Opinion: What do Labor’s denialists know that the world’s biggest energy companies don’t? Editors' Picks As Labor lays itself bare over coal, the industry itself is dying before our eyes and the biggest companies want out before they're left with…
Decolonising social work Monday November 16, 2020 By Tileah Drahm-Butler Culture Narrative therapy helps people to tell their strong stories and identify the skills and knowledge that they already have that can help them make the…
Premium Insights and analysis The Briefing: US election does nothing to stop gerrymandering, increases likelihood of 2022 Republican minority rule Monday November 16, 2020 By Chris Woods Editors' Picks State legislature results in the US election have heavily favoured Republicans and, ahead of a decadal redistricting cycle, increase the likelihood of gerrymandering and the…
Three templates to land your dream job in the public service Friday November 13, 2020 By Apolitical Career Advice This new series of templates, created in collaboration with public servants around the world, will provide a framework for you to get started on common…
The women, peace and security update Friday November 13, 2020 By Tracy Beattie, Hal Crichton-Standish, Daria Impiombato, Alexandra Pascoe and Albert Zhang Editors' Picks Russia fails to wind back women’s rights in conflict zones; 20th anniversary of UN Resolution 1325 (recognising that conflict affects women and girls differently to…
A global carbon price could soon be a reality – Australia should prepare Friday November 13, 2020 By Richard Holden Economy & Industry The European Union, Japan and South Korea have already committed to net-zero emissions by 2050. China’s net-zero target is 2060. With the US joining the…
Premium Columnists The trouble with grey areas: an Australian Prime Minister Trump could drive a truck through our caretaker conventions Friday November 13, 2020 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks There’s an underlying assumption that everyone knows what good behaviour is – in other words, the caretaker conventions assume that all sides recognise a moral…
Strengthening Indigenous leadership and capability in the APS Thursday November 12, 2020 By Ken Wyatt Culture Here is a transcript of Ken Wyatt's speech at the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation Pat Turner Scholar Event on 11 November 2020.
Premium Interviews ‘You have to eliminate all human beings if you want to get the politics out of it’: An interview with Malcolm Turnbull, part 1 – water Thursday November 12, 2020 By Scott Hamilton and Stuart Kells Editors' Picks Water is not really a left-right issue. It’s essentially a management problem and it requires great sensitivity. I think we had the right way to…
Opinion: we’re spending nearly a trillion dollars on people with no idea of ROI Thursday November 12, 2020 By Jarrod McGrath Economy & Industry The ability to capture every single element of the ROI on an employee exists. Yet, there is nothing in the works and no impetus from…
Premium Insights and analysis The Briefing: Australia has its first ever Country-based Reconciliation Action Plan. How have institutional programs faired? Thursday November 12, 2020 By Chris Woods Culture While Reconciliation Action Plans have until now been designed for institutions, the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment has launched what it says is…
These are the top 10 emerging technologies of 2020 Wednesday November 11, 2020 By David Elliott Communications & Technology The world is racing to develop a vaccine for COVID-19, and there are encouraging signs we might find one in record time. But could technology help…
Is Canberra having a #metoo moment? It will take more than reports of MPs behaving badly for parliament to change Wednesday November 11, 2020 By Marija Taflaga Australian Capital Territory Can Australians trust their politicians if there appears to be one rule for some and a different rule for others? Everyone needs to abide by,…
Opinion: Australia-China relations’ downward spiral can be reversed Wednesday November 11, 2020 By Melissa Conley Tyler Economy & Industry Is the current state of Australia-China relations inevitable? Understanding why there’s been a rapid deterioration over the last five years offers ideas for how tensions…
The International Space Station is ailing. Its replacement will shape the future of space exploration Tuesday November 10, 2020 By Edd Gent Editors' Picks The prospects for a fully private space station in the near future are slim, while China, India and Russia are forging ahead with plans for…