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
One of the great inheritances of outer ministry in any government is having to salvage causes that a solid evidence base might otherwise find wanting. But what’s a humble elected representative to do about those who die with riches? As Australia continues to marvel at the stupendous cost of litigation
The Federal Court is blaming an “administrative oversight” for its underreporting of $2.5 million worth of procurement contracts last year. Responses to questions on notice reveal the court updated its procurement contract notices three days after Senate estimates. AusTender notices published on February 28 reveal the previously unreported $2.5 million
Former Parramatta Council staff will face corruption hearings amid serious allegations against its former CEO. The Independent Commission Against Corruption NSW (ICAC NSW) has announced four weeks of public hearings into the actions of former CEO Gail Connolly and council employees Angela Jones-Blayney and Roxanne Thornton. ICAC NSW’s media release
Domestic travel has long been a key feature of the Australian summer. Nearly 60 per cent of Australians take a holiday during the peak season, and the coastline alone records more than 600 million visits each year. For public safety agencies, travel and tourism are not secondary considerations. They are
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
One of the great inheritances of outer ministry in any government is having to salvage causes that a solid evidence base might otherwise find wanting. But what’s a humble elected representative to do about those who die with riches? As Australia continues to marvel at the stupendous cost of litigation
The Federal Court is blaming an “administrative oversight” for its underreporting of $2.5 million worth of procurement contracts last year. Responses to questions on notice reveal the court updated its procurement contract notices three days after Senate estimates. AusTender notices published on February 28 reveal the previously unreported $2.5 million
Former Parramatta Council staff will face corruption hearings amid serious allegations against its former CEO. The Independent Commission Against Corruption NSW (ICAC NSW) has announced four weeks of public hearings into the actions of former CEO Gail Connolly and council employees Angela Jones-Blayney and Roxanne Thornton. ICAC NSW’s media release
Domestic travel has long been a key feature of the Australian summer. Nearly 60 per cent of Australians take a holiday during the peak season, and the coastline alone records more than 600 million visits each year. For public safety agencies, travel and tourism are not secondary considerations. They are
