The new Administrative Review Tribunal will help prevent another Robodebt, the government says.
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4000 inquiries brought together in new public library
A new public database brings together documents from every royal commission and public inquiry held in Australia since the mid-19th century.
$780m fines for consultants who help clients dodge tax
The government is planning to increase fines for consultants who promote tax dodging schemes to $780 million.
Face recognition laws ‘could allow mass surveillance’
Proposed legislation would have allowed the government to collect and share biometric data.
Canberra on high alert for Security in Government
By Staff Writers Australia’s pre-eminent public sector security gathering is primed to attract record numbers of delegates from federal state and local agencies and industry in Canberra on Tuesday, as…
Attorney General firmly spells out government cloud security policy
By Julian Bajkowski Federal Attorney-General, Mark Dreyfus QC has drawn a firm line in the sand over how government buyers can adopt cloud computing solutions by stipulating a comprehensive set…
Referendum text released amid Coalition cleavage
By Julian Bajkowski The Gillard government has finally released the text of the proposed Constitutional amendment to give financial recognition to local government, with Opposition spokesman on local government Barnaby…
Federal funds put councils in hot water
By Paul Hemsley Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Mark Dreyfus, has launched a program to help local councils install solar or heat pump hot water systems in…
NSW councils caught in carbon crossfire
By Paul Hemsley The head of NSW Shires Association, Ray Donald, has warned that state and federal governments need keep partisan bickering out of local government participation in the carbon…