About the author Bernard Keane is the politics editor at Crikey based in Canberra. He was formerly a senior public servant in various federal departments. Follow Bernard Keane
Unable and unwilling to govern: the Morrison legacy may last many years January 19, 2022 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks Under the traditional Canberra model of public policy, the issue of the impact of reopening the economy on the workforce and supply chains would have
The great public policy mystery: just why is the Morrison government so inept? January 18, 2022 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks We pick up the year where we left off, with the Morrison government lurching from one bungle to another, not merely stuffing up the simple
Defence projects 405 months late and counting. Good job Australia is not facing an aggressive superpower December 14, 2021 By Bernard Keane Defence Major defence projects are still running more than 20% behind schedule, the Defence department has no understanding of how many people are working on them,
Premium Insights and analysis What looms for the APS after a year like this? December 8, 2021 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks For the Australian Public Service, 2021 has thrown up a number of challenging issues — issues big enough that 2022 looms as an important inflection
Scott Morrison versus public sector wages growth November 18, 2021 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks Australian wages growth has finally staggered back to pre-pandemic levels, with yesterday’s seasonally adjusted Wage Price Index (WPI) showing a rise of 2.2% for the
