Australia leads the world in public sector cyber security, vendor finds Australian Capital Territory Australia's government-funded organisations have stronger cyber security than their counterparts anywhere in the world, in the eyes of a large multinational that analysed a year's…
Lawyers, guns, money – and politics, part 3 Friday May 10, 2019 By Scott Hamilton & Stuart Kells Case studies The third article in a three-part series on the formulation of Australia’s firearms policy; the power of pro-gun interests has the potential to pervert our…
NZ introduces groundbreaking zero carbon bill, including targets for agricultural methane Thursday May 9, 2019 By Robert McLachlan Editors' Picks New Zealand’s long-awaited zero carbon bill will create sweeping changes to the management of emissions, setting a global benchmark with ambitious reduction targets for all…
Lawyers, guns, money – and politics, part 2 Friday May 3, 2019 By Scott Hamilton & Stuart Kells Case studies The second article in a three-part series on the formulation of Australia’s firearms policy; across the decades, Australia remains unified on its national gun laws.
Lawyers, guns, money – and politics, part 1 Friday April 26, 2019 By Scott Hamilton & Stuart Kells Case studies The first article in a three-part series on the formulation of Australia’s firearms policy; Australia finds itself at a gun-law crossroads after the Port Arthur…
War on empathy; war on confidence; war on context Tuesday April 16, 2019 By Nicholas Gruen Career Advice Evidence-based policy may be the flavour of the moment, but how does it account for the intrinsic human needs for empathy, confidence, and context?…
Three lines of defence to help with managing the risks in decision-making Friday April 5, 2019 By Ken Mclay Australian Capital Territory Regulatory reviews of organisational failings inevitably focus on why risks were not effectively identified, measured, monitored or managed. The risks are the same for policy-makers.
New way to text or email citizens: feds offer free trial to all levels of government Friday March 29, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory The Digital Transformation Agency is inviting local, state, territory, and federal government agencies to try out a new system to send texts and emails to…
Be a clever leader, not just an intelligent one, says Maori Development boss Michelle Hippolite Friday March 1, 2019 By David Donaldson Editors' Picks Michelle Hippolite is often asked what it's like being a Maori woman leader. She talks connecting the head and heart, Maori ideas about leadership, and…
Huawei or the highway? The rising costs of New Zealand’s relationship with China Monday February 25, 2019 By David Belgrave Editors' Picks New Zealand's decision to block Huawei from its 5G cellular networks due to security concerns is likely to be just the first of many that…
Fellowships for Indigenous public servants Monday February 18, 2019 By The Mandarin Federal ANZSOG and the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust are sponsoring two new Churchill Fellowships this year for Australian and New Zealand Indigenous public servants.
Have your say: OECD group drafts commitments to public sector innovation Friday February 8, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory An OECD body is working on a declaration that would see signatories commit to public sector innovation, and help cement a better common understanding of…
There's more to life than money, and NZ Treasury has the charts to prove it Tuesday January 15, 2019 By Stephen Easton Case studies The NZ Treasury continues to refine its four-dimensional foray into the measurement of national wellbeing with a new online Living Standards Framework Dashboard.
Movers & shakers: new year brings new challenges for three public service leaders Monday January 14, 2019 By The Mandarin Career Matters Infrastructure Australia finds a new chief executive, a well-known public servant takes charge of technology at Veterans' Affairs, and New Zealand's latest Foreign Affairs and…
Most of New Zealand's public service leaders are women Wednesday December 5, 2018 By Stephen Easton New Zealand The NZ State Services Commission lists 32 chief executive roles, of which 17 will be filled by women on a permanent or acting basis as…