Japan: what are the chances of a woman becoming prime minister in a deeply patriarchal society? Editors' Picks Japan has a very poor record on promoting gender equality – and its political system is no exception.
How do we make sure we’re not baking inequities into our policies, including the NDIS? Monday September 13, 2021 By Gemma Carey Editors' Picks Centre for Social Impact wonders why is it that white people, and rich people, do not struggle to navigate the NDIS the way Indigenous and…
Premium Insights and analysis Give the US Navy the Army’s money Monday September 13, 2021 By Blake Herzinger Defence Americans need to have a serious discussion about their defense budget. Mainly, to meet challenges from China, the Rule of Thirds must be broken.
Seeing the funny side of lockdown Monday September 13, 2021 By Helena Cain Culture Lockdown is serious, Covid-19 is serious, and working from home can be challenging, but sometimes there’s a funny side.
Premium Columnists Craft-a-crime with the Identify and Disrupt Bill Monday September 13, 2021 By Binoy Kampmark Editors' Picks The Identify and Disrupt Bill lets security organisations modify online material and coerce civilians into hacking, in the course of investigating online crimes.
Premium Columnists It’s revenge time, as Morrison strikes back over AAT’s national cabinet decision Friday September 10, 2021 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks A piece of legislation sitting in the parliament right now surely takes the cake for arrogance and it is dragging the Australian public with it…
Premium Insights and analysis Remembering September 11 two decades on Friday September 10, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Two decades ago on September 11, one of the most audacious series of attacks was executed by al Qaeda, an Islamist organisation founded by Osama…
Premium Case studies How Telstra reinvented itself for TikTok and expanded its reach by millions Friday September 10, 2021 By Paul Brescia Communications & Technology If your agency has been failing to get traction through Facebook and Instagram, it might be worth considering TikTok instead.
Fixing the ‘demand side’ – helping ministers perform Thursday September 9, 2021 By Sally Washington Career Advice Here's how the public service can help ministers set a strategic policy program that articulates their manifesto promises.
PSsst! Discouragement the name of the game? Thursday September 9, 2021 By The Mandarin Editors' Picks The bureaucracy doing its best to discourage people, Geoscience Australia spooked, Canberra rank and file on booster shots. PSsst! Here's what we've heard.
Premium Insights and analysis Dutton’s Defence doctrine should come as no surprise Thursday September 9, 2021 By Ian McPhedran Defence America has a long history of selling under-performing weaponry to Australia at vastly inflated prices. Dutton is unlikely to succeed where others have failed.
Everything that’s wrong with sentencing a white supremacist to read Jane Austen and Charles Dickens Wednesday September 8, 2021 By Velda Elliott Editors' Picks What do you do with a youth convicted of possessing a bomb-making manual? The judge in his case told him to go away and read…
Indigenous technology is often misunderstood. Here’s how it can be part of everyday life Wednesday September 8, 2021 By Andrew Peters Culture Although the pandemic has presented a range of issues and problems for our modern world, it also presents an opportunity to embrace Indigenous knowledges and…
Demonstrating hidden value in a complex public service system: Consider the HR business partner Wednesday September 8, 2021 By Deborah Blackman and Sophie Yates Career Advice Seventeen HR business partners and business line clients were interviewed to see how the business partnering function created value and can be demonstrated. …
Animals are changing their body shapes to cope with climate change Wednesday September 8, 2021 By Sara Ryding and Matthew Symonds Editors' Picks New research examines novel ways animal species are coping with climate change: changing the size of their ears, tails, beaks and other appendages.
