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Be excellent: how ancient virtues can guide our responses to the climate crisis

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As world chiefs and youth leaders gather in New York at the United Nations Climate Action Summit, many of us as individuals are feeling powerless…

The big budget question is why the surplus wasn’t big

By Warren Hogan

Economy & Industry

With the budget effectively in balance, a surplus in the financial year ahead seems all but assured. With government finances in good health, the next…

Massaging how public data is presented doesn’t serve public policy well

By Peter Saunders

Communications & Technology

The agencies that provide inequality data must abide by the strongest possible standards to ensure the integrity of that data. As far as is known,…

Best on ground: why Australians think sporting bodies provide strongest leadership for public good

By Adam Karg

Culture

A new survey from Swinburne University has found that Australians think sports organisations do more for the greater good than government, religious organisations, or business.

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Mental health tends to be something organisations sweep under the rug. Here are three questions to ask to gauge how mentally healthy your workplace is

By Camille Wilson

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With rates of anxiety and depression growing each year, there is going to be a time that leaders and businesses cannot avoid questions of their…

Australia’s political lobbying regime is broken and needs urgent reform

By George Rennie

Australian Capital Territory

Recent jobs taken by former senior ministers Julie Bishop and Christopher Pyne have brought on ire of the Australian Senate, which is now concluding an…

New law gives NZ police discretion not to prosecute drug users, but to offer addiction support instead

By Max Abbott

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New Zealand passed the Misuse of Drugs Amendment into law last month, giving police discretion to take a health-centred approach rather than prosecuting those in…

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Design thinking is about creating repeatable processes for harnessing human creativity. How to write and communicate a spot-on mission statement for government

By Benjamin Teed

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Benjamin Teed is a senior policy analyst in Canada’s Department of Industry, Tourism and Investment. Here, he delves into the techniques for coming up with…

There’s an obvious reason wages aren’t growing, but you won’t hear it from Treasury or the Reserve Bank

By David Peetz

Economy & Industry

Wages growth for Australian workers is among the worst in the industrialised world. For more than a third of workers on individual contracts, wages aren’t…

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Geoff Gallop on learning from how Australia advanced its thinking on First Peoples in the past, and can maybe learn how to do reform again

By Geoff Gallop

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As Australia and the First peoples contemplate treaty and constitutional recognition, there must an acceptance that there are two major players in this, the First…

New Zealand launches plan to revive the health of lakes and rivers

By Troy Baisden

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New Zealand’s government released a plan to reverse the decline of iconic lakes and rivers this week. It proposes higher standards for water quality, interim…

With conventional wisdom, answers to our economic malaise are in short supply

By Graham White

Economy & Industry

A week before yesterday’s news that Australia’s GDP growth is at its slowest in a decade, federal treasurer Josh Frydenberg signalled he was firmly in…

After 44 years of deficits, we’ve a current account surplus. What went so right?

By Peter Martin

Economy & Industry

Australia has become a net foreign investor rather than a net recipient of foreign investment, almost certainly for the first time ever. We receive more…

Alcohol really is no excuse for bad behaviour — research reveals you’re still the same person after a drink

By Kathryn Francis

Community & Social

While consuming alcohol might affect our empathy, making us respond inappropriately to other people’s emotions and reactions, this doesn’t necessarily change our moral standards, or…

The government has released its draft religious discrimination bill. How will it work?

By Liam Elphick, Amy Maguire & Anja Hilkemeijer

Culture

Federal Attorney-General Christian Porter has released a draft package of religious freedom bills, including the much-anticipated Religious Discrimination Bill. These bills respond to earlier inquiries…

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Best on ground: why Australians think sporting bodies provide strongest leadership for public good

Mental health tends to be something organisations sweep under the rug. Here are three questions to ask to gauge how mentally healthy your workplace is

Australia’s political lobbying regime is broken and needs urgent reform

New law gives NZ police discretion not to prosecute drug users, but to offer addiction support instead

Design thinking is about creating repeatable processes for harnessing human creativity. How to write and communicate a spot-on mission statement for government

There’s an obvious reason wages aren’t growing, but you won’t hear it from Treasury or the Reserve Bank

Geoff Gallop on learning from how Australia advanced its thinking on First Peoples in the past, and can maybe learn how to do reform again

New Zealand launches plan to revive the health of lakes and rivers

With conventional wisdom, answers to our economic malaise are in short supply

After 44 years of deficits, we’ve a current account surplus. What went so right?

Alcohol really is no excuse for bad behaviour — research reveals you’re still the same person after a drink

The government has released its draft religious discrimination bill. How will it work?

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Be excellent: how ancient virtues can guide our responses to the climate crisis

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The big budget question is why the surplus wasn’t big

Massaging how public data is presented doesn’t serve public policy well

Best on ground: why Australians think sporting bodies provide strongest leadership for public good

Mental health tends to be something organisations sweep under the rug. Here are three questions to ask to gauge how mentally healthy your workplace is

Australia’s political lobbying regime is broken and needs urgent reform

New law gives NZ police discretion not to prosecute drug users, but to offer addiction support instead

Design thinking is about creating repeatable processes for harnessing human creativity. How to write and communicate a spot-on mission statement for government

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There’s an obvious reason wages aren’t growing, but you won’t hear it from Treasury or the Reserve Bank

Geoff Gallop on learning from how Australia advanced its thinking on First Peoples in the past, and can maybe learn how to do reform again

New Zealand launches plan to revive the health of lakes and rivers

With conventional wisdom, answers to our economic malaise are in short supply

After 44 years of deficits, we’ve a current account surplus. What went so right?

Alcohol really is no excuse for bad behaviour — research reveals you’re still the same person after a drink

The government has released its draft religious discrimination bill. How will it work?