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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Convivial for GovCMS has passed an independent accessibility audit against WCAG 2.2 Level AA. Accessibility consultancy IncluD tested 52 pages of the Convivial site and concluded that there were no open issues and no warnings.
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Government digital projects demand more than just technical competence. They require a partner who understands compliance, public sector risk, and the unique lifecycle of government infrastructure. We have put together the following checklist to help guide government agencies through the procurement process.
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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 is announcing the development of a new “AI Edition” of its Convivial for GovCMS accelerator for Australian government agencies. The “AI Edition” can be installed in GovCMS PaaS to take advantage of Drupal AI functionality and the site, on top of a wide range of AI services.
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Discover how leveraging the Drupal ecosystem and trusted procurement panels protects government CMS platforms from vendor lock-in, security threats, and data sovereignty risks.
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The Drupal marketplace is driving a shift toward high-quality, accessible, and easily maintainable templates tailored for specific industry verticals (like government, healthcare, and education).
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A logged-in user experience is possible on GovCMS SaaS with a bit of creative thinking, opening the way to support online communities with simple needs.
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Morpht delivered the Defence and Veterans' Services Commission website in six weeks for its launch, built to WCAG 2.2 AA with a reusable consultation webform.
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The Convivial for GovCMS accelerator has recently undergone a significant round of improvements and fixes. The new improvements will bring more power and flexibility to site builders and editors on GovCMS projects making use of the starter site.
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In a recent DrupalSouth blog series, Murray Woodman was interviewed for some hot takes on the new Drupal AI initiative and innovation in general.
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Morpht rebuilt the Reef Knowledge System on GovCMS SaaS with a Resource Hub, topic navigation and personalised recommendations. Runner-up in two Splash Awards.
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Morpht moved Reef Guardian Schools to GovCMS SaaS with 382 schools and 800+ users, no re-registration, and a secure resource library just for teachers.
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Morpht created a new brand and award-winning website for the Medical Device Single Audit Program, with a document library searchable without document codes.
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GovFlix is Morpht's proof that GovCMS SaaS can deliver personalised recommendations, semantic search and an AI chatbot, with no personal data collected.
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At DrupalSouth Melbourne 2025, Naveen Valecha demonstrated how GovCMS personalisation can be achieved through tools like Custom Meta Tags and Convivial Profiler. These approaches help deliver more relevant content and better citizen experiences while maintaining privacy, accessibility, and compliance with Australian Government standards.
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Content developed for Australian government websites needs to be inclusive and accessible. Inclusivity includes “literacy” as one of the areas of consideration.
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Morpht had an incredible time at DrupalSouth 2025 Melbourne! It was, as always, a fantastic event filled with connection, collaboration, and learning alongside the Drupal community.
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The Convivial for GovCMS (Bootstrap) site accelerator has received a large update incorporating many new DXP features and other improvements and fixes.