The health and ageing department needs to avoid becoming beholden to stakeholders with the loudest voices, a capability review says.
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Tackling ethical issues around smart garbos
A new report looks at ethical issues around the use of AI by council garbage trucks at a Melbourne Council.
Call to overhaul ‘atrophied’ Queensland whistleblower laws
A report into Queensland’s whistleblower laws has called for the threshold of reportable behaviour to be raised to avoid trivial, ideological or personally motivated complaints.
Report finds procurement panels stifling competition
Commonwealth procurement panels are stifling competition, a parliamentary inquiry has found.
Almost 3 million myGov users take up Digital ID
Almost 3 million Australians have a digital ID, a digital transformation conference has heard.
$780m fines for consultants who help clients dodge tax
The government is planning to increase fines for consultants who promote tax dodging schemes to $780 million.
NSW rail project to go ahead despite warnings
The NSW government will deliver the south-western component of its Sydney Metro rail project after cost blowouts put its future under a cloud.
NSW considers banning lithium batteries from landfill
Lithium batteries and solar panels are among the emerging waste streams that will have to be dealt with in coming years.
Councillors received more than $1m for supporting developer
Two councillors promoted the interests of a developer for payment and in-kind support, a corruption inquiry found.
Qld councils failing to meet asset management standards
Fewer than one in ten Queensland councils are meeting international asset management standards.