By Paul Hemsley The Parliament of New South Wales has given its blessing to the appointment of Supreme Court Judge the Hon Megan Latham as the next Commissioner of the state’s public sector watchdog, the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC). The state Parliament’s Committee on the ICAC confirmed Justice Latham’s appointment for a five year […]
4 November, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski If you thought the price of parking is a rip-off, spare a thought for Senator Penny Wong, the Federal Finance Minister. New figures and analysis released today by Canberra’s top bean-counters reveal that the Commonwealth public servants spent a total $1.1 million in ‘parking fees’ over the 2011-12 financial year – a […]
11 April, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski The federal government’s official style guide is set to become a pay-per-view exercise after the Department of Finance and Deregulation revealed that it will imminently gavel-off the public sector reference manual to private operators to cut costs. A tender notification issued by Finance reveals that the agency intends to pursue a “seeking […]
30 January, 2013
By Julian Bajkowski The local government sector in New South Wales has been rocked by the findings of an Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) probe released today that has found 41 people participated in corrupt conduct, with many now council employees and officers now likely to face prosecution. The corruption watchdog has found that “22 […]
29 October, 2012
By Julian Bajkowski Australia’s elite combat forces serving in regions including Afghanistan could soon be issued devices like iPhones and iPads as standard kit for fighting wars as the military looks to give soldiers a digital edge over their adversaries. The Department of Defence has called for technology suppliers to provide it with ideas on […]
23 August, 2012
By Paul Hemsley South Australian smart phone users will be able to access vehicle registration services via mobile apps. The Android and iPhone smart phone apps for the EzyReg online and mobile look-ups for vehicle registrations were delivered for $85000. Finance Minister, Michael O’Brien said the initiative delivers savings and caters for the public’s growing […]
11 January, 2012
By Lilia Guan Lane Cove Council’s general manager, Craig Wrightson told Government News, it has released an iPhone application to help local residents find more car parking spaces in the shopping centre at Lane Cove Village. The idea for the app came off the back of the council’s initial attempts to install a […]
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