The NSW anti-corruption watchdog has ruled that a senior public servant extended benefits to friends and associates while leading a state agency. The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption found former School Infrastructure NSW (SINSW) chief executive Anthony Manning engaged in corrupt conduct by subverting recruitment and procurement practices. ...
Western Australia is the first state to advance a bilateral agreement with the federal government to unify its environmental assessment processes. Environment and Water Minister Murray Watt and Premier Roger Cook signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop and implement a bilateral assessment agreement, with the ambition for a bilateral approval
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will face questions in the Commons for a second time this week amid the ongoing fallout over the vetting of Lord Peter Mandelson. It comes after former foreign office chief Sir Olly Robbins said there was a “dismissive approach” on vetting from No 10
Government agencies are under mounting pressure to modernise their technology while managing slimmer budgets and growing cyber risks. But the default instinct – ripping out core enterprise systems and migrating them wholesale – could be the most expensive and least strategic option on the table. The current state of play
The public service isn’t often considered highly newsworthy, but when it comes to how much senior heads get paid, it ignites public discussion. Depending on the department, some heads now earn more than A$1 million a year. That’s far more than the prime minister, who earns around $622,000 annually. 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 ...
The NSW anti-corruption watchdog has ruled that a senior public servant extended benefits to friends and associates while leading a state agency. The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption found former School Infrastructure NSW (SINSW) chief executive Anthony Manning engaged in corrupt conduct by subverting recruitment and procurement practices. ...
Western Australia is the first state to advance a bilateral agreement with the federal government to unify its environmental assessment processes. Environment and Water Minister Murray Watt and Premier Roger Cook signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop and implement a bilateral assessment agreement, with the ambition for a bilateral approval
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will face questions in the Commons for a second time this week amid the ongoing fallout over the vetting of Lord Peter Mandelson. It comes after former foreign office chief Sir Olly Robbins said there was a “dismissive approach” on vetting from No 10
Government agencies are under mounting pressure to modernise their technology while managing slimmer budgets and growing cyber risks. But the default instinct – ripping out core enterprise systems and migrating them wholesale – could be the most expensive and least strategic option on the table. The current state of play
The public service isn’t often considered highly newsworthy, but when it comes to how much senior heads get paid, it ignites public discussion. Depending on the department, some heads now earn more than A$1 million a year. That’s far more than the prime minister, who earns around $622,000 annually. 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 ...
