Agency evidence in NSW budget estimates has put the average waiting time for a NSW driver’s licence at 19 days — one short of the 20 maximum benchmark. The introduction of an overseas licence transfer scheme last year has inundated Service NSW with requests for driver tests. As of February, overseas licence
Commissioner and former High Court judge Virginia Bell revealed her approach at the first public hearing in Sydney on Tuesday. The prevalence of antisemitism nationwide, its drivers and how law enforcement and intelligence are equipped to combat it are key focuses of the inquiry. The probe will use a definition
In the latest in a series of diplomatic rollbacks, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has announced the closure of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. In its January 30 statement, the department said that the embassy would cease operations on June 30, 2026 — a decision
Public service leadership rarely fails dramatically. It narrows. Across Commonwealth, state, and local government agencies, sustained structural pressure has become the operating condition. Fiscal constraint. Political scrutiny. Media intensity. Reform fatigue. Workforce capability gaps. Accelerated policy cycles. Pressure is no longer episodic. It is ...
The Department of Parliamentary Services has 11 working days until a powerful Senate committee reveals whether it believes the department has breached parliamentary privilege. An inquiry by the Senate’s privileges committee has a March 10 deadline for its probe into the handling of data during the investigation into a payment
The Australian defence and political establishment has yet to be convinced that the A$368 billion AUKUS pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States looks not only unbalanced but doomed to imprudent investments and meagre returns. Of the three, only one member stands to gain impressively, as it
A new working group has been established by the federal government with instructions to improve efficiency in the higher education sector. The Department of Education, led by secretary Tony Cook, will co-chair the group alongside Universities Australia. It will comprise members from relevant regulators, peak bodies, unions and student representatives.
“I spent a lot of time walking around the organisation and meeting staff, and learning about their jobs. We’ve got a wide variety of staff here who do such incredible things.” The hub of Australian democracy is a big building. Among the first things Department of Parliamentary Services secretary Jaala
The Australian Taxation Office’s second commissioner in charge of the revenue agency’s client engagement group, Jeremy Hirschhorn, has revisited the prospect of the agency collaborating with Services Australia to enable the near-time automation of earnings checks for welfare recipients to inform benefits payments. In a quiet but tectonic shift that
Like nuclear device testing, nothing warms the strategic hearts of Australia’s major power allies more than a remote, friendly location (with a dry dock), potable water, and a trusted nuclear powerplant maintenance facility to make sure your rods don’t get too hot. All washed down with some fine local chardonnay
The Commonwealth Treasury has revealed that female representation among the workforce of the central agency has “sustained” over the past six years, with women comprising 54% of public servants in 2025. The ratios of women to men working in Treasury were 53% to 47% in 2021; 52% to 48% in
The federal government has begun its recruitment drive for the head of its inaugural Environmental Protection Agency, as the latest tranche of national environmental protection law reforms comes into effect. On Monday, Minister for the Environment and Water Murray Watt said the national environmental regulator would be up and running
Agency evidence in NSW budget estimates has put the average waiting time for a NSW driver’s licence at 19 days — one short of the 20 maximum benchmark. The introduction of an overseas licence transfer scheme last year has inundated Service NSW with requests for driver tests. As of February, overseas licence
Commissioner and former High Court judge Virginia Bell revealed her approach at the first public hearing in Sydney on Tuesday. The prevalence of antisemitism nationwide, its drivers and how law enforcement and intelligence are equipped to combat it are key focuses of the inquiry. The probe will use a definition
In the latest in a series of diplomatic rollbacks, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has announced the closure of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. In its January 30 statement, the department said that the embassy would cease operations on June 30, 2026 — a decision
Public service leadership rarely fails dramatically. It narrows. Across Commonwealth, state, and local government agencies, sustained structural pressure has become the operating condition. Fiscal constraint. Political scrutiny. Media intensity. Reform fatigue. Workforce capability gaps. Accelerated policy cycles. Pressure is no longer episodic. It is ...
The Department of Parliamentary Services has 11 working days until a powerful Senate committee reveals whether it believes the department has breached parliamentary privilege. An inquiry by the Senate’s privileges committee has a March 10 deadline for its probe into the handling of data during the investigation into a payment
The Australian defence and political establishment has yet to be convinced that the A$368 billion AUKUS pact between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States looks not only unbalanced but doomed to imprudent investments and meagre returns. Of the three, only one member stands to gain impressively, as it
A new working group has been established by the federal government with instructions to improve efficiency in the higher education sector. The Department of Education, led by secretary Tony Cook, will co-chair the group alongside Universities Australia. It will comprise members from relevant regulators, peak bodies, unions and student representatives.
“I spent a lot of time walking around the organisation and meeting staff, and learning about their jobs. We’ve got a wide variety of staff here who do such incredible things.” The hub of Australian democracy is a big building. Among the first things Department of Parliamentary Services secretary Jaala
The Australian Taxation Office’s second commissioner in charge of the revenue agency’s client engagement group, Jeremy Hirschhorn, has revisited the prospect of the agency collaborating with Services Australia to enable the near-time automation of earnings checks for welfare recipients to inform benefits payments. In a quiet but tectonic shift that
Like nuclear device testing, nothing warms the strategic hearts of Australia’s major power allies more than a remote, friendly location (with a dry dock), potable water, and a trusted nuclear powerplant maintenance facility to make sure your rods don’t get too hot. All washed down with some fine local chardonnay
The Commonwealth Treasury has revealed that female representation among the workforce of the central agency has “sustained” over the past six years, with women comprising 54% of public servants in 2025. The ratios of women to men working in Treasury were 53% to 47% in 2021; 52% to 48% in
The federal government has begun its recruitment drive for the head of its inaugural Environmental Protection Agency, as the latest tranche of national environmental protection law reforms comes into effect. On Monday, Minister for the Environment and Water Murray Watt said the national environmental regulator would be up and running
