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Former senator renews legal fight over FoI delays

Former senator renews legal fight over FoI delays

Transparency advocate Rex Patrick will renew a fight to cut delays in freedom of information requests, which he claims are intentionally slowed by underfunding.

Staff diverted from FOI despite long backlog: inquiry

Staff diverted from FOI despite long backlog: inquiry

Staff diverted from FOI despite long backlog: inquiry

Staff diverted from FOI despite long backlog: inquiry

Ex-FOI commissioner Leo Hardiman has called out the government agency for sidelining issues in the freedom of information system.

Million-dollar fines for tax leaks under new NSW bill

Million-dollar fines for tax leaks under new NSW bill

Million-dollar fines for tax leaks under new NSW bill

Million-dollar fines for tax leaks under new NSW bill

New laws will hit consultancy firms and other companies with penalties of up to $5.5 million if they leak confidential government tax information.

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Nine in 10 government agencies report cyber incidents

Nine in 10 government agencies report cyber incidents

The public sector should bolster its protection after 90 per cent of Victorian government agencies experienced cybersecurity incidents in 2022, an auditor says.

Brothers avoid jail over $6m fake stamp operation

Brothers avoid jail over $6m fake stamp operation

Shaheryer and Obaid Khan have avoided jail or conviction for acting as minions in a $6 million counterfeit stamp operation which was run by their older brother.

Million-dollar fines for tax leaks after PwC scandal

Million-dollar fines for tax leaks after PwC scandal

Consultancy firms and other companies will face penalties of up to $5.5 million under a NSW bill aimed at preventing leaks of confidential tax information.

Tasmanian premier reveals health, stadia ministers

Tasmanian premier reveals health, stadia ministers

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff has revealed who'll take on the health and stadia and events portfolios as he dons different ministerial hats in a reshuffle.

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Museums probe commissions after moat art gig dries up

Museums probe commissions after moat art gig dries up

Museums probe commissions after moat art gig dries up

Museums probe commissions after moat art gig dries up

Museums of History NSW will review its art commissions after deciding to axe a $530,000 moat art project at a historic Sydney landmark.

Barracks moat drained as arts project funding dries up

Barracks moat drained as arts project funding dries up

Barracks moat drained as arts project funding dries up

Barracks moat drained as arts project funding dries up

An artist's vision of a installing a moat around a centuries-old landmark will no longer come to life after the $530,000 project was mothballed.

Auditor chides three departments on lax record-keeping

Auditor chides three departments on lax record-keeping

Auditor chides three departments on lax record-keeping

Auditor chides three departments on lax record-keeping

An audit report has identified issues with the way three federal government departments are managing and archiving their information.

Outgoing commissioner brands NDIS cut-off age an oddity

Outgoing commissioner brands NDIS cut-off age an oddity

Outgoing commissioner brands NDIS cut-off age an oddity

Outgoing commissioner brands NDIS cut-off age an oddity

The age discrimination commissioner has queried why people are cut off from the National Disability Insurance Scheme once they reach 65.

Staff pulled from Sydney's strategic planning agencies

Staff pulled from Sydney's strategic planning agencies

Staff pulled from Sydney's strategic planning agencies

Staff pulled from Sydney's strategic planning agencies

NSW's primary planning agency, the Greater Cities Commission, has been gutted of staff, but one think tank reckons there's clear logic to the decision.

Vic school principals buckling under hefty workloads

Vic school principals buckling under hefty workloads

Vic school principals buckling under hefty workloads

Vic school principals buckling under hefty workloads

Authorities need to do more to keep Victorian school principals' health and wellbeing in check as they struggle with heavy workloads, a report suggests.

Audit turns tables on welfare agency's furniture spend

Audit turns tables on welfare agency's furniture spend

Audit turns tables on welfare agency's furniture spend

Audit turns tables on welfare agency's furniture spend

The auditor-general says Services Australia did not show how it got value for taxpayers' money out of buying office furniture.

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