Premium Insights and analysis Wage freezes not helping recruitment and retention Australian Capital Territory The APS faces a tough labour market with one tied behind their back thanks to the persisting stupidity of wage freezes and pay caps.
Premium Insights and analysis COAG changes hang in the balance as politicians take aim at Secretary Gaetjens Monday October 25, 2021 By Melissa Coade Culture Reading the views of minor party members of the senate committee, passage of the COAG amendment bill for law reforms through the senate is in…
Premium Columnists Auditors zero in on aerial coast surveillance Friday October 22, 2021 By Verona Burgess Defence The cost of spotting boats off the northwest coast of Australia from the air has blown out by 29%. And, there’s at least $17 million…
Premium Insights and analysis Why does China have 1.4 billion people and no good bands? Friday October 22, 2021 By Lauren Teixeira Editors' Picks Put the Disneyfied version of Chinese music up against raging Mongolians on horseback, and it’s no wonder the northern barbarians come out the victor.
Australia’s rivers are ancestral beings Thursday October 21, 2021 By Alessandro Pelizzon, Anne Poelina and Erin O'Donnell Culture Rivers around the world are now recognised by law as living entities. In Australia, our rivers can be understood as ‘ancestral beings’ under Indigenous laws.
Premium Insights and analysis So many grants, so many questions Thursday October 21, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Federal grants to community groups and contracts issued to consultants aren't necessarily easy to track. We've noted some down for you.
Fumio Kishida facing nuclear weapons dilemma Wednesday October 20, 2021 By Alan Callow Defence The AUKUS pact sparked a discussion in Japan about the need to switch to nuclear power and technologies. What position will the new government take?…
Premium Insights and analysis Soufan report notes roles of extremist groups across the globe Tuesday October 19, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks The latest Soufan Center report points to the need to fund groups that seek to deradicalise and get people to disengage from extremist movements.
Unleashing the innovation workforce hidden in plain sight Tuesday October 19, 2021 By Jane O'Dwyer Career Advice Cooperative Research Centres (CRCs) and university members host a significant portion of PhD candidates undertaking industry-led research in Australia.
‘A political stunt of a man with experience in selling messages’ Monday October 18, 2021 By Ian Hoskins Editors' Picks Australia was not mentioned in 'The End of Nature', but 25 years later the author was very aware of the nation’s role in the politics…
Sir David Amess, Jo Cox and the knotty problem of local constituency security Monday October 18, 2021 By Alasdair Booth Editors' Picks A fundamental part of an MP’s role is to be accessible to constituents. The job includes time spent in their community responding to its needs.
Premium Columnists The Collaery trial, open courts and justice Monday October 18, 2021 By Binoy Kampmark Editors' Picks Open justice's central point of maintaining confidence in the judiciary is rarely in doubt. National security matters, however, often test its limits.
Premium Interviews COVID opportunities: How the public sector can deliver a better crisis recovery Friday October 15, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social City of Melbourne’s Andrew Wear says there is a role for public servants to step up and be the thought leaders who can offer a…
Premium Insights and analysis Changes and otherwise in the country’s oldest state government Friday October 15, 2021 By Hugh McClure Editors' Picks The resignations of Berejiklian and Constance highlight a passing of the baton to the next generation of NSW.
Premium Insights and analysis The unfurling regulation of liquid nicotine in Australia Thursday October 14, 2021 By Melissa Coade Editors' Picks As the vaping industry has developed over the years, observers have noticed that much of the vaping industry is owned by the tobacco industry. …
