Total secrecy disallowed for Collaery trial Australian Capital Territory The ACT Court of Appeal has ruled that the case of Witness K lawyer Bernard Collaery must be mostly heard in open court because not
Premium Insights and analysis Soft corruption and weak administration — the match made in hell October 6, 2021 By Bernard Keane Australian Capital Territory While we’ve seen how politicisation has directly, and indirectly, contributed to poor policy outcomes, politicisation also relates directly to the soft corruption that now characterises
Premium Insights and analysis Introducing ‘The politicisation of the public service’ series October 5, 2021 By Bernard Keane Australian Capital Territory “Claims that the Australian federal public service has been politicised have become more frequent in recent years. Even allowing for journalistic licence, many senior appointments
Government implements Foster recommendations for parliamentary staff October 1, 2021 By Melissa Coade Australian Capital Territory Staff who work in commonwealth parliamentary workplaces are now able to access a new independent complaints mechanism. Finance minister Simon Birmingham announced the workplace mechanism
Dates set in ACT and NSW to ease rules but uncertainty for domestic borders September 27, 2021 By Jackson Graham Australian Capital Territory The ACT will end its lockdown by mid-October if its COVID-19 risk remains stable while NSW is set to start lifting restrictions around the same
Earthquake rocks populations across states September 22, 2021 By Jackson Graham Australian Capital Territory An earthquake centred in regional Victoria has been felt across neighbouring south-east states on Wednesday morning. Geoscience Australia recorded a magnitude-5.8 earthquake near Mansfield around
Premium Insights and analysis Does Australia need nine governments? September 22, 2021 By Christopher Kelly Australian Capital Territory Former PM Bob Hawke warned Australia was over-governed in his 1979 Boyer Lectures. The pandemic has shown us what this means, with the nation carved
ACT’s multimillion-dollar commitment to specialised homeless support September 22, 2021 By Melissa Coade Australian Capital Territory Funding to the tune of $26 million has been committed in the ACT’s 2021-22 Budget to back specialist homeless support services, marking the first increase
Protests boil over after Vic construction shutdown, NSW to increase workers on sites September 22, 2021 By Jackson Graham Australian Capital Territory A shutdown of most of Victoria’s construction industry saw belligerent protests in Melbourne escalate on Tuesday and authorities double down on breaches to health orders.
Roadmap incites caution and disappointment as states race towards vaccination targets September 21, 2021 By Jackson Graham Australian Capital Territory Medical bodies have met Victoria’s roadmap out of lockdown with cautious optimism while business groups are disappointed the pace is slower than in NSW. The
Premium Columnists Events, dear boy, are getting in the way September 15, 2021 By Stephen Bartos Australian Capital Territory A journalist once asked former British prime minister Harold McMillan what might throw his government off course. He languidly replied “events, dear boy, events”. In
Premium The Select Committee Empathy training for public sector leaders — is it a good idea? September 14, 2021 By Chris Johnson Australian Capital Territory The topic of empathy training has been in the news for some weeks now, mostly with respect to politicians and how they treat staff, the
Vaccination passports plan facing resistance September 9, 2021 By Chris Johnson Australian Capital Territory Federal government plans for vaccination passports to start being issued from next month are facing hiccups in some states and territories. The proposed phone app
Premium Insights and analysis Australia would do well to swap more than Pfizer doses with Singapore September 8, 2021 By Hugh McClure Australian Capital Territory Announcing Australia’s Pfizer swap deal with Singapore last week, prime minister Scott Morrison described the agreement as providing ‘500,000 more doses of hope’ to Australia’s
