Two employees of Victoria’s Building Authority face criminal charges amid an ongoing investigation by the state’s corruption watchdog.
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NSW public servants ordered back to the office
The NSW Premier’s Department has issued a circular to government agencies saying it’s time for employees to return to the office.
Is government losing the battle against tech-enabled transnational organised crime?
Is the government losing the battle as new technology and big data enables an increasing onslaught of transnational organised crime?
Stolen council data appears on dark web
Data stolen from a South Australian council has appeared on the dark web.
CrowdStrike outage could have been much worse: PM
An effective government response helped Australia dodge a bullet from a global outage that affected Windows devices, the PM says.
Minister orders public inquiry into dysfunctional NSW council
Liverpool City Council will be the subject of a public inquiry to investigate serious concerns about widespread dysfunction.
Australia in top ten OECD countries that trust government most
Almost half of Australians trust the federal government, higher than the OECD average, according to a survey of 30 OECD nations.
Podger calls for recalibration of APS ‘reward’ system
The APS needs to ensure senior bureaucrats are rewarded for doing the right thing rather than pleasing the minister, a discussion paper says.
Councils vote against review of native title
A motion to confirm that mainstream laws apply to native title land has been voted down by councils at ALGA’s National General Assembly.
Inquiry finds ‘comprehensive failure’ by ASIC
A report recommends splitting ASIC’s functions into a companies regulator and a separate financial conduct authority.