Why the disruption-fit leader is crucial to every organisation
Three ways today’s managers can stay ahead of change. Marco Mancesti proposes a framework for how leaders can remain grounded amidst disruption. Read More
Thought Leadership
Murray-Darling Basin bipartisanship: not new, not strong
Water provides many examples of how politics can get in the way of good policy, and how Australia’s federal system sometimes supports and sometimes derails bipartisan solutions. Read More
Whistleblowing reforms show the hopes and risks for Australian politics
Today’s overhaul of private sector whistleblower protections provides a glimmer of hope for the strong, bipartisan integrity reforms Australia needs… if and when we are prepared to lift our sights. Read More
When a conversation is not a conversation: party political discourse in the early 21st century
Democracy is not a product. It is, as Aristotle reminds us, a system in which everyone takes turn in governing and being governed. Read More
What are the merits of royal commissions and other forms of inquiry?
They are highly effective at exposing wrongdoing, but do they influence policy development? A two-stage approach might be more effective, write Dr Peter Wilkins and Professor John Phillimore. Read More
Temper your sense of justice?
Now is the time to draw on what we know, to bring together the corporate, not-for-profit, academic and government sectors and to progress what we can do to create change and rebuild trust, writes Kristy Muir. Read More
The CFO perspective on public service culture
As the public sector's chief finance officers are granted a permanent seat in the executive table, the finance function is being transformed from historian and compliance cop, to problem solver and enabler. Read More
Confidence is a long game
There will be a brief moment of bad headlines for the government that will soon fade away. But the underlying dynamics don’t change: the slow bleeding of the government’s authority. Read More
What could go wrong when a top public servant moves to the big end of town?
Ken Henry's fall from pedestal to bed of nails was not even cushioned by the sterling contribution he previously made to the public service, says Verona Burgess. Read More
How the Productivity Commission undermines scientific literacy in policy
The absence of a scientific foundation in the PC reports explains why the Australian government itself seems impervious to scientific warnings about the impending collapse of our natural systems. Read More
Is it really a myth that our data isn’t safe?
New legislation aims to expose the communications of serious criminals, but it might undermine our security too. Read More
The world is run by those who show up
In this edited extract of the new book The Change Makers, Professor Marcia Langton tells author Shaun Carney that when you do the right thing… Read More
Royal commission recommendations: processes to ensure they are implemented
How realistic are the prospects of the Hayne Royal Commission’s 76 recommendations being implemented, ask Peter Wilkins and John Phillimore. Read More
Hayne’s failure to tackle bank structure spells another royal commission in a decade or so
While many of Kenneth Hayne's recommendations are laudable and absolutely necessary, they are not sufficient to end the regular cycle of appalling misconduct and inquiries. Read More
Aerial threat: rewards come with the AI revolution, but risks follow
The changing parameters of opportunity and risk from the emerging AI revolution run much deeper than might be generally supposed, say Professor Anthony Elliott and Julie Hare. Read More