Mitchell Institute international adviser Professor Bill Lucas offers some counsel over Gonski reform proposals, drawing inspiration from the Melbourne Declaration as a think bank.

The newest results, released yesterday, show New Zealand (4th place) is still ahead of Australia (8th place), but Asia-Pacific as a whole is the worst…

Public trust in government is cooling, surveys show. Senior public servants are watching this and planning how to rejuvenate their organisations to engage with public…

It allows many public servants to juggle family or study commitments while working, but is there a downside to flexible work?…

It’s widely accepted that better decisions and evaluations in government are underpinned by evidence that harnesses multiple sources of data and information. The challenge public…

A case can be made for the APS to conduct a regular, non-partisan citizens’ survey, says the APS head. A risky endeavour, he acknowledges, but…

University of Melbourne professor Ian Anderson, the deputy secretary for Indigenous policy in the Prime Minister's department, delivers the 2017 Menzies Oration.

Sir John Key says public servants and ministers alike need to respect Westminster traditions -- leaks weaken "the bonds of trust and respect" between the…

If your job involved poring over the best and the worst of government, you'd probably pick up a few things. ANZSOG's Marinella Padula has done…

China has shown it is willing to use its economic clout to pursue strategic interests. Its behaviour is already pushing neighbours to minimise their reliance…

Australia faces "almost insurmountable" challenges in protecting itself against cyber attack and is underestimating China's capacity to use money to get what it wants, argues…

The role of the Threatened Species Commissioner needs to be broadened and strengthened to protect Australia's environment from degradation and species loss.

A new data de-identification decision-making guide has been released to help public servants and others navigate this area. But there is still more work to…

Victoria will establish a new cross-disciplinary office to track people at risk of carrying out terrorist attacks and intervene early.