Human Services spent its $102m child support IT budget in two years

Human Services spent its $102m child support IT budget in two years

That money ran out in 2015-16,and the troubled Pluto system is now drawing on business-as-usual funds to get it in a properly functioning state.

  • byDoug Dingwall

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'Robo-debt'an unlawful exercise,former appeals tribunal member says

'Robo-debt'an unlawful exercise,former appeals tribunal member says

A former long-serving AAT member says the government needs to bring the system into compliance with law.

  • byDoug Dingwall
Microsoft cloud targets critical government business in Canberra

Microsoft cloud targets critical government business in Canberra

Two new regions of Microsoft's Azure cloud will open in Canberra on Tuesday.

  • bySally Whyte
Queensland councils are more than $5 billion in debt

Queensland councils are more than $5 billion in debt

Long-term financial sustainability remains a major risk for many councils,as Queensland's auditor-general warns they spend more than they earn.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Queensland ministers banned from using SnapChat,email for official business

Queensland ministers banned from using SnapChat,email for official business

The official guidelines come after a senior government minister was embroiled in a personal email account saga.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Civil society groups maligned as Western conspiracy in Asia

Civil society groups maligned as Western conspiracy in Asia

Civil society organisations are being sidelined in Asia,where they are treated as malign extensions of Western power,says a digital human rights expert.

  • byChris Zappone
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Premier will not ask Minister about CV emailed to private account

Premier will not ask Minister about CV emailed to private account

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will not ask one of her ministers about a CV sent to his private email account by a union boss.

  • byFelicity Caldwell
Quarter of a billion dollars in Queensland ICT blowouts

Quarter of a billion dollars in Queensland ICT blowouts

The government has overseen a quarter of a billion dollars in cost blowouts in its IT systems,according to figures released by the opposition.

ACT human rights commission'concerned'about new app for ACT police

ACT human rights commission'concerned'about new app for ACT police

Canberrans'privacy rights could be threatened by the new app.

  • byFinbar O'Mallon
ACT police emailing speeding tickets could be'ripe for scammers'

ACT police emailing speeding tickets could be'ripe for scammers'

Nigel Phair said experts had spent years warning Australians about dodgy email scams.

  • byFinbar O'Mallon
Public service bosses to be schooled in digital following IT problems

Public service bosses to be schooled in digital following IT problems

Public service bosses will take lessons aiming to improve their leadership in all things digital.

  • byDoug Dingwall