COVID-19 is rapidly evolving and reshaping how we work. At a time when uncertainty is constant, and well-being and security loom large in people’s minds, leaders need to lead differently and deliberately, writes Sangeeta Pilger.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced a National COVID-19 Coordination Commission to “solve problems” that require the public and private sectors to work together. Here, we run through who the key members of the new commission are.
Where should public servants start with social media during a crisis, when the stakes are high and people are emotionally charged? Roger Christie shares 10 urgent steps agencies should take with social media.
Emergency management comms specialist Natalie Staaks speaks about getting the right information out in a crisis: "if you wait until you’re 100% sure of the accuracy of the information, then you risk putting people at risk".
Disaster recovery expert Anne Leadbeater discusses the four-part public communication strategy she used after the Kinglake fire. Be consistent in messaging, rely on trusted spokespeople — and be careful about using fear.
The government could show the public their health and economic interests are being taken into account by committing to releasing an independent report on the state of play each week, with expert recommendations on whether and when to relax measures and in what order.
We are again in an era in which we must put the national interest first and draw fulsomely from the bipartisan peace-pipe. In support of those decisions, it’s time for a genuine national cabinet – one based on capability not ideology.
Mild mitigation measures will not be enough to stop a spike in coronavirus cases overwhelming the health system, argues a paper released by researchers at Imperial College London.
The Mandarin has compiled some of the best and worst examples of health communication, either from or between government agencies, throughout the pandemic.
High levels of control, low personal freedom and little government transparency are government attributes that few Australians would support. Increasing trust is important, but not every path to higher trust is of equal value, write Sean Innis and Ryan Young.
With the success of Taiwan’s response to the coronavirus outbreak being praised around the world, The Mandarin has received a briefing presentation from the Taiwanese Government on how it swiftly made and effectively enacted sound public policy decisions.
The Thodey Review proposed solutions to help address the profound challenges of making and implementing outcomes-based policy in an extremely complex world. Gordon de Brouwer discusses the priorities the review identified for the APS.
The Centre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health has five relatively straightforward recommendations for equipping the healthcare system to rapidly scale up the healthcare sector’s capacity to care for people with a disability.
The secret of internet speed success in NZ is that both sides of politics have always agreed on the need for a state-of-the-art broadband network. Australia needs a bipartisan rescue plan for the dud NBN. And we need one now.
It’s naïve to point to better viral control and say it’s because of technology alone. Nevertheless, a comparison the coronavirus and SARS outbreaks dramatically highlights how the scientific world has changed, for the better, in the past two decades.
