trends, strategic foresight and the anticipated challenges shaping public administration. It helps participants to expand your leadership impact, strengthen networks, and prepare you to lead a future-ready, adaptable and resilient
Join IPAA ACT for our next Secretary Series with Jaala Hinchcliffe, Secretary of the Department of Parliamentary Services. Drawing on a distinguished career spanning legal practice, integrity oversight and senior executive leadership, Secretary Hinchcliffe will share practical insights on leading in complex, high-trust environments – including the role ...
Enhance organisational resilience and prepare for the unexpected. Business Continuity Planning has become front of mind amongst all organisations, particularly since pandemic and natural disaster related business disruptions have increased. Effective Business Continuity planning is an important risk control and will support your organisation in ...
Ros Cornish has been appointed Tasmania’s interim commissioner for children and young people. Cornish is Tasmania’s third consecutive interim commissioner. Isabelle Crompton’s 18-month term ended last month. Disability commissioner Catherine Whitington has pulled double duty for the past four weeks, filling the role. Leanne McLean, the last person to hold
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has put the blame on foreign ministry officials over the appointment of a US ambassador, saying they had withheld information about Labour veteran Peter Mandelson that would have halted his employment. Starmer, under pressure to resign from political opponents over the scandal, has repeatedly sought
Anthropic is a company that’s having it every which way. Prudent: it warns about the dangers of the AI products that can be produced. Principled: it tells the Trump administration it will not partake in creating AI software that aids mass surveillance — a move that earned it an order
A major win by truckies at the federal Fair Work Commission to force major fuel buyers like Coles and Woolworths to stop cost shifting of inflated fuel prices to the national line-haul industry will bite hundreds of councils on the bottom line, the sector’s peak body has warned. As the
