Premium Insights and analysis A different kind of public service, a different kind of system Careers The outgoing president of the US has made it clear that he will not got down without a fight, and without taking as many people…
Are you among Australia’s best facial super-recognisers? Take the test to find out Tuesday November 17, 2020 By James Dunn, Alice Towler and David White Editors' Picks The UNSW Face Test is currently the most challenging test available for identifying super-recognisers. You can take it here.
Premium Interviews How COVID-19 has changed life for the ministerial staffer Tuesday November 17, 2020 By Victoria Draudins Careers One shadow ministerial staffer working in federal opposition describes how their world has changed since being upended by the COVID pandemic.
Opinion: How culture war is destroying public reason Monday November 16, 2020 By Nicholas Gruen Editors' Picks Here we go again. One is at liberty to do things that don’t harm others, and during a pandemic one’s social distancing is precisely and…
Premium Insights and analysis Could Trump’s America come to Australia’s public sector? Monday November 16, 2020 By Chris Johnson Editors' Picks While there has never been anything like a Trump in Australian politics, some parallels can be drawn where elected officials here have attempted to politicise…
Australia’s intelligence agencies send mixed signals on openness and transparency Monday November 16, 2020 By Peter Edwards Editors' Picks Tacking and gybing with public outreach and internal structures, our spooks are displaying their manoeuvrability.
Opinion: What do Labor’s denialists know that the world’s biggest energy companies don’t? Monday November 16, 2020 By Bernard Keane 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…
