Tony Bates confirmed as Education secretary, bringing long public service experience and leadership in curriculum and ...

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“A lot of funding is [currently] 50-50, where a council might have to put in 50% of the funding themselves for the grant to ...

From visionary reformers to pragmatic fixers, ministers come in types. Public servants who calibrate their approach to them ...

Councils are in a hard place. They’re being called on to deliver non-traditional services, yet they’re revenue-constrained ...

When state and federal governments use local governments to implement their own agendas, councils are less able to respond to ...

Government grants are shifting, now focusing on real-world impact, learning, and accountability across Australia’s public ...

Artificial intelligence could help local councils deal with 'technical debt' and outdated systems — if they can find a way to ...

From budget constraints to the rapid rise of artificial intelligence, increasing expectations and workforce crises, there is ...

As roles and boundaries shift, local councils are using a wide range of forums and strategies to influence state and federal ...

For senior public servants, change leadership and honest conversations with staff and ministers are key to building resilient ...

When communications need to change quickly in response to new legislation, shifting public expectations, or emerging events like a pandemic, many agencies find themselves struggling to keep up.