Thought Leadership in Government | The Mandarin https://www.themandarin.com.au/features/thought-leadership/ Australia’s venue for public sector leaders Mon, 20 May 2024 05:44:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.themandarin.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1.png?w=32 Thought Leadership in Government | The Mandarin https://www.themandarin.com.au/features/thought-leadership/ 32 32 202087916 Skills Guarantee procurement guide released by DEWR https://www.themandarin.com.au/246684-skills-guarantee-procurement-guide-released-by-dewr/ https://www.themandarin.com.au/246684-skills-guarantee-procurement-guide-released-by-dewr/#respond Mon, 20 May 2024 05:44:46 +0000 https://www.themandarin.com.au/?p=246684 Procurement Connected applies to Commonwealth procurement in construction and ICT worth $10 million or more.

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]]> https://www.themandarin.com.au/246684-skills-guarantee-procurement-guide-released-by-dewr/feed/ 0 246684 DPS has no way of knowing number of parliamentarian medical interventions https://www.themandarin.com.au/246692-dps-has-no-way-of-knowing-number-of-parliamentarian-medical-interventions/ https://www.themandarin.com.au/246692-dps-has-no-way-of-knowing-number-of-parliamentarian-medical-interventions/#respond Mon, 20 May 2024 05:36:54 +0000 https://www.themandarin.com.au/?p=246692 Department of Parliamentary Services has no precise way of recording when medically qualified parliamentarians intervene in medical emergencies.

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]]> https://www.themandarin.com.au/246692-dps-has-no-way-of-knowing-number-of-parliamentarian-medical-interventions/feed/ 0 246692 Monetary policy not affecting housing supply, says RBA https://www.themandarin.com.au/246670-monetary-policy-not-affecting-housing-supply-says-rba/ https://www.themandarin.com.au/246670-monetary-policy-not-affecting-housing-supply-says-rba/#respond Mon, 20 May 2024 05:16:02 +0000 https://www.themandarin.com.au/?p=246670 RBA assistant governor Sarah Hunter said demand and building costs ultimately dictate the supply of new housing.

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]]> https://www.themandarin.com.au/246670-monetary-policy-not-affecting-housing-supply-says-rba/feed/ 0 246670 Artificial intelligence is already affecting elections https://www.themandarin.com.au/246647-artificial-intelligence-is-already-affecting-elections/ https://www.themandarin.com.au/246647-artificial-intelligence-is-already-affecting-elections/#respond Mon, 20 May 2024 03:20:45 +0000 https://www.themandarin.com.au/?p=246647 Elections in Pakistan, the US, Indonesia and India were subjected to significant, widespread deceptive AI content, says electoral commissioner Tom Rogers.

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]]> https://www.themandarin.com.au/246647-artificial-intelligence-is-already-affecting-elections/feed/ 0 246647 APS budget investment earmarked to secure Australia’s economic future with clean energy https://www.themandarin.com.au/246629-aps-budget-investment-earmarked-to-secure-australias-economic-future-with-clean-energy/ https://www.themandarin.com.au/246629-aps-budget-investment-earmarked-to-secure-australias-economic-future-with-clean-energy/#respond Sun, 19 May 2024 23:36:57 +0000 https://www.themandarin.com.au/?p=246629 Five key announcements in the budget as public service measures to secure the nation’s future prosperity with emerging technologies needed for Australia’s clean energy transition.

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]]> https://www.themandarin.com.au/246629-aps-budget-investment-earmarked-to-secure-australias-economic-future-with-clean-energy/feed/ 0 246629 In to bat again for Julian Assange https://www.themandarin.com.au/246597-in-to-bat-again-for-julian-assange/ https://www.themandarin.com.au/246597-in-to-bat-again-for-julian-assange/#respond Sun, 19 May 2024 21:50:31 +0000 https://www.themandarin.com.au/?p=246597 Later today, Julian Assange's lawyers will make their final appeal against his extradition to the US. That's why we need whistleblower laws.

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]]> https://www.themandarin.com.au/246597-in-to-bat-again-for-julian-assange/feed/ 0 246597 Services Australia seeking ADHD recruits after outsource cull https://www.themandarin.com.au/246613-services-australia-seeking-adhd-recruits-after-outsource-cull/ https://www.themandarin.com.au/246613-services-australia-seeking-adhd-recruits-after-outsource-cull/#comments Sun, 19 May 2024 20:53:25 +0000 https://www.themandarin.com.au/?p=246613 If the workforce should reflect the community, the boss just got a mirror. Broader mindsets make for more inclusive employment options.

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]]> https://www.themandarin.com.au/246613-services-australia-seeking-adhd-recruits-after-outsource-cull/feed/ 1 246613 Minister suspends New England County Council weed management board https://www.themandarin.com.au/246606-minister-suspends-new-england-county-council-weed-management-board/ https://www.themandarin.com.au/246606-minister-suspends-new-england-county-council-weed-management-board/#respond Sun, 19 May 2024 20:29:46 +0000 https://www.themandarin.com.au/?p=246606 Ron Hoenig suspends the board of authority for the management of priority and invasive weeds in the New England area over “financial irregularities”.

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]]> https://www.themandarin.com.au/246606-minister-suspends-new-england-county-council-weed-management-board/feed/ 0 246606 Small businesses excluded from procurement, says ombud https://www.themandarin.com.au/246581-small-businesses-excluded-from-procurement-says-ombud/ https://www.themandarin.com.au/246581-small-businesses-excluded-from-procurement-says-ombud/#respond Sun, 19 May 2024 06:21:32 +0000 https://www.themandarin.com.au/?p=246581 Australian small business and family enterprise ombud has slammed the government for rejecting most of his procurement recommendations.

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]]> https://www.themandarin.com.au/246581-small-businesses-excluded-from-procurement-says-ombud/feed/ 0 246581 MediSecure breach latest in trend of healthcare hacks https://www.themandarin.com.au/246569-medisecure-breach-latest-in-trend-of-healthcare-hacks/ https://www.themandarin.com.au/246569-medisecure-breach-latest-in-trend-of-healthcare-hacks/#respond Sun, 19 May 2024 06:13:12 +0000 https://www.themandarin.com.au/?p=246569 Cybersecurity coordinator Michelle McGuinness said the breach had not made it from MediSecure's systems into the wider healthcare network.

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