Potential for APS job losses hits 50,000

Bluster over APS industrial negotiations and pay rises has officially hit fever pitch after the government calculated pay rises in terms of job cuts.

28 February, 2014

Melbourne CBD junks parking meters for pay-by-phone technology

Mobile apps and related payments are quickly starting to eliminate the need for costly hardwired infrastructure as councils look for ways to increase convenience and deter risk takers when it comes to clipping the ticket.

27 February, 2014

Fresh probe considers shunting Queensland Rail onto national tracks

Queensland’s extensive system of freight lines could soon be integrated with the existing national network if an investigation by the federal rail operator can prove it’s a viable move.

27 February, 2014

Canberra the App reveals Capital’s undercover locations

Frustrated locals and tourists alike can now find the capital’s wealth of well-hidden resources thanks to some revealing smartphone innovation.

26 February, 2014

Deloitte government research chief sees danger in outdated privatisation models

William Eggers can see an imminent future where digitally savvy, self-enabling citizens will soon challenge the purpose and power of bureaucracy entrenched government institutions.

24 February, 2014

Victorian Auditor-General finds deficiencies in council asset management

Councils in Victoria have been warned to pull up their socks in the management of their buildings, parks and gardens, roads, bridges, land and drains.

24 February, 2014

Trams set to roll as Canberra taps consortium for technical nouse

The Australian Capital Territory has embarked on the first stages of its light rail rollout after a consortium to deliver technical advice on how to integrate small trains into the city’s existing infrastructure was appointed.

24 February, 2014

New row over Commission of Audit’s cone-of-silence

Public submissions normally collated and published online by the government have been dispensed with before the Budget.

24 February, 2014

Mobile fingerprint harvesting gets cold shoulder from cops

Neither police nor privacy protectors are keen on the prospect of keeping dabs on those not convicted of a crime.

20 February, 2014

WA’s country councils shake Barnett and Buswell for royalties revenue

Regional communities in Western Australian are pushing the state government hard to scrap cuts and restore funding needed to clear a $2 billion project backlog.

20 February, 2014

Public Service wages and conditions in Coalition crosshairs

Eric Abetz and Tony Abbott have dispensed with the niceties in the renegotiation of the APS’s main industrial instrument warning bureaucrats to either agree to a pay freeze or cop a haircut on leave entitlements.

19 February, 2014

Apps on taps as Wyong replaces 12,000 water meters

Local governments are piping in mobile innovation as they seek to make the most from their most liquid assets.

17 February, 2014

CPSU prepares to brawl Abbott over cuts and conditions

Federal public servants and their union are gearing up for a once in a generation battle over entitlements, conditions and the future of the public service.

13 February, 2014

Feds forced ‘Buy Aussie’ mandate holds despite industry collapse

The Department of Finance is still mandating the purchase of locally made cars even though Toyota, Holden and Ford have all pulled the plug on production.

13 February, 2014