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First nations artefacts will be returned to Queensland from Canada under an agreement with the Museum of Vancouver.

Queensland Museum deal with Vancouver sees return of artefacts - Government News First nations artefacts will be returned to Queensland from Canada under an agreement with the Museum of Vancouver.

Can AI help save local government? AWS thinks so - Government News

Can AI help save local government? AWS thinks so - Government News AI can help councils become more financially sustainable, cloud computing giant AWS says in a submission to a parliamentary inquiry.

Victoria appoints new Victims of Crime Commissioner - Government News

Victoria appoints new Victims of Crime Commissioner - Government News Former acting Health Care Complaints Commissioner Elizabeth Langdon has been appointed as Victoria’s new Victims of Crime Commissioner.

New role for Nicholas Whitlam - Government News

New role for Nicholas Whitlam - Government News Former NRMA president Nicholas Whitlam has been appointed to chair the NSW State Insurance Regulatory Authority (SIRA).

New CEO for Housing Australia - Government News

New CEO for Housing Australia - Government News Scott Langford has been appointed as the new CEO of the independent national social and affordable housing authority.

Intelligence experts says technology is enabling serious transnational organised crime on an industrial scale. How can the government keep up?

Is the government losing the battle against tech-enabled transnational organised crime? - Government News Is the government losing the battle as new technology and big data enables an increasing onslaught of transnational organised crime?

NSW invests in 1,300 new council apprentices - Government News

NSW invests in 1,300 new council apprentices - Government News NSW has provided funding for an extra 1,300 apprentices and trainees across the local government sector from next year.

New laws won't stop public sector bosses contacting employees out of hours, but workers now have the right to ignore them. New guidelines explain how this will look.

Public servants get right to ignore bosses out of hours from next month - Government News The APSC has issued guidelines to help Commonwealth agencies respond to new right to disconnect laws.

Hawkesbury River County Council is deploying drone technology to combat invasive weeds, which are flourishing after recent flooding.

Councils deploy drone against weeds flourishing in flood region - Government News Hawkesbury River County Council is deploying drones to combat invasive weeds, a side effect of flooding in the area.

Infrastructure Sustainability Council appoints PwC partner as new CEO - Government News

Infrastructure Sustainability Council appoints PwC partner as new CEO - Government News Sustainability executive Toby Kent will join the Infrastructure Sustainability Council as its next CEO.

'The Sport Venues Connect platform will create a one stop shop for sporting facilities which will help communities all over Queensland capitalise on the opportunities in the lead up and long after the Games.'

Qld launches digital sports venues platform - Government News Queensland has launched a new digital platform where international and interstate teams will be able to tap into the state’s sporting venues.

'Wattle Range Council has experienced a cyber incident involving the unauthorised access by an unknown third party to a portion of legacy computer file system.'

Stolen council data appears on dark web - Government News Data stolen from South Australia's Wattle Range Council in a cyber attack has appeared on the dark web.

'I know how hard farmers work to fight invasive pests and weeds on their land, I will work to ensure they are not doing this alone.'

NSW announces biosecurity appointments - Government News The NSW government has appointed three women to key biosecurity roles.

'Amid a severe housing crisis, we need to look at every option we can to get a roof over people’s heads sooner.'

NSW sites announced for modular social housing trial - Government News The NSW Government has announced the first sites for a trial of modular social housing.

'I think that Australia can take a great deal of heart by the fact that this disruption could have been far worse than what it was.'

Microsoft outage could have been much worse: PM - Government News The federal government has praised swift action and cooperation among all levels of government during the Microsoft crash.

'We look forward to .. sharing the potential benefits for wastewater treatment with the water sector.'

Hydrogen byproduct to be used in wastewater treatment trial - Government News Barwon Water will investigate the use of pure oxygen produced as a byproduct of renewable hydrogen to treat wastewater.

Space industry boss quits after 3 months in the job - Government News

Space industry boss quits after 3 months in the job - Government News Maria MacNamara is stepping down as CEO of Australia’s peak space industry body.

Former TfNSW secretary Rob Sharp has been appointed as interim CEO of the national airspace management agency.

Former TfNSW boss appointed interim CEO at Airservices Australia - Government News Former Transport for NSW secretary Rob Sharp has been appointed as interim chief executive officer of Airservices Australia.

'It has become clear that … there is major dysfunction across the entire organisation.'

Minister orders public inquiry into dysfunctional NSW council - Government News The NSW government has ordered a public inquiry into Liverpool City Council after serious concerns about widespread dysfunction.

The code sets minimum expected standards of behavior that all government sector employees must meet.

NSW public servants urged to prepare for binding code of conduct - Government News A new binding code of conduct for all government employees will be introduced in New South Wales in November.

‘I suspect Angus Campbell’s Distinguished Service Cross is the tip of the iceberg .'

Inquiry opens into Defence medals system - Government News A Senate committee will inquire into ‘potentially illegal medals’ awarded to senior Defence officers and the integrity of awards bestowed on senior involved in the Afghanistan conflict.

'Reviewers are not confident that a voluntary agreement could be reached in a timely manner and in the public interest.'

NSW at risk of being 'held hostage' by toll operators - Government News A report calls for speedy legislation to ensure NSW's toll road reform agenda isn't determined by operators.

Councils have resolved to call on the government to develop a two year transition plan for a staged and structured implementation of the new Aged Care Act.

Councils call for two years to implement new Aged Care Act - Government News Local councils have called for a two year transition plan to implement the new Aged Care Act, to give them time to adapt their services.

'Australian’s trust in the federal government has increased significantly in 2023. This exceeds the OECD average, placing Australia in the top 10 of the 30 countries surveyed.'

Australia in top ten OECD countries that trust government most - Government News Almost half of Australians trust the federal government, higher than the OECD average, according to a survey of 30 nations.

'Ms Ferguson will oversee, advise and support the council to improve its governance processes and practices.'

Municipal monitor appointed at Colac Otway Shire - Government News A municipal monitor has been appointed to Colac Otway Shire Council following governance and councillor conduct concerns.

'I have run out of steam. I hope the next Commissioner will succeed where I have failed.'

SA anti-corruption chief quits in exasperation, claims ICAC has been ‘gagged’ - Government News SA corruption commissioner Ann Vanstone has handed in her resignation, saying she’s run out of steam trying to address a damaged system.

'The State Government is instituting a range of measures to support councils but where there is continuing underperformance despite that support, I will step in.'

Councils to be ranked on housing league table - Government News The NSW government will rank councils on a league table showing how they are progressing on housing targets.

'The most important recommendations relate to rebalancing the rewards and penalties in the system, to reward doing the right thing and not just for pleasing the minister even when that involves doing the wrong thing.'

Podger calls for recalibration of APS 'reward' system - Government News The APS needs to ensure senior bureaucrats are rewarded for doing the right thing rather than pleasing the minister, a discussion paper says.

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Former Treasury head to chair Net Zero Commission - Government News The NSW government has launched the Net Zero Commission with former Treasury Secretary Paul Grimes as its inaugural Chair.

'I actually think going forward, given the threat level, given the amount of concern over foreign interference, this is may well be something that continues into the future.'

Government tech audit necessary in light of foreign threat: minister - Government News All government agencies must conduct an audit of their technology assets to identify potential vulnerabilities.