Breaking the data silos: including Indigenous Australians in the data-driven world Editors' Picks It is only through sharing data and changing the culture around data usage that we can uncover new insights and put data to good use,…
As a new defence chief comes in, Australia must focus its attention on its neighbour Thursday April 26, 2018 By John Blaxland Editors' Picks Australia increasingly is having to engage closely not just with close and trusted partners but with its own neighbours.
SA Premier appoints first new mandarin, eyes NZ-style public service KPIs Monday April 16, 2018 By Stephen Easton Jurisdiction The South Australian premier has found a permanent replacement for one of four chief executives he sacked shortly after coming into office, and now plans…
Promoted How do you create high quality integrated care that delivers outcomes? Wednesday March 21, 2018 By The Mandarin Career Advice Integrated care is a global phenomenon across developed and developing countries seeking to make health and care systems both co-ordinated and person-centred. …
How national governments collaborate to improve migrant health and well-being Tuesday March 20, 2018 By The Mandarin Editors' Picks Pre-migration health assessments help Australia manage disease and improve lives. Greater collaboration between countries could boost public health.
How Australia can regain centre stage on education Friday March 2, 2018 By The Mandarin Education Mitchell Institute international adviser Professor Bill Lucas offers some counsel over Gonski reform proposals, drawing inspiration from the Melbourne Declaration as a think bank.
Australia stays in top 10 in global democracy index Thursday February 1, 2018 By The Mandarin Jurisdiction 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…
The public service warms to renewal Tuesday January 30, 2018 By Mark Evans Features 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…
Can flexible work hurt your health? Tuesday January 30, 2018 By David Donaldson Career Advice It allows many public servants to juggle family or study commitments while working, but is there a downside to flexible work?…
Get ready for more disruption: Parkinson floats national citizen survey Tuesday December 12, 2017 By Harley Dennett Jurisdiction 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…
Democratising Indigenous data Tuesday November 28, 2017 By The Mandarin Communications & Technology University of Melbourne professor Ian Anderson, the deputy secretary for Indigenous policy in the Prime Minister's department, delivers the 2017 Menzies Oration.
Earning public trust: Sir John Key goes back to Westminster basics Thursday November 23, 2017 By Stephen Easton Features Sir John Key says public servants and ministers alike need to respect Westminster traditions -- leaks weaken "the bonds of trust and respect" between the…
7 lessons from the ANZSOG case library Tuesday November 21, 2017 By The Mandarin Features 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 is using its economy as a weapon, and Australia should be worried Monday November 20, 2017 By David Donaldson Features 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 vulnerable to cyber attack and economic blackmail, report argues Monday November 13, 2017 By David Donaldson Foreign Affairs & Immigration 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…
