Indigenous scholars struggle to be heard in the mainstream Australian Capital Territory Supporting Indigenous scholars and Indigenous scholarship is essential. The suggested approaches here would go some way to supporting this.
New Zealand is drafting a new law to enable communities to move away from climate risks Wednesday April 7, 2021 By Catherine Iorns Editors' Picks A review of the Resource Management Act recommended a new government fund to pay for managed retreat, to better ensure change happens fairly and consistently…
If 80% of Australians care about climate action, why don’t they vote like it? Thursday March 25, 2021 By Rebecca Colvin and Frank Jotzo Australian Capital Territory Support for strong climate policies may depend on whether the policies will, or are perceived to, personally impact voters.
Are handwriting and spelling gaps behind NZ’s declining literacy? Thursday March 18, 2021 By Christine Braid Editors' Picks This is a complex debate, but one area where greater direction might help is the teaching of the seemingly basic but vital skills of handwriting…
Premium Insights and analysis Property prices: Australia does not have enough housing, and we’re all paying for it Friday March 5, 2021 By David Donaldson Australian Capital Territory Restrictive planning rules add hundreds of thousands of dollars to the average price of a property. This is driving high prices, long commutes and poverty.
Outgoing Sydney Metro boss Jon Lamonte to head NZ water utility Tuesday March 2, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales Outgoing Sydney Metro chief executive Dr Jon Lamonte has been named head of Auckland's water supplier, Watercare.
Opinion: a deeper look into ministerial decisions on grants will help improve government Thursday February 25, 2021 By Sean Innis Australian Capital Territory The important role ministerial advisers play in government has evolved largely without design or structure.
Premium Insights and analysis Australia should learn from NZ on gender equality, Gillard says Wednesday February 24, 2021 By David Donaldson New Zealand 'The more women who come through, the easier it gets, the better it is, the more women have the ability to be themselves, to feel…
Review finds key trends for governments to consider when designing public transport service contracts Thursday February 18, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The paper aims to inform future policy development in the transport sector by providing governments and industry participants with a comprehensive review of the range…
Why political staffers are vulnerable to sexual misconduct – and little is done to stop it Tuesday February 16, 2021 By Maria Maley Australian Capital Territory It is hard to know how common instances of bullying and sexual harassment by other staffers and their bosses in ministers’ offices and electorate offices…
Working in government should be empowering — not a punchline Monday February 15, 2021 By Adrian Brown Australian Capital Territory Ronald Reagan famously remarked that the nine most terrifying words in the English language are 'I’m from the government and I’m here to help.'…
New Zealand is giving public servants job tips for better policymaking Monday February 15, 2021 By Apolitical Career Advice The NZ government has set standards for what good policymaking looks like, with the Policy Project, a set of online frameworks and toolkits.
There’s a reason not everyone loves citizen engagement Wednesday February 10, 2021 By Alice Whitehead Australian Capital Territory As soon as the subject appears on the horizon, a tangled web of defensive arguments and anecdotes will accumulate to obscure it.
Why is policy drafting such an overlooked skill? Tuesday February 9, 2021 By Lewis Eisen Australian Capital Territory Too many government organisations take their subject matter experts and task them with writing policies, standards, and procedures without ever providing them training on how…
Three actions you can take to reduce the risk of policy failure Friday February 5, 2021 By Oliver Daddow Australian Capital Territory Developing objective measures of what works and what does not, and what caused a policy to fail or succeed, is nigh on impossible. What we can…
