As Australia’s government services sector came together last week, a battle-hardened leadership reflected on the extraordinary shift to digital delivery and increase in engagement with government that has been fuelled by the pandemic and east coast floods over the last 18 months.
At the second Australian Financial Review Government Services Summit, all eyes were on Government Services Minister Bill Shorten as he outlined the agenda for his portfolio that includes Service Australia, Medicare, Centrelink and the National Disability Insurance Agency.