Greater local responsibility for NSW public school spending
The O’Farrell government has committed itself to working towards decentralising power within the NSW public school system with a series of initiatives designed to give schools more control over their spending.
Councils pushed towards amalgamation?
In the recent past we have observed how Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania and New South Wales all have used amalgamations as a means to ensure cost savings and increase the financial viability of local councils. The Deloitte Access Economics report, released last month, found that council mergers could bring efficiency gains of 10 to 20 per cent and that savings could reach a 35 per cent, or $100 million a year.
Analysis: The Pendulum of Government Decision-Making
Every so often, say every two or three years, the pendulum of government in Australia swings back and forth between the two poles of centralisation and decentralisation.
New Federal health policies causing chaos?
With the Federal government’s new health policy under negotiation with the states, reactions towards the ‘Local Hospital Networks’ scheme are ranging from support for the plan to heavy opposition.
Vic Government Status Quo - Less Change is More
Five months after the December state government elections in Victoria, it seems the motto for the Baillieu government is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".
O'Farrell Gets Under the Hood - NSW Government Changes
With the new New South Wales government settling into office after their victory in the March elections, there has been a frenzy of major structural changes and prominent executive appointments.
Health check for hospitals
A spate of issues regarding the Australian health system has recently become apparent, and these shed some light on the state of of the public health system at this critical stage.
E-Health and ICT: Opportunities amidst Uncertainty
Despite electoral uncertainty, both state and federal authorities are pushing forward ICT and e-health tenders and reforms with significant commercial ramifications for firms involved in the procurement sector.
Queensland in Decentralisation Mode
Queensland’s decision to revisit the state’s troubled CorpTech is symptomatic of a broader reconsideration of shared service provision across Australia’s public sector.
Government Web 2.0 Opportunities
As Australian governments look to embrace the possibilities of Web 2.0 technologies, the potential spin-offs for agile firms are expanding.
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