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DSS has form when it comes to underperforming systems

Audit reports show DSS repeatedly mismanages welfare systems, with $5b in age pension errors, long delays, weak oversight and ...
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Dep sec clarifies reform steps for university regulation

Imagine deregulation shaped with universities, not imposed on them. Education officials review TEQSA powers, data burdens, ...
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Defence takes plunge into the shallows with $4bn littoral deal

Renowned local shipbuilder Austal Defence Australia will build the Damen Naval Landing Ship Transport 100-class at Henderson ...
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Australian former cyberspook slotted for selling hacking tools to Russians

Former ASD operative Peter Williams sold sensitive components of a US Defense Department contractor's trade secrets to a ...
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Digital government minister unapologetic over Service NSW licensing logjam

Service NSW's driving test backlog has reached COVID levels, nudging the maximum 20-day benchmark. Jihad Dib is not sorry.
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Why almost every Australian will get the same text message

Almost all mobile phones in Australia will receive a test emergency alert in late July as the federal government prepares to roll out a new warning system for bushfires, floods, storms, and ...