The secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet was interviewed by the UK government's Civil Service Quarterly about what a post-Brexit UK can learn from Australia, how policy development is changing, and rebuilding capability and public trust. Read More
The world would be better served by our leaders acting as scientists do, coming up with the best solutions based on the evidence at hand, says Robin Batterham. Read More
Conventional wisdom suggests politics revolves around competing ideas but the process by which policies are developed is also important, as an interesting research project has highlighted. Read More
By uncovering good and bad examples of policymaking, can we coax politicians to lift their game? Former NSW Treasury Secretary Percy Allan explains the research project that found common ground between the left and the right. Read More
Reimagining and safeguarding democracy, while charting a course between alarmism and complacency, requires new ways of thinking. Read More
Commonwealth administration spending controls are staying, the Finance Minister signals. He urged the APS to not forget the basic enabling skills as it builds new skills like data analytics and coding. Read More
The APS needs to become more politically astute in its advice to ministers, the Australian Public Service Commissioner says in his first major address. Read More
Recently, a raft of public policy measures targeting older workers have emerged as governments internationally have become concerned about the prospect of ageing populations decimating public finances in the years ahead. Read More
Inspector-General of Taxation Ali Noroozi discusses, among other things, the tensions between the internal regulators and the agencies they oversee in his valedictory speech. Read More
While many Australians are still coming to terms with having five Prime Ministers in as many years, what does the future look like for the world’s sixth oldest continuous democracy? Read More
Making our biggest cities more efficient, affordable and accessible will raise the living standards of nearly all Australians, but it will also require some compromise. Read More
Dr Steven Kennedy is the secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities. This is the second half of a speech hosted… Read More
Dr Steven Kennedy is the secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities. This is the first half of a speech hosted… Read More
The Australian Information Commissioner gave a keynote address to federal FOI officers at a meeting of the Information Contact Officers Network (ICON) this week. Read More
This is an edited extract from the 2018 Solomon Lecture, delivered by Professor Ken Smith, ANZSOG Dean and CEO, in Brisbane on Monday at the Office of the Information Commissioner Queensland to mark International Right to Information Day (September 28). Read More
