We’ve come a long way since the Office of the National Data Commissioner (ONDC) came into existence in August 2018 with a simple mission to develop and pass the legislation now known as the Data Availability and Transparency Bill (DAT Bill).
Nominations are now open for the 2022 Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science.
This is your opportunity to nominate your leaders, employees, colleagues and peers for Australia’s most prestigious science awards.
The Awards recognise outstanding achievements in science, research-based innovation, and teaching our next generation about the important role science plays in our lives.
The Prizes include five Science and Innovation Prizes and two Science Teaching Prizes. Each year, the Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science award up to a total of $750,000 in prize money.
The Australian Public Service (APS) Commission released the APS Mobility Framework in April of this year.
The Framework supports and guides members of the APS to use mobility as a strategic workforce tool, focussing on three high value uses of mobility: addressing surges or peaks in demand, solving complex problems, and developing employees.
Public Service Commissioner Peter Woolcott AO stressed the importance of mobility in the public sector.
The recent Data Governance event hosted by the Graduate Data Network provided a forum for APS graduates and data governance newcomers to learn how data is used to drive better policy outcomes across the Australian Public Service.
The virtual event featured guest speakers:
Thirty-three inspirational Australians have been named as the national finalists for the Australian of the Year Awards.
Each of the national finalists have been nominated for an Australian of the Year Award by the National Australia Day Council due to their impact and achievement in a range of sectors.
These sectors include science and medicine, social and community projects, human rights advocacy, social entrepreneurship, sustainability and contributions to the pandemic response.
Critical technologies underpin our national security and drive our economic prosperity.
The Australian Government is addressing the opportunities and risks of critical technologies with the release of the new Blueprint and Action Plan, which contain the Government’s first List of Critical Technologies in the National Interest.
Caption: Australian Army Captain Dean Varian, Operations Officer of Australia's Federation Guard places a poppy for his great uncle Theo on the Roll of Honour at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT, 1 October 2019. Photo Credit: Department of Defence.
Red poppies are synonymous with Remembrance Day commemorations around the world.
This year celebrates 100 years since the Flanders Poppy was adopted as the commemorative flower of remembrance by The Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League of Australia (the League).
Professor Edward C. Holmes from the University of Sydney has won the 2021 Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for his groundbreaking work in COVID-19 research.
Professor Holmes was the first person in the world to share the genome sequence of the COVID-19 virus.
The impact of sharing this vital information has had on the global scientific response to the virus was immense, allowing for work to begin on developing a vaccine, just days following the publication of his findings.
The Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government (BETA), in partnership with the Australian Energy Regulator (AER), has released the Improving Energy Bills Final Report.
The report applies behavioural insights to the design of energy bills and will inform the AER’s development of a new Better Bills Guideline.
The National Strategy to Prevent and Respond to Child Sexual Abuse 2021-2030 (the National Strategy) has been launched.
The National Strategy was developed in partnership with Commonwealth, state and territory governments, and in consultation with range of non-government stakeholders including victims and survivors.