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KPMG unfit to do government work, Pocock says

Peter Gearin — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:09:48 +0000

Greens Senator Barbara Pocock says evidence at corporations and financial services committee hearing shows KPMG is 'systemically dishonest'.

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‘Massive overreach’: Police to deploy Australian-first surveillance

Peter Gearin — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:16:18 +0000

Western Australia becomes the first jurisdiction in Australia to use real-time facial recognition cameras.

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Powers to demand documents overrule KPMG’s legal privilege, Senate clerk says

Alex Cameron — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:49:09 +0000

Senate clerk Richard Pye has rejected the notion that KPMG could refuse to provide documents to a government committee due to 'professional privilege'.

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Just not boring enough: Audit finds Snowy Hydro 2.0 nowhere near pay dirt

Julian Bajkowski — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:29:55 +0000

After doubling its projected cost in 2023, Snowy Hydro 2.0 now appears set for another cost blowout.

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Movers & Shakers: First chief of Veteran and Family Wellbeing

Dan Holmes — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:00:00 +0000

An anonymous promotion at ACIC, John Bradley named EPA boss, SA electoral commissioner resigns and the new all-Indigenous AHL board.

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Adopt AI quickly or fall behind, Bradshaw warns

Peter Gearin — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:51:31 +0000

Three leaders - Iain Anderson, Abigail Bradshaw and Liz Neville - on what it takes for public servants to improve their effectiveness.

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Remuneration tribunal must not put lipstick on a pig

Alex Cameron — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:02:04 +0000

SES pay is a scandalous mess, and the tribunal's review into secretaries' salaries is a Pandora's box of competing vested interests.

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Family violence perpetrators are exploiting our systems. Regulators must close the gaps.

Alex Cameron — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 01:03:17 +0000

Research shows that people who use violence will keep looking for loopholes to exploit as systems and technologies change.

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VAGO says reporting on road accident prevention poor

Alex Cameron — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:54:02 +0000

The Department of Justice and Community Safety has no way of charting the impact of measures it says were designed to reduce road accidents.

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ICAC NSW: ‘Systemic corruption’ at Parramatta Council motivated alleged ‘retribution’

Dan Holmes — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 21:40:16 +0000

Parramatta Council's former CEO Gail Connolly has told ICAC NSW she is a whistleblower, not a corrupt actor.

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