It is time for the Federal Indigenous Protected Areas and Indigenous Rangers programs to be moved back to the Department of Environment, otherwise we risk their ongoing success. Read More
DFAT is now recovering from the massive loss of experience sparked by the merger with AusAID, but clear areas of risk remain, says a review by an independent contractor published last month. Read More
Australian cities are becoming bigger, noisier and more congested. Would restrictions on cars improve our health and stress levels? Read More
Tax commissioner Chris Jordan has welcomed the Inspector-General of Taxation’s findings that the Australian Taxation Office did not embark on a “cash grab” using unfair… Read More
The Australian Public Service is expected to complete the long-discussed shift to online planning and performance reporting by the end of 2019, which could see… Read More
Young Australians are more connected, educated and informed than previous generations. They are also more likely to have higher debt and less economic independence into their 30s. Many feel excluded from traditional politics and policy making and are turning to local action and global issues to express their political views. Read More
The slow wage growth that has become the norm across the economy is also evident in the public sector, with most governments choosing to put a hard ceiling on pay rises and risk the inevitable industrial disputes this approach tends to cause. Read More
Top Home Affairs official, Michael Pezzullo, says he has seen "a dark kaleidoscope of future stormy possibilities" which threaten a great cost on the nation, but Australia has seen and dealt with these types of challenges before. Read More
Former Westpac chief executive and Hawke-era Treasury deputy secretary David Morgan has added his voice to those who argue the Australian Public Service needs leaders who don’t fear the axe. Read More
Corrupt behaviour by former West Australian commissioner to Japan Craig Peacock cost taxpayers more than $500,000 and took at least a decade to be picked up, according to a report released by the state's Crime and Corruption Commission. Read More
The Reserve Bank will now factor climate change is as a "key policy concern" in monetary policy deliberations, says Deputy Governor Guy Debelle. Read More
Australian Public Service leaders have to work within a strict cap on average staffing levels, even when it seems absurd, but why are independent statutory agencies also applying the limit? Read More
Many agencies integrate disaster and climate “resilience” into their policies, programs and asset management. But that doesn’t mean Australia is any closer to deciding on let alone committing to a long-term policy for handling climate change, says Verona Burgess. Read More
Dr Geoff Edwards discusses balancing economic, social and environmental outcomes of the Murray-Darling river. Read More
Mark Smethurst, the NSW State Emergency Services (SES) Commissioner, has offered his resignation follow allegations of misconduct. Read More
