Declining public school enrolments, falling Year 12 retention, and gender imbalance among teachers raise concerns about a long-term trend in the wrong direction.

Disasters expose the necessity of public services, challenging political rhetoric against administrative expenditure and ...

The Australian Taxation Office extended work-from-home orders for its Queensland staff as widespread flooding inundates Brisbane and stretches south to New South Wales, despite Cyclone Alfred ...

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Increasing scrutiny of grant programs is prompting governments to strengthen transparency, governance, and proportionality in funding decisions.

Strategic planning, collaboration, commercial flexibility, and innovation will enhance local government infrastructure procurement.

AI's role in procurement includes improving compliance, fraud detection, and efficiency, among other benefits -- as long as human oversight is ensured.

The government says its Buy Australian Plan balances economic capacity-building with cost-effective, high-quality sourcing. But is there more to it?

Procurement integrity requires ethics, leadership, compliance, and culture to uphold public trust and accountability, says Ian Goodwin.

The ATO has mandated government use of Peppol e-invoicing software to streamline payments, reduce costs, and boost efficiency. Yet SMB adoption remains low.

Reforming government procurement to boost transparency, accountability, and trust while tackling corruption and wasteful spending, says Transparency International CEO Clancy Moore.

Transparency, accountability, and value for money characterise Australia’s government procurement practices, with an emphasis on competitive tendering and open processes. Modern policies see digital ...