Pre-selection of candidates for political office is failing us

By The Mandarin
Our national governance is failing because the process for selecting political leaders is inadequate for the role that our system of government assigns to them.

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Movers & shakers: if not gender quotas, how well did targets work?

By The Mandarin

Performance reporting progress 'too slow', PGPA Act review finds

By David Donaldson

Indigenous Affairs' latest shakeup brings in a former military chief

By Harley Dennett

Frances Adamson on Australia's plan to ride out Donald Trump's trade war with China

By Stephen Easton

State of open government: vacancies, rankings, and the day democracy went silent

By The Mandarin

900,000 individuals opting-out of My Health Record was 'far lower than we were expecting'

By Harley Dennett

National cities plan needed for a growing Australia, argues major report

By David Donaldson

What the new Australian Digital Council discussed

By Stephen Easton

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The problem with official statistics – and three ways to make them better

By Liberty Vittert

Subsidiarity, leadership and an empowered public service: keys to rebuilding trust in government

By Centre for Public Impact

Data61 sizes the digital prize: Australia's $315 billion opportunity

By Tom Burton

BETA podcast: economics professor John List on getting out in the field

By Stephen Easton

Managing the highs and lows of data overload

By Kyle Murray & Dominic Thomas

Why we need a clear vision for Australia as a smart nation

By Neil Glentworth

Getting 'real': why political leaders want to connect informally with everyday people

By Carolyn M Hendriks & Jennifer Lees-Marshment

Tone-deaf to people's real needs, the silos strike back

By Damien Howard