The federal government is “seeking advice” about the appointment of former National Disability Insurance Agency chief executive Martin Hoffman to the board of a tech company that sells platform...
Public Sector
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A deputy secretary from Treasury who played a central role in the the landmark Asia Century Whitepaper during the Gillard Government Meghan Quinn is the new secretary to the...
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The new Labor government has been advised that a “broader review” of myGov may be needed to shape the future of the platform, as “underlying complexities” continue to plague...
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The Victorian government has turned to the private sector to establish a defence and space industry network to help local companies capitalise on “unprecedented investment” from the Commonwealth. The...
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The Industry department has brought in a handful of consultants from global giant Deloitte to help manage the removal of an ageing oil vessel floating on the Timor Sea...
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The Australian Digital Health Agency’s mandated move out of a Chinese owned data centre cost more than $27 million and is running late, missing the government’s deadline for a...
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The chair of the National Disability Insurance Agency has resigned just three months into his three-year appointment, leaving agency that oversees the $29 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme without...
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It might be hoped that the candidate selection process to fill a plush role as NSW Senior Trade Commissioner in New York is as grubby as things get in...
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Accenture has landed nearly $8 million in new contracts to continue work on Australia’s vaccine data system, with the Ireland-based multinational now receiving well over $30 million in total ...
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Home Affairs minister Clare O’Neil’s decision to pull digital passenger cards has raised new questions about the underlying government technology platform and its chequered history as the development bill...
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McKinsey has not been awarded an Australian government contract since February, and the global management consultants landing less than a quarter of the value of contracts from the Commonwealth...
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Some of the Public Service’s biggest users of outside contractors are not ensuring the outsourced workers are properly qualified, inducted or discharged, the national audit office has found, putting...
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This week, South Australian drug trafficker Domenic Perre was found guilty of the 1994 National Crime Authority bombing in Adelaide. Following a seven-month trial, Justice Kevin Nicholson found Perre...
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Missing data sharing policies, a government digital strategy not publicly updated since 2017, and a damaging reliance on consultants have been highlighted in a damning review of accountability within...