Drupal Government

Governments around the world choose Drupal for its security record, flexibility, and open-source licensing. In Australia, it powers GovCMS for federal agencies and many state government sites.

Because Drupal is open-source with a large supplier market, you are not tied to one vendor. Morpht has delivered Drupal sites for federal and state agencies since 2012, and our team includes baseline security-cleared staff.

Our procurement checklist for choosing a Drupal partner

Why Drupal works for government

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Meets government standards

Build to WCAG 2.2 AA, the Digital Service Standard, and the Protective Security Policy Framework (PSPF).

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Lower risk, lower cost

No licence fees and a large pool of suppliers reduce the risk of lock-in or skill shortages.

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Ready for federal and state

Use GovCMS for Commonwealth sites, or Drupal with the NSW Digital Design System and other state platforms.

How to engage us

Federal agencies can engage Morpht directly through the Drupal Services Panel or BuyICT, with no open tender required. 

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See our work

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Morpht built the Australian Hydrographic Office's new GovCMS website on a condensed schedule, making charts, Notices to Mariners and tide tables easier to find.
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Morpht redesigned the National Office for Child Safety website in under three weeks for a national campaign. Page views then rose 745% in three weeks.
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Morpht moved the NSW Food Authority website to GovCMS, migrating 8,000+ pages and files. Traffic rose 9.7% year on year and time on page increased by 44%.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Drupal has a dedicated security team and a public advisory process, and it underpins GovCMS, which is hosted to Australian Government security requirements.

Latest insights

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Morpht delivered a new World AIDS Day website for the Department of Health and Aged Care in under three weeks, with an events map and improved search.
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Case study

Morpht redesigned the National Office for Child Safety website in under three weeks for a national campaign. Page views then rose 745% in three weeks.
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Your questions answered from the 'Are you talking to me? Personalisation on the TGA website' presented at GovCMS Mega Meetup 2023.
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Morpht has been announced as one of the initial suppliers on the GovCMS Digital Experience Platform (DXP) panel - providing personalisation, recommendation and AI services to Australian Government agencies.
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By embracing omnichannel experiences, encouraging data literacy, and investing in personalisation, government web teams can provide citizens with better access to information and services.
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Digital transformation initiatives typically involve developing a strategy, adopting new technologies, fostering a culture of innovation, and managing change effectively. Government organisations can avoid the common pitfalls we have seen through diligent communication and planning.
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Sharing our thoughts on the evolving landscape of content strategy in 2023, where quality takes precedence over quantity and personalisation becomes the key differentiator. How content is part of building a smarter website strategy.
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As governmental bodies adapt to the changing landscape, agility remains vital in embracing technologies. Let's explore the next wave of innovation and how agile agencies make the best choices.
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Marji Cermak shares tips and tricks for working with GovCMS, the website management system built by the Australian government on Drupal and hosted on AWS.
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Murray Woodman, our co-founder, explores the integration of AI services, such as Chat GPT and NLP Cloud, into Drupal using modules like Augmenta and ECA. He showcases the configuration and use of these modules for content augmentation, summarization, and classification while discussing AI-generated content's potential benefits and challenges.
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Segmentation groups customers based on interests or behaviours. Recency/Frequency/Monetary segmentation is a trusted method, grouping customers based on how recently they made a purchase, how frequently they purchased, and how much they spent. Paired with personalisation engines, websites can select content for specific customer lifecycle stages.
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Morpht rebuilt the TGA website on GovCMS, turning 95,000+ ARTG records into searchable pages and cutting 71 content types to 49 for 5.5 million monthly users.
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Drupal launched the latest version Drupal 10 on 15th December 2022. Upgrading to Drupal 10 will bring new features, better security, and performance boost to the project.
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A UX playbook for how to implement personalisation into a Drupal considering user research, discovery of user goals and the definition of user pathways and journeys through the site.
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IPEA is a government authority tasked with the management and reporting of parliamentarian expenditure. In this case study we will show how the Migrate and Solr modules were used to solve scalability and performance challenges by providing a user and editor friendly solution.
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The CGC website is based on Convivial for GovCMS and includes document containers and file collections; as well as an interactive map of Australia.