World Suicide Prevention Day: Australia and NZ show leadership Federal Australian leaders have discussed suicide prevention in the wake of "alarming" new research, while the New Zealand government has announced a new Suicide Prevention Office. Read more
Older Windows systems must be patched to avert another computer worm outbreak: ACSC Tuesday September 10, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory The Australian Cyber Security Centre warns it is way past patching time for all users of Windows 7, Vista or XP, as well as Windows… Read more
New Zealand launches plan to revive the health of lakes and rivers Saturday September 7, 2019 By Troy Baisden Editors' Picks New Zealand’s government released a plan to reverse the decline of iconic lakes and rivers this week. It proposes higher standards for water quality, interim… Read more
Premium Insights and analysis We have a collective responsibility to build environments in which children thrive. Here are five ways to work differently with families to help keep kids safe Friday September 6, 2019 By Annette Michaux Australian Capital Territory Annette Michaux and Nat Kendall-Taylor outline the five major strategies for moving forward on child protection that resulted from a major national research project involving… Read more
Agencies see their data put to the test at GovHack Wednesday September 4, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology This weekend, thousands of thinkers and creators from across Australia and New Zealand will solve public problems using open government data in the annual GovHack… Read more
NZ forms agency to tackle cancer Wednesday September 4, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Health The New Zealand Government has launched a Cancer Action Plan that includes establishing a new agency to make better cancer treatment more accessible for the… Read more
Voter turnout at New Zealand local elections keeps falling, but paying people to vote could backfire Monday August 26, 2019 By Julia Talbot-Jones Editors' Picks Last week, voter enrolment for the 2019 local government elections closed in New Zealand and concerns about low voter turnout resurfaced. The concerns about low… Read more
NZ workplace study shows more than quarter of employees feel depressed much of the time Wednesday August 21, 2019 By Tim Bentley Community & Social As the nature of work changes – including technological advancements, reduced job security, and blurred work/non-work boundaries – psychosocial harm is likely to increase, says… Read more
Bungled NZ census highlights need for multiple voting options to raise Maori participation Wednesday August 21, 2019 By Maria Bargh & Arama Rata Culture New Zealand’s 2018 census was the first to be carried out online, but it captured only 83% of people, a response rate 9% lower than… Read more
Premium Case studies New Zealand's wellbeing budget has attracted plenty of attention. Is it a new paradigm or just clever marketing? Friday August 16, 2019 By David Donaldson Case studies New Zealand's wellbeing budget promises to solve intractable social problems by focusing on "what New Zealanders value". So is it a genuine innovation or a… Read more
Lowe stirs the pot with talk of 3% pay rises in the public sector, and that's all he wanted to do Wednesday August 14, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry Governments were predictably unmoved by Reserve Bank governor Phillip Lowe’s view that caps on public sector pay rises are a factor in low wage growth… Read more
Legislating the B Corp standard for Australia's 'purpose-driven' corporations Friday August 9, 2019 By Jennie McLaughlin Editors' Picks A proposed bill is calling for legislation of the B Corp standard in Australia. The B stands for Beneficial, and indicates the certified organisation voluntarily meets certain… Read more
What this Australian venture capitalist learnt from lunch with Jacinda Ardern Wednesday August 7, 2019 By Stephanie Palmer-Derrien Economy & Industry After a lunch with New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Right Click Capital partner Benjamin Chong says there seems to be reticence in the Australia… Read more
Statistics New Zealand calls in experts to advise all public servants on data ethics Wednesday July 31, 2019 By Stephen Easton New Zealand Agencies of the New Zealand government will take advice on the ethical use of public data from a new expert panel pulled together by Stats… Read more
Political polling 'corrodes' faith in public service, says NZ opposition Thursday July 25, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins New Zealand The New Zealand National Party’s Nick Smith has slammed three NZ government departments for conducting polling into people’s political persuasions. The opposition State Services spokesperson… Read more
