Councils change organisational structures to meet demands
Local government managers should create environments that promote risk-taking and innovation, new research finds.
6 August, 2018
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New site for relaunched Government News
The new Government News website compliments the editorial team’s focus on original news and in-depth features.
1 August, 2018
Leadership in government: steps to improve performance
Many government leaders need to ‘hack’ their approach to leadership to accomplish more in less time.
1 August, 2018
Broken Hill moves out of isolation to lead collaboration
This remote council is reaching out to like-minded organisations to explore efficiencies and learnings.
31 July, 2018
Councils should consider tender for insurance: audit
Victoria’s auditor has questioned the financial sustainability of local governments’ mutual insurance but MAV says the scheme protects councils ‘through thick and thin.’
26 July, 2018
Dollars and sense: governments overhaul financial reports
Australia’s efforts to improve government fiscal reporting have been highlighted in an OECD report, which recommends greater use of summaries and analyses.
20 July, 2018
Experts call for action on council governance
State governments are being urged to tackle legislative inconsistencies and improved governance frameworks in the wake of Queensland’s Ipswich Council being stood down.
16 July, 2018
Indigenous procurement targets ‘smashed out of the park’
The Commonwealth’s Indigenous Procurement Policy has clearly achieved the key policy goals but its broader success is harder to evaluate.
16 July, 2018
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
APS ‘hollowed out’ by outsourcing, stagnant wages
The federal public service is plagued by a reliance on outsourcing, a lack of mobility and poor wage growth, the APS Review has been told.
16 July, 2018
Indigenous participation key to reform ‘broken’ system
As Australia celebrates NAIDOC week, local governments call for greater indigenous involvement in remote service delivery.
13 July, 2018
Councils hiking rates ‘behind closed doors’: report
New audit raises concerns that local governments in Queensland could be hiking rates beyond the legal limit and are failing to disclose reasons for rate increases, prompting a call for regulatory reform.
6 July, 2018
Crackdown on councils’ contracting of security services
Fair Work Ombudsman warns local governments could be liable if their contractors breach workplace laws after finding non-compliance in the supply chains of nearly two thirds of surveyed councils.
28 June, 2018
Reducing the reporting burden on local government
Councils in NSW feel they have to spend more time reporting on the work they do than on the work itself, but there is a solution, writes Annalisa Haskell.
28 June, 2018
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