Premium Insights and analysis Wage freezes not helping recruitment and retention Australian Capital Territory The APS faces a tough labour market with one tied behind their back thanks to the persisting stupidity of wage freezes and pay caps.
Union survey to identify key issues for public sector women Wednesday October 20, 2021 By Melissa Coade Australian Capital Territory A national survey of women working for the Australian public sector, NT Public Service, and ACT Public Service is now open.
NT water sustainability research to guide federal planning Wednesday October 20, 2021 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry The NT Farmers Association will lead a new trial to learn how local producers can bolster crop yields with less water, to reduce the pressure…
Premium Insights and analysis To renew democracy, let’s start by bringing meaning to the ministerial oath of office Wednesday October 13, 2021 By Sean Innis Australian Capital Territory Ministers who argue ‘the people did not vote us out’ as a defence for not following the practices of good government are failing their oath…
NT GP workforce challenges to be examined Monday October 11, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Representatives from Australia’s peak body for general practice are travelling to remote and regional parts of the Northern Territory this week.
Premium Insights and analysis Solutions to the public service’s politicisation Friday October 8, 2021 By Bernard Keane Australian Capital Territory Adopting New Zealand's Public Service Commission model would go much of the way to depoliticising the most prominent aspect of politicisation.
Premium Insights and analysis Treating the symptoms and addressing the excesses Thursday October 7, 2021 By Bernard Keane Australian Capital Territory For some, the APS is just another vested interest trying to distort policy like corporations, lobbyists, think tanks and consultants.
Federal goal for cashless card welfare recipients to ‘stabilise their lives’ Thursday October 7, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Families and social services minister Anne Ruston has underscored self-reliance and empowerment as the basis of a new cashless debit card.
Premium Insights and analysis Soft corruption and weak administration — the match made in hell Wednesday October 6, 2021 By Bernard Keane Australian Capital Territory Soft corruption — private advantage at the expense of the public interest — is always about clever exploitation of the rules rather than breaking them.
Premium Insights and analysis Introducing ‘The politicisation of the public service’ series Tuesday October 5, 2021 By Bernard Keane Australian Capital Territory The politicisation of the APS and state-level bureaucracies is a crucial part of the endemic state of soft corruption that now characterises contemporary politics.
Free finals tickets and discounted trips: do vaccine rewards work? Friday September 24, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal Experts hold mixed views on whether financial incentives can break through vaccine hesitancy about COVID-19.
Existing regulatory controls sufficient to protect environment from onshore gas projects, report says Thursday September 23, 2021 By Melissa Coade Energy & Environment A new report says no additional environmental safeguards are required to mitigate the risks of onshore gas-extraction projects in Australia.
Premium Insights and analysis Does Australia need nine governments? Wednesday September 22, 2021 By Christopher Kelly Australian Capital Territory Streamlining nine bickering governments is all upside with no downsides. But solving it requires each state to voluntarily yield its sovereignty.
Defence names contractor for RAAF Base Darwin storage facility Tuesday September 21, 2021 By Melissa Coade Defence Tiwi Partners Pty Ltd has been picked by the federal government to build a $7 million explosive ordnance storage facility in Darwin.
Premium The Select Committee Empathy training for public sector leaders — is it a good idea? Tuesday September 14, 2021 By Chris Johnson Australian Capital Territory Is empathy training worthwhile and should it be mandatory for public sector leaders? If so, what shape should it take? …
