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Australia to launch policy evaluation centre to ‘build a better feedback loop in government’

The Australian government is to establish a new centre for policy evaluation to help it understand what works in policy delivery, and what can work better. The Australian Centre for […]

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Australia reorganises departments to reflect new government’s priorities

The Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has announced the creation of a new environment ‘super ministry’ as part of a raft of changes aimed at restructuring government to reflect its […]
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Union chief demands inquiry into Canada’s Phoenix pay scandal; AEC launches disinformation register: policy & delivery news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of all the news you need to know but might have missed Head of Canadian public service union calls for inquiry into Phoenix pay disaster […]
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Australian government agencies ‘struggling to make data-driven decisions’

Around three quarters of Australian government agencies claim to be hampered in their ability to make decisions because of data collection issues, with only 4% able to get a full […]

‘$22m COVID testing bill’ for unvaccinated feds, UK government aids digital inclusion drive, Canada expands volunteer programme: policy and delivery round-up

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of all the news you need to know but might have missed $22m COVID testing bill for unvaccinated federal employees, Biden administration warns It could […]
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APS urges reservists to support Services Australia amid Omicron outbreak

A reserve dispatch of Australian public servants has been called upon to support Services Australia, the government’s payments and services arm, in an effort to alleviate staff pressures amid the […]

Australian government urged to produce long-awaited digital capability review

A senate committee has urged the Australian federal government to finalise and publish a review of its ICT and digital capabilities following an inquiry into the current capability of the […]