No material subject to parliamentary privilege was identified by the law firm involved in the incentive-to-retire payment probe, a new document in the form of a letter released by the Senate privileges committee says. HWLE Lawyers was engaged by the Department of Parliamentary Services to assist with the investigation into
The New South Wales government’s controversial return-to-office orders for thousands of state public servants have been directly challenged by the state’s Public Service Association, which has demanded formal reviews because of the national fuel crisis. As states, including Victoria and Tasmania, invoke free public transport measures, and Queensland ...
Airservices Australia has hit robust industrial turbulence over a proposal to restructure the way the government-owned enterprise finances its aviation firefighting appliances, with the Aviation Branch of the United Firefighters Union of Australia branding the government’s intention an attempt “to effectively privatise the nation’s Aviation Rescue Fire ...
The national cabinet has agreed to reduce fuel prices by 26.3 cents per litre following a meeting on Monday. The reduction to Australia’s fuel excise will remain in place from April 1 to June 30, with the ACCC watching for lower fuel prices to be passed on to consumers at
The federal government passed its Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026 on Monday, removing the six-month waiting period that would otherwise be in place for Fair Work Commission orders to deal with rising fuel prices. For the exemption to apply, the commission must be satisfied that two thresholds are
Clare Huppatz will be Western Australia’s next chief health officer. Huppatz, who is currently deputy chief health officer, will be the first woman to serve as Western Australia’s most senior health official. Her appointment follows the retirement of Andrew Robertson last month after seven years in the role. Health Minister
Australian wonks are not meeting the moment, according to former Australian Border Force commissioner Michael Outram. Giving the keynote address at OpenFisca’s Policy Innovation for Public Good conference yesterday, Outram said policymakers are being outmanoeuvred by changes in global circumstances. He said in his commissioner role, the consequences of this
Queensland’s flagship public sector event returns for its 22nd year in June. The 2026 BiiG Conference, Co-Create, Innovate, Collaborate: Bringing people, purpose and partnerships together for better public outcomes, will be a vibrant forum where the public sector and its partners come together to exchange ideas, build meaningful relationships and
Recent concern about fuel availability has reopened an old debate in a new policy context. Working from home, remote work, and hybrid work are again being discussed as practical ways to reduce avoidable travel. That is a sensible discussion to have, but for policymakers and ministers, the more useful question
Australia is investing billions in cyber security hardware and sovereign capability, yet we continue to overlook a critical single point of failure: the workforce itself. While the threat landscape evolves at machine speed, our sector remains tethered to a talent pool that fails to reflect either the complexity of the
The forty-eight hours preceding an audit committee meeting are often characterised by a familiar, frantic ritual: a desperate scramble for screenshots, spreadsheets, and manual attestations to prove the agency’s digital gates are locked. Yet, as the ASD’s Commonwealth Cyber Security Posture in 2025 report (tabled in February 2026) makes clear, this ...
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday healthcare. Tools now assist with diagnosis, documentation, triage and clinical decision-making, and adoption across the health sector is accelerating. This is both exciting and necessary. Healthcare systems face workforce pressures, rising demand and increasing complexity. Used well, AI can ...
No material subject to parliamentary privilege was identified by the law firm involved in the incentive-to-retire payment probe, a new document in the form of a letter released by the Senate privileges committee says. HWLE Lawyers was engaged by the Department of Parliamentary Services to assist with the investigation into
The New South Wales government’s controversial return-to-office orders for thousands of state public servants have been directly challenged by the state’s Public Service Association, which has demanded formal reviews because of the national fuel crisis. As states, including Victoria and Tasmania, invoke free public transport measures, and Queensland ...
Airservices Australia has hit robust industrial turbulence over a proposal to restructure the way the government-owned enterprise finances its aviation firefighting appliances, with the Aviation Branch of the United Firefighters Union of Australia branding the government’s intention an attempt “to effectively privatise the nation’s Aviation Rescue Fire ...
The national cabinet has agreed to reduce fuel prices by 26.3 cents per litre following a meeting on Monday. The reduction to Australia’s fuel excise will remain in place from April 1 to June 30, with the ACCC watching for lower fuel prices to be passed on to consumers at
The federal government passed its Fair Work Amendment (Fairer Fuel) Bill 2026 on Monday, removing the six-month waiting period that would otherwise be in place for Fair Work Commission orders to deal with rising fuel prices. For the exemption to apply, the commission must be satisfied that two thresholds are
Clare Huppatz will be Western Australia’s next chief health officer. Huppatz, who is currently deputy chief health officer, will be the first woman to serve as Western Australia’s most senior health official. Her appointment follows the retirement of Andrew Robertson last month after seven years in the role. Health Minister
Australian wonks are not meeting the moment, according to former Australian Border Force commissioner Michael Outram. Giving the keynote address at OpenFisca’s Policy Innovation for Public Good conference yesterday, Outram said policymakers are being outmanoeuvred by changes in global circumstances. He said in his commissioner role, the consequences of this
Queensland’s flagship public sector event returns for its 22nd year in June. The 2026 BiiG Conference, Co-Create, Innovate, Collaborate: Bringing people, purpose and partnerships together for better public outcomes, will be a vibrant forum where the public sector and its partners come together to exchange ideas, build meaningful relationships and
Recent concern about fuel availability has reopened an old debate in a new policy context. Working from home, remote work, and hybrid work are again being discussed as practical ways to reduce avoidable travel. That is a sensible discussion to have, but for policymakers and ministers, the more useful question
Australia is investing billions in cyber security hardware and sovereign capability, yet we continue to overlook a critical single point of failure: the workforce itself. While the threat landscape evolves at machine speed, our sector remains tethered to a talent pool that fails to reflect either the complexity of the
The forty-eight hours preceding an audit committee meeting are often characterised by a familiar, frantic ritual: a desperate scramble for screenshots, spreadsheets, and manual attestations to prove the agency’s digital gates are locked. Yet, as the ASD’s Commonwealth Cyber Security Posture in 2025 report (tabled in February 2026) makes clear, this ...
Artificial intelligence is rapidly becoming part of everyday healthcare. Tools now assist with diagnosis, documentation, triage and clinical decision-making, and adoption across the health sector is accelerating. This is both exciting and necessary. Healthcare systems face workforce pressures, rising demand and increasing complexity. Used well, AI can ...
