By Drew Baker* The Australian public sector can now access enhanced management and leadership development capabilities to meet current and future challenges, thanks to the new partnership between the Australian…
Category: Workforce
Getting clever about shared services
By Greg Field* Reduced costs and increased efficiency are the big sell of public sector Shared Services, but the benefits can fast evaporate when leadership and cultural obstacles arise. Former…
Feds replace outdated security manual
By Mike Rothery* A new protective security policy has arrived, bringing with it major changes to the business of Australian Government agencies. On 1 August, the new Protective Security Policy…
Reforming councils without amalgamation
By Chris Johnson* With council elections in NSW complete and submissions to a government review of the viability of local government submitted in September, now is the time to rethink…
Gosford looks to NBN for a lift
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski The rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN) in Gosford on the New South Wales Central Coast could provide a vital economic shot in…
WA crackdown claims second council
By Julian Bajkowski Western Australian Local Government Minister John Castrilli’s crackdown on sloppy management has yielded another casualty after he suspended the Shire of Ashburton in the state’s iron-rich Pilbara…
Bendigo beseeches Shorten over super shortfall
By Julian Bajkowski The $400 million superannuation funding shortfall for Victorian councils has prompted a personal visit by Federal Financial Services and Superannuation Minister, Bill Shorten to the town of…
Councils face national headcount
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….
Federal IT future on Cabinet table
By Julian Bajkowski Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has revealed that future federal government technology procurement has been put on the Cabinet table for discussion under the forthcoming Digital White…
Gillard pushes telework to business
By Julian Bajkowski The Gillard government has kicked off a major industry and publicity push to sell the productivity dividends of teleworking to business, the public sector and the electorate…