Premium Insights and analysis Dutton’s Defence doctrine should come as no surprise 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.
Climate change means Australia may have to abandon much of its farming Tuesday September 7, 2021 By Andrew Wait and Kieron Meagher Economy & Industry Australia must start planning for the loss of entire regional communities, and internal climate refugees.
How will we grapple with the challenges of crisis recovery? Tuesday September 7, 2021 By Andrew Wear Editors' Picks The COVID-19 crisis gives us a once-in-a-generation opportunity to build back better. Recovery is not a given. It all depends on policy choices.
The roadmap to [email protected] comes with roadside assistance, not a navigation system Monday September 6, 2021 By Fay Calderone Career Matters Women are angry. They’re sick and tired of being sexually harassed or worse. They deserve [email protected] The government is scrambling to respond.
Premium The Select Committee What do you wish you had learned sooner? Monday September 6, 2021 By Chris Johnson Career Advice When it comes to being in and/or dealing with the public sector over many years, what is the one thing you wished you had learned…
Premium Insights and analysis ‘We feel his presence in the department is threatening’ Friday September 3, 2021 By Robbie Gramer Editors' Picks Fritz Berggren, a US foreign service officer, has a website on which he assails Jews, LGBTQs, and calls for the creation of Christian nation-states.
Premium Insights and analysis Some plausible scenarios Australian governments may face in, say, 2030 Friday September 3, 2021 By Geoff Edwards Editors' Picks A sample of the potential challenges that lie ahead for Australian governments and policy makers in the light of IPCC 6.
Premium Columnists Climate change means a serious strategy pivot Thursday September 2, 2021 By Stephen Bartos Australian Capital Territory With good design inside the public service, new spending programs could have a dual effect on both mitigation and adaptation of climate change.
Premium Columnists Forging ahead with replicable vaccination certificates Thursday September 2, 2021 By Binoy Kampmark Communications & Technology The Dark Web is awash with ads for fake vaccination certificates, and the myGov website one has been shown to be vulnerable.
America’s biggest 3D printed building is this new military barracks in Texas Wednesday September 1, 2021 By Vanessa Bates Ramirez Communications & Technology At 3,800 square feet, the barracks will be the biggest 3D printed structure in North America.
Treasury move on electronic meetings a good one Wednesday September 1, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks What is interesting is that it has taken a pandemic to get legislators to contemplate making electronic meetings a permanent fixture only now.
