Reimagining what type of governance will best serve the 21st century Thursday June 6, 2019 By Adrian Brown Culture Two challenges with Australia's current model of governance are frequently mentioned. The first is that we are increasingly failing to achieve the outcomes people expect. Read more
Demand on under-resourced government requires better data and analytics Wednesday June 5, 2019 By Lisa Cornish Communications & Technology To deliver on the outcomes they are expected to achieve, the public sector need to use data better to drive policy and engagement. Read more
Our ABC: A bipartisan corporation? Tuesday June 4, 2019 By Scott Hamilton & Stuart Kells Communications & Technology The ABC’s viability, and its vital role as a free and fair umpire and contributor to the public good, depends on genuine bipartisan support. Today,… Read more
New Zealand’s wellbeing budget is a major policy innovation Monday June 3, 2019 By Michael Mintrom Community & Social New Zealand’s first ‘wellbeing budget’ was delivered last week by Minister of Finance Grant Robertson. As the second budget from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Labour-led… Read more
The future of Australia's doctors Monday June 3, 2019 By Anthony Scott Editors' Picks Doctors are a major part of the health system and play a key role in delivering high-value healthcare. Read more
Social impact bonds: a letter from the frontline -- part 2 Sunday June 2, 2019 By Elyse Sainty Economy & Industry Part 2 of Elyse Sainty’s letter from the frontline of Australia’s foray into social impact bonds in which she outlines her ‘thoughts and prayers’ for… Read more
Looking back to look forward: from ‘Twelve Actions’ to ‘Policy Profession 2025’ Sunday June 2, 2019 By Policy Profession Board (UK) Features Five years ago, the UK's Policy Profession Board made a commitment to improve policy making across government, signing the Twelve Actions to Professionalise Policy Making… Read more
What needs to change for flexible work to work? Wednesday May 29, 2019 By Synergy People & Capability Considering flexible work to be out of the norm often finds employees who do not work full time business hours to feel the need to… Read more
Social enterprise – a missing piece in the NDIS? Monday May 27, 2019 By Chris Mason and Gemma Carey Features One would think that quasi-markets and social enterprise are a match made in heaven, and the growth of social enterprise into quasi-market spaces is something… Read more
Randomised Controlled Trials: Is this best practice for policy and program evaluation? Monday May 27, 2019 By Criterion Conferences Sponsored The leading empirical research across the social sciences in the past 10 years has been increasingly dominated by Randomised Controlled Trials, which are now considered… Read more
How social housing providers can work with government to achieve success Monday May 27, 2019 By Civica Community & Social While the issue of social housing has long been a challenging hurdle for both governments and private providers alike, growing political turmoil both at home… Read more
Should it be a crime to publish fake news? Wednesday May 22, 2019 By Sonia Hickey Communications & Technology Integrity campaigners have labelled the spread of disinformation during the recent federal election campaign as ‘intolerable’, and are calling for criminal laws specifically designed to… Read more
What UK pollsters can tell Australians about citizen engagement and the 2019 federal election Wednesday May 22, 2019 By Brenton Prosser Features After the unexpected Brexit result and the 2015 British general election, a British Polling Council Inquiry investigated what went wrong in the polls. Its findings… Read more
Mind the gender gap: the hidden data gap in transport Tuesday May 21, 2019 By Nicole Badstuber Editors' Picks Data that is collected and analysed is often subject to gender bias, resulting in huge gaps in our understanding of how policies affect women. This… Read more
How machine learning can benefit the government sector Tuesday May 21, 2019 By James Cook University Communications & Technology Understand the power of machine learning and the benefits it can give to the government sector, and discover the growing field of data science. Read more
