The AFP is investigating the $30 million purchase of land near the Western Sydney Airport site.
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Trust in local government high, councils told
Australians have a strong connection to their local councils despite public confidence in institutions falling, a conference has been told.
Feds want drivers licenses for facial recognition
The Federal Government will ask the states and territories to provide photos and personal information from drivers licences to build a national facial recognition scheme.
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Finance launches investigation into ERP software costs
By Julian Bajkowski The Department of Finance has put some of the world’s biggest business software companies on notice that their lucrative contracts will soon be the subject to a…
CPSU suspends campaign support for Rudd
By Julian Bajkowski and Paul Hemsley Anger within the Commonwealth public service over fresh funding cuts by the Rudd government has boiled over after the Community and Public Sector Union…
Rudd taps software vendor profits to extract carbon scheme savings
By Julian Bajkowski Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has thrown down the gauntlet to Commonwealth Public Service executives to start extracting much greater efficiency and productivity gains from technology and software…
Quigley calls time on NBN
By Julian Bajkowski The chief executive of the National Broadband Network Co., Mike Quigley has pulled the plug on his role at the top job of the $37.4 billion government…
Holden’s subsidy demand spells more doubt for fleet buyers
By Julian Bajkowski and Paul Hemsley Australian public sector fleet buyers are facing fresh uncertainty over the future of General Motors Holden’s domestic manufacturing operations Australia after the carmaker reportedly…
Public service given mobile marching orders
By Julian Bajkowski Federal agencies and departments have been firmly put on notice by Communications Minister Stephen Conroy and Special Minister of State Mark Dreyfus QC that they are expected…