PM pulls COVID commission into government

The National COVID Commission will be reborn as a strategic government advisory body.

27 July, 2020

Planning reforms ‘not about cutting corners’

Decisions on NSW development applications will be dramatically cut to speed economic recovery.

15 July, 2020

Mistakes? We made a few admits govt services minister

The Department of Government Services has admitted to errors in its initial Covid response.

9 July, 2020

Putting arts and culture at the centre of Covid recovery

Artist and urban planner Peter Ciemitis talks to GN about the role of the arts in Covid recovery.

3 July, 2020

70 per cent don’t trust govt on personal data

An international survey has found Australians are highly distrustful of government data collection.

29 June, 2020

Council redeploys staff to food charity

A COVID-hit Sydney council is lending underemployed staff to a food charity.

15 June, 2020

Taking control of the new normal

Eventually recovery funding and stimulus spending will come to an end, forcing government services into a new normal. Some departments may find themselves in this phase almost immediately, for others it will take years.

28 May, 2020

Treasurer stands by ATO after $60b JobKeeper bungle

The Treasurer is standing by his department despite a $60 billion JobKeeper error.

25 May, 2020

Councils slammed by coronavirus

Council budgets are starting to show the financial toll COVID-19 is taking on local government.

21 May, 2020

Sydney gets 10km of pop-up cycleways

Sydney is getting pop-up bike paths as capacity limits are placed on public transport.

18 May, 2020

Sydney traffic lights automated to combat COVID-19

Automated pedestrian crossings will be active in the Sydney CBD for 24 hours a day.

23 March, 2020

MyGov website crashes as 95,000 seek access

The MyGov website crashed as tens of thousands of newly jobless Australians sought assistance.

23 March, 2020

City of Melbourne approves $10m coronavirus stimulus

From multi-million stimulus packages to cancelled swimming lessons, councils have joined the fight against COVID-19.

19 March, 2020

Council curfews accused of fueling panic buying

Councils are being asked to waive supermarket delivery curfews to help minimise panic buying.

19 March, 2020