Morrison continues to see everything as a political problem to manage away Editors' Picks After Tuesday's disaster, it's clear that Scott Morrison is incapable of being a competent leader. And he certainly can't lead cultural change.
What is a 1 in 100 year weather event? And why do they keep happening so often? Wednesday March 24, 2021 By Andy Pitman, Anna Ukkola and Seth Westra Editors' Picks It does not mean the event will occur exactly once every 100 years, or that it will not happen again for another 100 years.
Ten years on, what has prevented an end to Syria’s tragedy? Wednesday March 24, 2021 By Hanlie Booysen Editors' Picks While the Syrian conflict is complex, it is possible to identify three things that facilitated the militarisation of the uprising and al-Assad’s political survival.
Premium Insights and analysis Firing with compassion Wednesday March 24, 2021 By Joel Peterson Editors' Picks How can you fire someone in a fair and decent way? The key to effective, humane firing is to focus on how you treat people…
‘Not always diplomatic: an Australian woman’s journey through international affairs’ Wednesday March 24, 2021 By Graeme Dobell Careers Sue Boyd’s life in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: 23 years in seven missions abroad, plus 11 years in Australia, laid out in…
Receiving complaints? Congratulations! Wednesday March 24, 2021 By Thomas De Spiegelaere Editors' Picks A government department that, by contrast, values each and every complaint as one more golden nugget in a treasure trove of insight is one primed…
The cold reality of deploying 8,000 vaccines to PNG Wednesday March 24, 2021 By Tony Heynen, Paul Lant and Vigya Sharma Editors' Picks Australia wants to send 1 million vaccine doses to PNG – but without reliable electricity, how will they be kept cold?…
Premium Interviews ‘I spent 12 months in the public service as part of the graduate program and then got recruited into Greenpeace.’ An interview with Shane Rattenbury Wednesday March 24, 2021 By Scott Hamilton and Stuart Kells Australian Capital Territory Shane Rattenbury shares his insights on climate change, energy policy, bipartisanship and tri-partisanship.
Where does the respect start? Tuesday March 23, 2021 By Chris Johnson Editors' Picks Perhaps the prime minister can show how much he is prepared to listen to women by listening to them in parliament. A tiny step, perhaps,…
Regulators don’t know if California oil companies comply with the law Tuesday March 23, 2021 By Janet Wilson Economy & Industry This oil and gas regulatory agency was given more resources to protect the public and environment. But with its “useless” record-keeping system and lax enforcement…
Premium Columnists Backdoor diplomacy: Mathias Cormann, climate change and the OECD Tuesday March 23, 2021 By Binoy Kampmark Editors' Picks Binoy Kampmark outlines the process behind the appointment of Mathias Cormann to the secretary-generalship of the OECD, and the high-level reactions around the world.
Premium Insights and analysis Inside the Senate’s sports rorts report Tuesday March 23, 2021 By Chris Woods Editors' Picks The Select Committee on Administration of Sports Grants slammed overwhelming evidence that the Morrison government's $100m CSIG program was used to gain political advantage for…
Just like federal MPs, women in local government cop it all Tuesday March 23, 2021 By Gosia Mikolajczak, Andrea Carson and Leah Ruppanner Career Matters Research into the experiences of Victorian local government councillors sheds light on the grassroots level. And it paints a similarly horrific picture of gender abuse…
More than $1bn of ‘dark money’ has gone into politics Tuesday March 23, 2021 By Richard Holden Editors' Picks The rules governing dark money — aka 'political donations' — in this country are a joke. Surely it's time they changed.
Can we bring leadership back from the dead? Tuesday March 23, 2021 By Anjhula Mya Singh Bais Editors' Picks Once COVID-19 is over, the world will either be purposely shaped or inherited through complacency. Whatever the outcome, public servants will have a large role…
