My mother-in-law used to send extraordinary emails. The text was invariably both bold and italic, and if she was in a jaunty mood, teal. Her missives were, if nothing else, distinctive — a change in pace from the sea of 12-point Arial and Calibri that festoon the standard inbox. We’re
Four months after the Bondi attack, Australia is still coming to terms with what it means, with some of the attention focused on the idea of social cohesion. This is one of those terms that’s rarely used in daily life. But it speaks to something very important about how we
The Australian Taxation Office has revealed extensive plans to industrialise the use of artificial intelligence across its vast technology and data estate, but warned it will not compromise on data protection and stewardship, including requiring ethical considerations before sharing data (hello, robodebt). In a frank and candid keynote speech to
Another federal department has confirmed voluntary redundancies ahead of the federal budget. Responding to questions from The Mandarin, a spokesperson for the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts (DITRDCSA) said there had been a “small number” of voluntary redundancies. “Voluntary ...
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
My mother-in-law used to send extraordinary emails. The text was invariably both bold and italic, and if she was in a jaunty mood, teal. Her missives were, if nothing else, distinctive — a change in pace from the sea of 12-point Arial and Calibri that festoon the standard inbox. We’re
Four months after the Bondi attack, Australia is still coming to terms with what it means, with some of the attention focused on the idea of social cohesion. This is one of those terms that’s rarely used in daily life. But it speaks to something very important about how we
The Australian Taxation Office has revealed extensive plans to industrialise the use of artificial intelligence across its vast technology and data estate, but warned it will not compromise on data protection and stewardship, including requiring ethical considerations before sharing data (hello, robodebt). In a frank and candid keynote speech to
Another federal department has confirmed voluntary redundancies ahead of the federal budget. Responding to questions from The Mandarin, a spokesperson for the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts (DITRDCSA) said there had been a “small number” of voluntary redundancies. “Voluntary ...
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
