Christian Porter's disclosure about his blind trust is a bit like the torch that partially illuminates a space: it invites just as many questions as it answers.

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.

Insights for the public sector on Australia’s COVID-19 response. The Mandarin‘s Melissa Coade will be joined by Jane Halton AO, Chair of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, co-chair of the COVAX initiative, and former secretary of the Australian Department of Health, and Bill Bowtell AO, former Labor political advisor and strategic health policy consultant. […]

How Australia’s political leadership had slipped back into its pattern of appearing to fix things or ‘dilly dallying around’ is a mystery to the former top mandarin.

It was a day to discover, learn about and master the art of meaningful communication strategies. Great communication won’t make a poor policy good, but poor communication can guarantee that policy doesn’t deliver. Add to that, the third decade of the 21st century is bringing a perfect storm of issues that will make it harder […]

It was a day to discover, learn about and master the art of meaningful communication strategies. Great communication won’t make a poor policy good, but poor communication can guarantee that policy doesn’t deliver. Add to that, the third decade of the 21st century is bringing a perfect storm of issues that will make it harder […]

Working out which powers can be relinquished is the first step agencies can make towards Aboriginal self-determination, says Rueben Berg.

Even the flexible work advocates at VEOHRC worried about providing frontline services remotely during lockdown — and were surprised at how well it worked.

'The more women who come through, the easier it gets, the better it is, the more women have the ability to be themselves, to feel these gender prisons less', says the former PM.

In times of peril, citizens typically turn to their leaders and governing institutions for support. The 2019–20 bushfires and the coronavirus pandemic have seen more Australians relying on governments for assistance and action to ensure their core human needs, such as safety and security, continue to be met. A new survey conducted by PwC Australia […]

Recently, the ADC Forum and Australian National University’s Public Policy and Societal Impact Hub came together to host a roundtable of business, government and academic experts as part of a broader series on Australia’s future. Sean Innis and Matthew Faubel explain what was learned.

Decision-making with too much information can be an experience akin to drinking from a firehose. Provide decision makers with the right data at the right time, says Julian Hebden.

Change is a constant in public sector work, so ensure you understand how it affects your field, be upfront about risk, and don't ignore the small opportunities. Former secretary Greg Wilson's career tips for adaptation.

What is the appropriate level of the use of consultants in the public service? Has it gone too far? Are consultants doing too much core/routine work or are they providing a vital service? 

World War II and 9/11 led to permanent social shifts. The coronavirus will too, says the man who led Victoria through Black Saturday.