Plan to ‘kill’ proposal that will give national cabinet immunity from scrutiny Communications & Technology Senator Rex Patrick has proposed an amendment that will challenge what he calls the federal government’s ‘oversight obstruction efforts’ to keep the deliberations of the
Rex Patrick wins fight for national cabinet documents August 6, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Independent senator Rex Patrick has won his legal fight to access national cabinet documents, after a Federal Court judge decided that the documents were not
Premium Columnists How many royal commissions are necessary? July 28, 2021 By Stephen Bartos Editors' Picks Another day, another royal commission. For every major problem facing Australia it seems someone, somewhere, will call for a royal commission. The Australian government is
Premium Interviews Systems leadership antidote to a ‘volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous’ world July 27, 2021 By Melissa Coade Career Advice Former mandarin Lin Hatfield Dodds explains what mix of technical and adaptive leadership organisations need to rise to meet modern challenges. Hatfield Dodds has taken
Promoted Canberra media monitoring shakeup as Sky News signs exclusive deal July 19, 2021 By Streem Streem has confirmed its status as the nation’s only comprehensive media monitoring service after securing exclusive rights to Sky News Australia. The landmark agreement means
Australian MPs can opt to participate in one-hour sexual harassment training July 16, 2021 By Melissa Coade Culture Critics have slammed the basic training for people working at parliament house that will be implemented in response to the alleged historical rape of staffer
Government sets out expectations for regulators in new performance guide July 1, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Ben Morton has used the launch of a new guide for commonwealth regulators to remind these entities that while they may be operationally independent of
AHRC calls for establishment of AI safety commissioner May 30, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The Australian Human Rights Commission has developed a roadmap to ensure the public and private sectors safeguard human rights when designing, developing and using new
Commonwealth flag officer issues note on protocol for Reconciliation Week May 27, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal A guidance on flying Australia’s Indigenous flags during Reconciliation Week was issued to Commonwealth agencies and Australian overseas posts on Wednesday. The note to federal
Australian-made paper purchases drop across government departments during pandemic April 25, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal The union representing Australia’s paper industry has complained about a 30% decrease in local paper purchases by the federal government during COVID-19. The CFMEU has
Premium Insights and analysis Census finds public servants overworked, risk burnout April 7, 2021 By Melissa Coade Careers The latest APS employee census, which was pushed back by four months due to COVID-19, has reported high levels of staff feeling overworked and burned
Premium Columnists ‘Those are my principles, and if you don’t like them … well, I have others’ — Groucho Marx, or any of our federal ministers? March 25, 2021 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks The statement of ministerial standards is not a piece of legislation. It is, as its own foreword says, ‘principles-based’. Ah, principles and politics… writes Verona
Phil Gaetjens halts probe into PMO’s knowledge of rape allegations March 22, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The inquiry into which of the prime minister’s staff knew of Brittany Higgins’ rape allegations before they were made public has come to a standstill,
Commonwealth agencies failing to comply with cyber security requirements March 22, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Attorney-General’s Department are not ‘cyber resilient’ and have overstated their implementation of the federal government’s