By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski Australia’s burgeoning local government sector will get its first ever official statistical snapshot through an official council workforce census covering the whole of Australia….
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Federal CIO quits amid shake-up
By Julian Bajkowski The odds of a major policy shake-up in central technology strategy for federal agencies have shortened dramatically after the long-anticipated resignation of whole-of-government chief information officer Ann…
CSIRO says tech tools can help in disasters
By Paul Hemsley The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has revealed that emerging technologies such as computer modeling and social media can help governments and emergency services more…
ALGA comes to a crossroads in Hobart
By Julian Bajkowski The Australian Local Government Association’s National Local Roads and Transport Congress in Hobart will double-up as an election venue for a new leader after former Queensland local…
WA councils push for container deposit scheme
By Paul Hemsley with Julian Bajkowski The Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA) is pressing the state government to introduce a ‘Cash for Containers’ scheme to curb high levels of…
Tasmania’s credit rating trimmed
By Paul Hemsley Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings has defended her state’s economic performance after Moody’s Investors Service booted the island’s credit rating down a notch on the back of rising…
NSW public servants set for Monday stop work
By Julian Bajkowski A mass rally of New South Wales public sector workers protesting the O’Farrell government’s plans to slash around 10,000 jobs from agencies is primed to kick off…
BCA bureaucratic meddling claims slammed by Gray
Special Minister of State, Gary Gray, has vehemently rejected claims by the head the Business Council of Australia, Jennifer Westacott, that inexperienced and meddlesome ministerial staffers are eroding the quality…
Managing social media risk
Managers in government find the Social Media Risk: Privacy and Governance Forum 2012 to be of interest to move smoothly into a world dominated by emerging forms of online communications….
Adapting to social media demands
Government organisations around the world are faced with new demands, new expectations and a fast-growing array of new technologies and tools. To be effective in today’s complex, interlinked and fast-changing…