New national emergency alert system now live

The latest version of the federal government’s Emergency Alert telephone warning system is up and running.

7 October, 2021

NSW budget invests in digital transformation

The NSW budget has invested in the rollout of government digital transformation intitiatives over the next 12 months.

24 June, 2021

Getting ready for 5G

Now is the time for government agencies to not only plan for the evolution of 5G technology, but for the technical measures that will be required in order to mitigate potential cybersecurity threats.

31 May, 2021

ADF extends satellite contract with Immarsat

The ADF has extended its contract with British satellite company Inmarsat until 2027.

5 April, 2021

Government posts ‘inadvertently’ wiped after Facebook ban

Government sites found themselves caught up in Facebook’s media ban.

18 February, 2021

Govt placed losing bet on copper network, says former NBN boss

The former NBN boss says the government is paying the price of past mistakes.

24 September, 2020

COVID gifts Aus Post record revenue growth

Coronavirus appears to have had a silver lining for Australia Post.

31 August, 2020

Awards shine bright light on councils in dark times

The winners have been announced in the 2020 NSW Local Government Awards.

10 August, 2020

Aus Post retrains posties, cuts priority letters

Australia Post is relaxing delivery standards and retraining thousands of posties.

22 April, 2020

Lost track of bin day? Ask the bot

The City of Adelaide has built a chatbot that can answer 35,000 questions.

11 December, 2019

Surveillance Devices Commissioner appointed

The NSW Surveillance Devices Commissioner will safeguard against illegal police bugging.

28 October, 2019

Tools enable agencies to build trust: commissioner

Open Government provides the antidote to the crisis of trust in government that threatens our ability to best serve citizens.

16 July, 2018

There’s an app for that: councils’ communication goes mobile

Keeping tabs on graffiti, potholes or dumped rubbish has become easier for a number of local governments using a new mobile application that provides improved communication with citizens.

2 July, 2018

New editor for Government News

The Intermedia Group has announced the appointment of Darragh O’Keeffe as editor of Government News ahead of a major revamp of the publication.

8 March, 2018