Court fines former councillor for failing to declare interests

A former Benalla Shire Councillor has been ordered to pay $8,500 after failing to declare his personal interests in companies, land and trusts.

6 July, 2022

New CEO at Legal Aid NSW

Attorney General Mark Speakman has appointed Monique Hitter as the new CEO of Legal Aid NSW.

6 July, 2022

Bendigo City CEO to stay on for another year

Long-serving Bendigo CEO Craig Niemann will serve an extra year after being re-appointed CEO by mutual agreement.

28 June, 2022

Financial reporting made easier for WA councils

Financial reporting for local government in WA will be simplified starting from next month with the introduction of standardised templates.

16 June, 2022

Chief Medical Officers take out top honours

Australia’s leading public health officials who helped steer the nation through the Covid-19 pandemic have been recognised in the Queens Birthday Honours List.

13 June, 2022

Attracting executive talent to local government

Councils are increasingly sourcing and recruiting talented individuals from a wide range of backgrounds and sectors, and this is having a positive impact on the ability of local government to meet the varied and complex needs of their communities.

10 June, 2022

Hoffman resigns as head of NDIA

The controversial head of the NDIA Martin Hoffman will step down as CEO from next month.

9 June, 2022

Victorian public servants urged to speak out about undue influence

Victoria’s public servants are being encouraged to dob in anyone who tries to improperly influence them.

6 June, 2022

Queensland to bring outdated public record laws into the digital age

Queensland will review its 20-year-old public record keeping laws to recognise digital and societal change.

30 May, 2022

Gaetjens out, acting head installed at PM&C

Appointments, departures and movement in and around government.

30 May, 2022

Guiding principles for transition in government

There are four major players in any government transition. At any given time, you could be any one of those players.

25 May, 2022

Management style at WA housing authority enabled corruption: inquiry

The management style at WA’s former housing department enabled a senior public servant to defraud the state of millions of dollars, an inquiry has heard.

23 May, 2022

Audit finds lack of fraud controls over council grant programs

A five-year audit of six Victorian councils has found shortcomings in fraud controls around grants programs.

12 May, 2022

Grants review calls for more transparency via public database

A review of NSW grants administration in NSW calls for a single government website that provides comprehensive public information about grants.

9 May, 2022