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A national digital ID scheme is being proposed. An expert weighs the pros and (many more) cons

In 2018-19, identity crime directly and indirectly cost Australia an estimated A$3.1 billion.

The Conversation

COVID royal commission backer says things have changed

The Albanese government has been forced to defend its decision not to set up a royal commission but rather a three-expert inquiry into the pandemic.

AAP

Digital ID bid to shield Australians from data breaches

The nation's digital ID system is being expanded and strengthened in an attempt to better protect the data and privacy of Australians.

AAP

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The plan to improve culture and conduct in the nation's most powerful building

Senator Gallagher expects opposition because of the potential for MPs to be sanctioned.

The Canberra Times

Ten years on and Canberra's maternity unit has the same problems

'We can't allow it to continue', the health minister said in 2014.

The Canberra Times

APSC reveals number of robodebt referrals over conduct 'breaches'

A taskforce will now consider whether to commence Code of Conduct investigations.

The Canberra Times

Finance department hires consultant to advise on hiring consultants in move compared to ABC’s Utopia

Exclusive: Department’s $32,000 contract, which comes after PwC tax leak scandal, slammed as ‘laughable scenario’

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Barr hopes deal saves time on light rail sign off

It could cut years off the process to extend light rail to Woden.

The Canberra Times

Senior public servants criticised by robodebt royal commission scrubbed from organisational charts

Lawyer Annette Musolino is on leave, as PM’s department assistant secretary Russell De Burgh is replaced on staff listing

The Guardian - AU

Australian government spending on big four consultancy firms up 1,270% in a decade, analysis shows

PwC, Deloitte, KPMG and EY face scrutiny as critics warn core functions of democracy should not be outsourced

The Guardian - AU

Deloitte declines to tell Senate which government department’s information it leaked internally

Greens senator repeatedly asks firm to reveal which department was implicated but question taken on notice

The Guardian - AU

First female RBA governor to bring 'reform agenda'

The incoming governor of the Reserve Bank, Michele Bullock, will have a full plate overhauling the major institution and laying out new ground rules.

AAP

PM says time to get ‘yes’ case rolling – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Newcastle's first public service academy opens

The Hunter has 'work force, profile and potential' to attract public servants

Newcastle Herald

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Paul Bongiorno: Business as usual in Canberra – so much for a kinder, gentler politics

Winston Churchill once observed that “democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others that have been tried”.

The Guardian - AU

Crikey issues lengthy second apology after opinion piece on Brittany Higgins

Editors of the online news outlet vow to change editorial processes after taking down controversial article

The Canberra Times

Advocates call for Greens to pass housing fund

The call follows a $2 billion investment in housing announced at the weekend.

The Conversation

Referendum bill to pass on Monday while government pulls out stops to try to secure housing fund

Federal parliament enters its last week before the winter break ready to approve legislation for the Voice referendum but with the government’s proposed $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund still in the balance.

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Coalition has no intention of taking focus off Katy Gallagher and Higgins settlement

National Bridget McKenzie says Katy Gallagher still has questions to answer on her knowledge of rape allegations made by Brittany Higgins

AAP

Gallagher has questions to answer on Higgins: McKenzie

National senator Bridget McKenzie says there are still unanswered questions on knowledge of rape allegations by Brittany Higgins before they were made public.

The Canberra Times

ACT to receive $50m of social housing spend

A plan for more housing will be developed in the coming months.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s politicians agree on one thing – it was a shocking week in parliament

Having spent two years trying to do better on sexual violence allegations, the damage will reverberate for some time

The Guardian - AU

The Coalition’s women problem is writ large in a here-we-go-again moment that returns parliament to its darkest days

Talking up the grossness of politics is a losing strategy, and one that has already backfired for the opposition

The Guardian - AU

ABC’s quiet revolution behind sackings as viewers switch off TV and tune into TikTok

So called ‘legacy jobs’ are on the way out and digital reporters are being hired as national broadcaster reinvents itself. Plus: Ten’s team shakeup

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Liberals come a cropper when they try to dig afresh into the Brittany Higgins story

Two women ended up in tears in the Senate this week, as the Higgins imbroglio exploded yet again and in the process claimed a scalp.

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