The Labor party has promised to review the appointment of two public servants to the Royal Commission into abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with… Read More
Geoff Gallop outlines what he sees as some of the important issues at stake in the contemporary debate about accountability and how to properly guarantee it in our national politics and government. Read More
The Northern Territory has announced a series of interventions aimed at cutting its budget deficit, including job cuts and pay freezes for executives. Read More
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? Read More
Public servants never like headlines about cost blowouts and inter-departmental disputes, especially if the source is documents found in public. Read More
We now know that the next federal election will take place on May 18. To guide you through the campaign, our “state of the states” series takes stock of the key issues, seats and policies affecting the vote in each of Australia’s states. Read More
Neither the APS nor the government of the day can control every factor that determines public trust. But a regime based on institutional integrity puts it in the best position possible to be an essential and trusted Australian institution into 2030 and beyond. Read More
Half a billion dollars sounds like a lot of money, but that really depends on what you’re spending it on. In Tuesday’s federal budget, the… Read More
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 Three Lines of Defence model for risk-management is a way to ensure policy doesn't fail. Read More
The Commonwealth has committed almost $5.8 million to mental health initiatives for traumatised police and emergency services personnel, over half of which comes from the proceeds of crime. Read More
The exploding popularity of e-scooters could reshape mobility in our cities. Regulators need to adapt their approaches to handle the innovation rather than ban it altogether. Read More
It appears the federal government doesn’t care about high rates of Indigenous incarceration, according to the Law Council of Australia, given it has failed to… Read More
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… Read More
There are few bright spots in the Australian Bureau of Statistics' National Health Survey results. Read More
Elections are periods of intense emotion and elevated temptation. The stakes are high and the political process is highly charged. The government will want to maximise the benefits that come from incumbency and the opposition (and MPs generally) will want to extract all they can from the extra authority that comes their way in an election. Read More
