Premium Insights and analysis Three issues with Senate estimates questions on notice homework Editors' Picks It’s almost time for senators to put their game face on and quiz public servants about how departments are run and money is spent.
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Senate estimates bring mysterious wink, net-zero deal silence and training video pressure October 26, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal As the government faced a grilling at senate estimates on Monday, a mysterious wink from public servant Stephanie Foster stole the show.
Brittany Higgins slams lack of departmental action following alleged rape May 25, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Culture In the more than two years since the former ministerial staffer was allegedly raped at Parliament House, the department has not changed its policies for responding to such incidents.
Odd logic: why the Morrison government won't mandate Essential Eight cyber controls April 17, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology In an unusual piece of logic, the federal government says it will not mandate the Australian Signals Directorate’s Essential Eight information security controls for all
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SES on sick leave accused of 'snowballing' Senate committee February 8, 2016 By Stephen Easton News The chair of a Senate committee has accused a senior executive from the Department of Parliamentary Services of providing “deliberately misleading” answers to questions in Estimates hearings last year.
