![Social media outlets are a key disruptor in the modern market, so how do organisations aim to overcome the challenges they present?](https://www.govnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/social-media-1.jpg)
The great communication barriers to overcome.
![Hospitals in Victoria will have their important medical equipment protected from cybercrime with a new anti-hacking device from Israel.](https://www.govnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/hospitals-cybercrime.jpg)
Rolling out Israeli firm Bio-Nexus’ anti-hacking devices.
![Fire hydrants are wanted in Brisbane and Logan from local suppliers under a new Queensland government procurement policy.](https://www.govnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/fire-hydrant.jpg)
‘Buy Queensland’ is the chant.
![ACT chief minister Andrew Barr has welcomed S&P decision to reaffirm the Territory's AAA credit rating, but warns federal spending could impact it.](https://www.govnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/canberra-sp.jpg)
Frugality puts ACT government in the black.
![Victorian councils have voiced their concerns about rate capping and cuts to state and federal funding and their impacts on rural local governments.](https://www.govnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/australian-money.jpg)
Struggling rural local governments needing a leg up.
![The Urban Taskforce of Australia will monitor councils in the Sydney area to track their performance on housing supply and affordability.](https://www.govnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/suburbs.jpg)
Housing supply and processing of planning applications puts councils under scrutiny.
![Bellingen in the north of New South Wales has won a landmark deal with NBN Co to enable local community members to use FTTC based broadband connection.](https://www.govnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/broadband.jpg)
How a NSW council got a better deal.
![The NSW local government sector will gather to discuss the challenges that population growth will have on infrastructure into the 2030s.](https://www.govnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sydney-bridge.jpg)
Local government sector to discuss future solutions.
![Public Transport Victoria has penalised Metro Trains with a fine of $1.2 million for a monitoring outage that downed the network for more than an hour.](https://www.govnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/melbourne-metro.jpg)
A lesson in meeting operational targets.