Locked down Canberrans brace for more COVID-19 cases Australian Capital Territory ACT chief minister Andrew Barr has said it’s ‘inevitable’ that Canberra will record more COVID-19 cases on the first day of the territory’s week-long lockdown.
Premium Insights and analysis Why was Roman politics so stabby? July 29, 2021 By James Palmer Australian Capital Territory Washington is a Roman town. From the Senate at its heart to the columns adorning every building and the giant commemorative obelisk and the city’s
Premium Columnists Oh those sweet, sweet golden handcuffs… July 23, 2021 By Helena Cain Australian Capital Territory Are APS incentives delivering unintended consequences in the form of golden handcuffs? Helena Cain explores this phenomenon and suggests how you might reflect on it
Australian biosecurity intercepts mummified pig foetus mailed from overseas July 19, 2021 By Melissa Coade Australian Capital Territory The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) has disclosed that a mummified pig foetus was among international parcels that people have recently attempted
Mice plague poses leptospirosis risk, chief veterinary officer warns July 15, 2021 By Melissa Coade Australian Capital Territory The nation’s chief veterinary officer, Dr Mark Schipp, has warned that the explosion of mice affecting parts of eastern Australia is increasing the risk of
Premium Columnists Secrecy, public health and FOI July 14, 2021 By Binoy Kampmark Australian Capital Territory Two recent examples show how Australia’s FOI laws and administration are used to frustrate rather than advance the objective of informing the public, writes Binoy
Why some people switch political parties: new research July 13, 2021 By Paul Webb and Tim Bale Australian Capital Territory Why do some people switch political parties? After all, if someone is committed enough to a particular vision of politics, wouldn’t they be relatively immune
What’s the right COVID-19 risk to live with? July 12, 2021 By Tony Blakely, Tim Wilson and Vijaya Sundararajan Australian Capital Territory As Australia inches up its vaccine rollout, the question of when the country can open up has become more pressing.Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s four-phase plan
Working from home could be a radical reform, or productivity disaster. We should be finding out July 12, 2021 By Bernard Keane Australian Capital Territory Australia has a major productivity problem. As the government’s recent intergenerational report says, achieving the report’s assumption of 1.5% annual growth “will require an improvement over recent
What’s next for flexible working arrangements in the public sector? July 7, 2021 By Sue Williamson and Alicia Pearce Australian Capital Territory As organisations consider new ways of working, developments in the private sector might provide some inspiration for public sector organisations. Telstra was a pioneer in
Enabling connected experiences to evolve the relationship between government and citizens July 5, 2021 By Ed Bridgeland Australian Capital Territory Recent years have seen a shift in government thinking — accelerated by the pandemic — to prioritise the citizen experience in service delivery, rather than
Who’s been looking at your check-in data? We asked the states and territories to ’fess up July 1, 2021 By Cam Wilson Australian Capital Territory Police across the country are attempting to access personal data from mandatory COVID-19 check-in apps for reasons other than contact tracing, despite promises that the
PSsst! Dropping the A bomb July 1, 2021 By The Mandarin Australian Capital Territory READ: “I dunno” Officials in the health department are still reeling after Scott Morrison dropped his confusing late-night AstraZeneca bomb this week. Following a national
Greater Sydney goes into lockdown as state and territory governments scramble to keep virus spread at bay June 28, 2021 By Melissa Coade Australian Capital Territory NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced that ‘growing community risk’ from the spread of COVID-19 means Greater Sydney will be subject to stay-at-home orders until
