We are working to better understand free-to-air television reception issues being experienced by some households in parts of Newcastle, Lake Macquarie and the Central Coast within the Federal electorate of Shortland.

As part of this initiative, free television reception assessments will be available for selected households. Information collected through these assessments will contribute to a better understanding of television reception issues in the Shortland area.

On 15 October 2026, the Minister for Communications introduced legislation into the Parliament to enable a Digital Duty of Care.

The proposed Digital Duty of Care reforms will protect and empower Australians online by:

The APS Employee Census is an annual staff survey that collects employee experience and sentiments across a wide range of areas such as wellbeing, innovation, communication, leadership and culture. This year, the Census was open to all our APS staff between May 4 and June 5.

Our 2026 Census results show strong scores across job satisfaction, immediate supervisor and SES leadership, against the broader APS.