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Tag: commonwealth
Human Services and Immigration scoop digital awards amid public sector digital doom report
National Archive push to shred Commonwealth’s paper records.
Policy think tank calls for national security review
Commonwealth should have larger law enforcement role, argues expert.
Respite care: disputed terrain
Building better respite care.
Councils aim cost shift broadside at National Commission of Audit
By Paul Hemsley and Julian Bajkowski The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has made a reinvigorated push stop the states and Canberra from dumping more service delivery functions on the…
Bureaucrats offer the public money for new ideas
By Julian Bajkowski Despite being hit by or threatened with big number staff cuts across Australia, the nation’s public sector workforce is standing up for the value it delivers to…
New bids to lock-up the Taxman
By Julian Bajkowski The Australian Taxation Office is best known for banging up tax cheats, but the Commonwealth’s chief revenue raiser has just announced it’s now officially on the hunt…
Leak lays bare Newman referendum support
By Julian Bajkowski A leaked letter from Queensland Premier Campbell Newman to Prime Minister Julia Gillard reveals that the state government is behind the proposed wording of a Constitutional amendment…
Ghettos the ghost of past governments
By Professor Patrick Troy* In the darkest depths of World War II, the Commonwealth chose to review the social security system in Australia. It was a remarkable commitment, especially when…
Bids called to refuel Christmas Island
By Julian Bajkowski A sharp increase in government activity related to unauthorised boat arrivals near Christmas Island has prompted an urgent upgrade of fuel storage facilities for the far flung…