The objective of this audit was to examine key aspects of the NBN RFP process, including: the background to and conduct of the RFP process; management of key risks associated with the process and outcome; and stakeholder consultations.

Innovation in a public sector context has been defined as the ‘creation and implementation of new processes, products, services and methods of delivery which result in significant improvements in the efficiency, effectiveness or quality of outcomes’. In short, innovation is the application of new ideas to produce better outcomes. Innovative activity in the public sector...

Over the last decade, Australia has experienced workforce shortages in a number of health professions, particularly in rural and remote regions. The ongoing shortage of doctors and nurses in these areas of the country has many characteristics in common with difficult social policy issues – it is multi-causal with many interdependencies, has no clear or...

The objective of this evaluation was to assess the effectiveness and efficiency of the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relation's management of the Indigenous Youth Mobility Program and the appropriateness of the program in assisting Indigenous youth in remote locations to undertake and complete qualifications that will lead to sustainable employment and support the...

The objective of the audit was to assess the Torres Strait Regional Authority's management and utilisation of the Torres Strait Finfish Fishery in line with its objectives.