Australians’ trust in government and government officials has hit a record high.
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A contemporary Welcome to Country?
Community-led events that showcase the personality and culture of a place are the ideal platform for encouraging locally driven visitation.
UN praises Australian anti-slavery laws
A UN delegation has praised Australia’s anti-slavery laws, saying the legislation could position the nation as a world leader.
New terminology makes aid more acceptable
The foreign aid debate needs to be reframed with new terminology to sell it to the public, a report says.
Governments aren’t businesses – but should act more like them, says Gartner
Government agencies will always have different priorities than commercial businesses, but they can learn a lot from them. So says Rick Howard, government research agenda manager with leading IT analyst…
Carillion fallout gathers pace – ‘end the outsourcing racket’
The public sector should provide public services, says UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. “We will rewrite the rules to give the public back control of their services,” he has…
Public-private disaster unfolding in Britain
It has barely been reported in Australia, but it is big news in Britain. One of that country’s largest beneficiaries of government outsourcing, a company called Carillion, has gone broke….
Population growth drives Australia’s economy
Australia will become the 11th largest economy on earth within the next eight years. The forecast is from UK think tank the Centre for Economics and Business Research, and is…
From the Editor – Government News is bigger, better, brighter
Government News has been delivering the stories behind government administration and policy since 1981. That’s 36 years, or half a human lifetime. It has thousands of readers, in all levels…
US Government to give away 10,000 Fitbits
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has selected wearable monitor Fitbit for a use in large scale health study. The program, called All of Us, was established by the…