Professor Elanor Huntington, Dean of the Australian National University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science, is guided by a grand vision: a new paradigm in education and vocational training, and a new discipline that government will need before the middle of the century.

The relationship between time and policy is complex. For the most part, policymakers do not consider time impacts for individuals and families. The use of time is, by and large, seen as a matter of personal choice.

By combining Census data with Australian government administrative data, the ABS has found more highly educated people have longer working lives and retire later. This finding may prove useful in projecting future retirement patterns and government payments and revenues.

For institutions that need to rebuild public trust, “starting to speak normally" instead of in stiff bureaucratic language is a necessary step on the journey, according to APS Review member Gordon de Brouwer.

The government is reportedly considering a proposal to enable the Australian Signals Directorate to access the networks of companies operating critical infrastructure to defend them against cyber attacks.

Bob McMullan and Sean Innis explore the demands and support surrounding government ministers. They are responsible for running important portfolio areas, even though they’re unlikely to have professional expertise in that area. Despite all this responsibility, and power, ministers arrive in the job with no training.

The importance of thinking about how implementation is going to work when designing policy is well recognised but remains a challenge, said Sir Chris Wormald in an address to our APS.

The buck stops with you and the problems start with you: Are you after accountability or accountability theatre?

New housing in Australia must meet minimum energy performance requirements. We wondered how many buildings exceeded the minimum standard.

Even though death taxes are a long way from becoming law, in a very different sphere, laws about death have been a focus of several of our parliaments.

To assess the value of the Census, we need to assess the additional value it generates over alternatives in its absence.

If your department is underfunded and overworked, reading about other agencies’ ambitious innovation projects can be overwhelming. But most government innovations aren’t built with big budgets or flashy technology.

Being ‘all-knowing’ about a simple, reactive solution can prevent us from lifting our gaze beyond the work we’re doing or currently funding. It's a leadership trap.

A Q&A between Dr Anna Williamson, of the Sax Institute, and Evidence Matters, discussing how public health researchers and policymakers can work best together.

Many of the myths about quantitative easing in the US have migrated to Australia and are now being heard from Australian politicians. The comments reflect several misconceptions about QE.