Premium Insights and analysis Election 2022: Historically speaking, public service heads always roll when a government changes Thursday May 19, 2022 By Chris Johnson Editors' Picks The Mandarin takes a look at how each side of politics has acted towards senior public servants when the government changes hands.
Premium Insights and analysis Red Book, Blue Book — the importance of incoming government briefs Tuesday May 3, 2022 By Ian McPhedran Editors' Picks The first priority of a red or blue book is to win the trust of the minister, for without trust there can be no frank…
Where’s the evidence of foreign interference, asks Labor Friday April 29, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Federal Labor is calling on the government to produce evidence the timing of the signing of the China-Solomon Islands pact was an act of foreign interference.
Premium Insights and analysis Election 2022: Priority of services demanded of the public service Tuesday April 19, 2022 By Ian McPhedran Defence Defence waste is one of the great challenges of government and none in recent memory has been able to solve it, or in some cases,…
Budget leaves most agencies in holding pattern Tuesday March 29, 2022 By Stephen Bartos Defence Staffing levels and agency resourcing, with minor variations around the edges, are fairly static – except for Defence and Services Australia. …
Cross jurisdictional working group to tackle crime syndicates Friday March 25, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Australian Capital Territory Federal, state and territory governments agreed to establish a working group on organised crime, at a meeting chaired by Karen Andrews.
Premium Columnists A dangerous credibility gap in our principal institutions of democratic government Friday March 4, 2022 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks In the run-up to this election we are not only dealing with a looming Defence capability gap.
Return to public sector offices: should workers keep wearing a mask? Monday February 28, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal Home Affairs workers who are required to wear a mask are being issued one by the department and this now extends to staff who choose…
Premium Columnists Good government initiatives aimed at minimising influence of violent extremism Thursday February 3, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Community & Social The federal government commits $61.7 million to minimising violent extremism in metropolitan, regional and rural areas.
Former Home Affairs worker had ‘conflict of interest’ in immigration processing Friday January 28, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal Harbir Singh pled guilty in a Perth court to charges including abuse of public office and unauthorised access to commonwealth data.
Premium Insights and analysis You thought 2021 was hard Tuesday January 25, 2022 By Stephen Bartos Australian Capital Territory For anyone working in the public service in Australia, 2022 will be even harder that 2021 was, says Stephen Bartos.
Unable and unwilling to govern: the Morrison legacy may last many years Wednesday January 19, 2022 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks Bernard Keane explores how changes in Canberra have reduced the capacity of our governmental systems to deliver.
Djokovic deported after losing bid to overturn visa cancellation Monday January 17, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal Unvaccinated world number one tennis star Novak Djokovic has been deported from Australia.
Djokovic saga has policy and administrative consequences, say experts Tuesday January 11, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal The Federal Court quashing the Australian government’s decision to cancel Novak Djokovic’s visa based on a procedural error exposes policy concerns and a potential for…
Djokovic visa cancellation quashed by Federal Court, government could cancel again Monday January 10, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal The Federal Court has ruled world number one tennis player Novak Djokovic can stay in Australia after the federal government cancelled his visa days earlier. …
