Ombudsman to investigate health dept decisions on COVID-19 travel permits

The Victorian Ombudsman will investigate decisions about COVID-19 related travel permits.

16 September, 2021

Outsourcing of human services creating corruption risk, report finds

Organisations that get government funding to deliver critical community services are at risk of corruption.

5 September, 2021

Minister vows to press ahead with infrastructure contribution changes

The NSW planning minister has indicated he will press ahead with controversial changes to developer levies saying he is “impatient for reform” despite pushback from councils.

19 July, 2021

Social housing ‘will reduce domestic violence costs’

A report says social housing could save millions of dollars currently being spent to support domestic violence victims.

15 July, 2021

Deloitte to deliver digital health gateway

Deloitte Consulting has won the contract to deliver the government’s new health information gateway.

5 July, 2021

Big data not being harnessed to improve infrastructure planning

Australia is failing to leverage big data to plan and deliver community infrastructure in urban areas

28 June, 2021

Zero complaints made about COVIDSafe app

There hasn’t been one complaint about the COVIDSafe app since it was released.

18 June, 2021

Homelessness strategy ‘unlikely to end homelessness’

The NSW homelessness strategy is likely to have only a limited effect.

7 June, 2021

Don’t blame us for housing shortage, councils say

Councils say the market is to blame for housing shortages after the NSW Productivity Commission pointed to the planning system.

3 June, 2021

Addressing the regional housing crisis

Regional areas are bearing the brunt of the affordability pressures that have come along with Australia’s strong housing market.

25 May, 2021

Labor promises $10b for social housing

Labor has promised a $10 billion social housing splurge in its reply to the federal budget.

14 May, 2021

Councils accused of hoarding infrastructure contributions

NSW councils are sitting on $3 billion of infrastructure contributions, a report says.

28 April, 2021

Report wants domestic violence officers at LG peaks

A report recommends funding local government domestic violence policy officers.

12 April, 2021

Proposed NDIS changes face pushback

The new NDIS minister has stepped into a policy minefield on her first day in the job.

8 April, 2021