Why the disruption-fit leader is crucial to every organisation
Three ways today’s managers can stay ahead of change. Marco Mancesti proposes a framework for how leaders can remain grounded amidst disruption. Read More
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Murray-Darling Basin bipartisanship: not new, not strong
Water provides many examples of how politics can get in the way of good policy, and how Australia’s federal system sometimes supports and sometimes derails bipartisan solutions. Read More
Four lessons from 11 years of Closing the Gap reports
Some targets seem easier to meet than others, while some are just plain unreliable. Here are four things we've learnt from the last decade of Closing the Gap policy. Read More
Whistleblowing reforms show the hopes and risks for Australian politics
Today’s overhaul of private sector whistleblower protections provides a glimmer of hope for the strong, bipartisan integrity reforms Australia needs… if and when we are prepared to lift our sights. Read More
When a conversation is not a conversation: party political discourse in the early 21st century
Democracy is not a product. It is, as Aristotle reminds us, a system in which everyone takes turn in governing and being governed. Read More
A state actor has targeted Australian political parties – but that shouldn’t surprise us
For many of us, this hack seems to have come out of the blue. But cyber measures targeting Australian government infrastructure are the 'new normal'. Read More
Expanding urban sprawl: Melbourne is getting the mix wrong
Victoria's obsession with urban sprawl means a constant supply of cheap new housing without angering existing residents. But while it's politically easy, there are big hidden costs. Read More
What are the merits of royal commissions and other forms of inquiry?
They are highly effective at exposing wrongdoing, but do they influence policy development? A two-stage approach might be more effective, write Dr Peter Wilkins and Professor John Phillimore. Read More
Temper your sense of justice?
Now is the time to draw on what we know, to bring together the corporate, not-for-profit, academic and government sectors and to progress what we can do to create change and rebuild trust, writes Kristy Muir. Read More
Urban forests: how trees can fight heatwaves and poor health
Climate change and urban development are heating up Australia's cities. Planting trees is one solution being tried by local councils. Read More
Confidence is a long game
There will be a brief moment of bad headlines for the government that will soon fade away. But the underlying dynamics don’t change: the slow bleeding of the government’s authority. Read More
What could go wrong when a top public servant moves to the big end of town?
Ken Henry's fall from pedestal to bed of nails was not even cushioned by the sterling contribution he previously made to the public service, says Verona Burgess. Read More
How the Productivity Commission undermines scientific literacy in policy
The absence of a scientific foundation in the PC reports explains why the Australian government itself seems impervious to scientific warnings about the impending collapse of our natural systems. Read More
Is it really a myth that our data isn’t safe?
New legislation aims to expose the communications of serious criminals, but it might undermine our security too. Read More
The world is run by those who show up
In this edited extract of the new book The Change Makers, Professor Marcia Langton tells author Shaun Carney that when you do the right thing… Read More