Premium Insights and analysis Public sector reform: Everything you need to know about Gordon de Brouwer Editors' Picks A look at the CV of the man chosen to lead APS reform in a brand new secretary role signals a public sector renaissance may
Premium Insights and analysis Who are the Ukrainian ‘separatists’ being used as pawns in Russia’s military posturing? February 23, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Vladimir Putin’s decision to send Russian military forces into Ukraine shows he is not prepared to allow the US or NATO allies to call the
Questions remain about Omicron variant R value and risk of ‘breakthrough’ infection November 30, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal COVID-19’s Lambda and Mu variants thankfully failed to take off globally and researchers are hoping the new Omicron mutation will do the same but more
‘Clean hydrogen’ plan risks more greenhouse gas emissions, experts warn November 23, 2021 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Researchers from the Australian National University (ANU) are raising the alarm over the federal government’s promotion of producing hydrogen that uses fossil fuels as a
Research network to examine impact of ‘environmental change’ on community health November 17, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal The federal government has committed $10 million to the establishment of the Healthy Environments And Lives (HEAL) Network that will focus on the threats to
Premium Insights and analysis What government nudging citizens says about the system November 12, 2021 By Melissa Coade Features The OECD has recorded literally hundreds of governments and NGOs worldwide dedicated to nuding and other behavioural interventions, writes Melissa Coade. If the application of
Premium Insights and analysis Did nudge theory boost Australia’s herd immunity? November 11, 2021 By Melissa Coade Editors' Picks Behavioural fatigue within the community means policymakers should be wary of relying too heavily on COVID vaccine nudge interventions, writes Melissa Coade. For a number
Premium Insights and analysis Public servants must step up to de-politicise climate change solutions November 8, 2021 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Scientists do not need to be at the helm of government to stop global warming, experts say, but public servants will be essential to limit
Supercomputer discovery key to making clean fuel with carbon dioxide October 11, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Researchers are one step closer to the goal of turning carbon dioxide into fuel, having developed a way to identify a group of ‘single atom’
Brittany Higgins accepts prestigious fellowship October 8, 2021 By Melissa Coade Australian Capital Territory The global institute for women’s leadership (GIWL) at ANU has announced that former parliamentary staffer Brittany Higgins will be its first visiting fellow. Higgins, who
Premium Global updates The woman saving lives in Afghanistan from her living room in Canberra September 27, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Somewhere in Canberra a former public servant is poring over a list of Afghan names, meticulously crafting risk assessments in a spreadsheet that will give
Making sense of Victoria’s shock earthquake September 22, 2021 By Melissa Coade Energy & Environment The magnitude-5.9 earthquake that rattled the nerves of Victorians and others living on Australia’s east coast on Wednesday is the largest recorded one to have
Premium Insights and analysis National COVID plan Phase D at 80% of vaccination targets will risk lives, model says August 25, 2021 By Melissa Coade Australian Capital Territory New modelling shows that the outcome of reducing COVID-19 restrictions in Australia after only 80% of the adult population has been vaccinated is insufficient. Before
Premium Insights and analysis Peter Doherty on being an influencer during a plague August 11, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal He’s the octogenarian Nobel prize winner speaking common sense and science to a country in crisis, and the namesake of a building that houses a
