Out
with the old west, in with the new.
The McGowan government has all the key pieces in place for its sweeping project to rebuild the WA public sector. It claims to have created a new culture across government after just one year in office.
Norway is worried about winning too much (NYT). They even offer aid to other countries to compete against them, for fear that otherwise the rest of the world will lose interest in those sportsThe McGowan government has all the key pieces in place for its sweeping project to rebuild the WA public sector. It claims to have created a new culture across government after just one year in office.
ATO outsourcing grows by $200 million in five years, contracting ...
Who is Michael McCormack? The life and controversies of Australia's new deputy PM
Holly Woodlawn, Jackie Curtis and ‘Little’ Joe Dallesandro at Slavic American Andy Warhol’s Factory in 1971
'Bitter disappointment': Union loses appeal on tax office hot desking
The Dystopian Technologies Being Used to Control Workers
Big companies are surveilling workers more intensively than ever and using that to create high tech sweatshops.
- Da Vinci’s BFF, the CPA
Paying for credibility: ‘Don’t you need a logo on it?’
Why do public servants need to use consulting firms so much? And how can you be a skilled buyer of consulting? Senior officials tell their side.
Scamwatch round-up – Microsoft Dynamics, Xero, ATO and Australia PostData breach damage control: five tips on public sector privacy controls.
BRIAN FLETCHER: Now, more than ever, there is much concern from citizens on how data is handled. Getting it right will save you and the agency the very embarrassing scrutiny of public opinion.Co-design gone wrong: FACS responds to union’s fury.
The NSW agency behind ChildStory says it is “absolutely confident” that it is better than the system it replaces. The union, however, says problems that threaten the ability of case workers to protect children are being ignored.
CEDA's EPO is a series of briefings on the Australian economy and politics for the year ahead.
Labor's Chris Bowen: Paul Keating protégé and would-be treasurer ...
Via LLRX – Learning from tech – Anna McGrane, COO of PacerPro, shares her insights on a 200 hour coding program structured to encourage participation in the training and the value of the learning environment. McGrane describes key takeaways from the training that we can borrow and apply in the legal sector.
Claims of money laundering and corruption stain Latvia’s banking system Latvia’s top banking official has been accused of taking a bribe
Inspector General For Intelligence Community Buried Report ...
Joe
Hockey: how Australia conquered guns, and why America can't.
"Gun control advocates point to
Australia for inspiration in ending gun violence. The Australian Ambassador to
the United States, Joe Hockey, thinks they should stop."
EU OpenMinted Project Paper – What is text mining, how does it work and why is it useful? “This article will help you understand the basics in just a few minutes. Text mining seeks to extract useful and important information from heterogeneous document formats, such as web pages, emails, social media posts, journal articles, etc. This is often done through identifying patterns within texts, such as trends in words usage, syntactic structure, etc. People often talk about ‘text and data mining (TDM)’ at the same time, but strictly speaking text mining is a specific form of data mining that deals with text…
Most
leaders know their strengths — but are oblivious to their weaknesses.
"Everyone has weaknesses, but over
the course of administering assessments to tens of thousands of leaders, we
have found that most of the time that mild weaknesses do not impact a person’s
overall effectiveness. Thus, while leaders usually aren’t aware of their
weaknesses, this doesn’t hurt them." (HBR)
ONE BIG EDITOR’S NOTE: Here
is just part of it, from Newsweek’s story on its own financial backing, which
is under
investigation. “As we were reporting this story, Newsweek Media Group fired
Newsweek Editor Bob Roe, Executive Editor Ken Li and Senior Politics Reporter
Celeste Katz for doing their jobs.” Also, the Newsweek owners say
they want to increase their ties with a small Christian college and a
controversial Korean-American pastor.
They Make Skating ‘As Ethereal As Ballet’ – A Dance Critic On French Ice Dancers Papadakis And Cizeron
Gia Kourlas: "To me, no team, gold medal or not, matches the artistry of Ms. Papadakis and Mr. Cizeron. ... Suddenly, a competition is a conduit for more than skating. It's a window into another space and time: eerie, quiet, floating." … Read More
WHEN ATHLETES TELL THEIR
OWN STORIES: The best story on a blockbuster Boston Celtics trade may
have come from Isaiah Thomas himself. The Celtics saw him primarily as an
asset, he wrote. Yes, HE wrote. The Players
Tribune allows the stars to tell their own stories, which are occasionally
brilliant. But writer Amos Barshad — and your morning correspondent, who used
to edit an occasionally insightful blog by Paul Pierce — ask: Is it journalism?
"Gun control advocates point to Australia for inspiration in ending gun violence. The Australian Ambassador to the United States, Joe Hockey, thinks they should stop."
EU OpenMinted Project Paper – What is text mining, how does it work and why is it useful? “This article will help you understand the basics in just a few minutes. Text mining seeks to extract useful and important information from heterogeneous document formats, such as web pages, emails, social media posts, journal articles, etc. This is often done through identifying patterns within texts, such as trends in words usage, syntactic structure, etc. People often talk about ‘text and data mining (TDM)’ at the same time, but strictly speaking text mining is a specific form of data mining that deals with text…
Most
leaders know their strengths — but are oblivious to their weaknesses.
"Everyone has weaknesses, but over the course of administering assessments to tens of thousands of leaders, we have found that most of the time that mild weaknesses do not impact a person’s overall effectiveness. Thus, while leaders usually aren’t aware of their weaknesses, this doesn’t hurt them." (HBR)
Gia Kourlas: "To me, no team, gold medal or not, matches the artistry of Ms. Papadakis and Mr. Cizeron. ... Suddenly, a competition is a conduit for more than skating. It's a window into another space and time: eerie, quiet, floating." … Read More
"Everyone has weaknesses, but over the course of administering assessments to tens of thousands of leaders, we have found that most of the time that mild weaknesses do not impact a person’s overall effectiveness. Thus, while leaders usually aren’t aware of their weaknesses, this doesn’t hurt them." (HBR)
ONE BIG EDITOR’S NOTE: Here
is just part of it, from Newsweek’s story on its own financial backing, which
is under
investigation. “As we were reporting this story, Newsweek Media Group fired
Newsweek Editor Bob Roe, Executive Editor Ken Li and Senior Politics Reporter
Celeste Katz for doing their jobs.” Also, the Newsweek owners say
they want to increase their ties with a small Christian college and a
controversial Korean-American pastor.
They Make Skating ‘As Ethereal As Ballet’ – A Dance Critic On French Ice Dancers Papadakis And Cizeron
Gia Kourlas: "To me, no team, gold medal or not, matches the artistry of Ms. Papadakis and Mr. Cizeron. ... Suddenly, a competition is a conduit for more than skating. It's a window into another space and time: eerie, quiet, floating." … Read More
WHEN ATHLETES TELL THEIR
OWN STORIES: The best story on a blockbuster Boston Celtics trade may
have come from Isaiah Thomas himself. The Celtics saw him primarily as an
asset, he wrote. Yes, HE wrote. The Players
Tribune allows the stars to tell their own stories, which are occasionally
brilliant. But writer Amos Barshad — and your morning correspondent, who used
to edit an occasionally insightful blog by Paul Pierce — ask: Is it journalism?
Olympics 2018: Czech skier steals gold in women's super-G
Speaking of ranking = Czechs boys and girls love the YHA places Down Under