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…

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…

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.

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…

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?…

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.

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…

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…

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…

ANZSOG and the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust are sponsoring two new Churchill Fellowships this year for Australian and New Zealand Indigenous public servants.

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…

The NZ Treasury continues to refine its four-dimensional foray into the measurement of national wellbeing with a new online Living Standards Framework Dashboard.

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…

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…