The accountability debate in Canberra: what's at stake Australian Capital Territory 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…
NT to cut 10% of public service executives Tuesday April 16, 2019 By David Donaldson News The Northern Territory has announced a series of interventions aimed at cutting its budget deficit, including job cuts and pay freezes for executives.
War on empathy; war on confidence; war on context Tuesday April 16, 2019 By Nicholas Gruen Career Advice 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?…
Cost blowout, inter-departmental stoush revealed by documents found 'in the gutter' Thursday April 11, 2019 By Stephen Easton News Public servants never like headlines about cost blowouts and inter-departmental disputes, especially if the source is documents found in public.
Federal election 2019: state of the states Thursday April 11, 2019 By The Conversation Australian Capital Territory 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”…
How the APS can build trust by adopting institutional integrity Wednesday April 10, 2019 By Nikolas Kirby and Simone Webbe Australian Capital Territory 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…
$500m for station car parks? Other transport solutions could do much more for the money Monday April 8, 2019 By The Conversation Australian Capital Territory 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…
Three lines of defence to help with managing the risks in decision-making Friday April 5, 2019 By Ken Mclay Australian Capital Territory 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.
Commonwealth tips millions into mental health for police and emergency workers Thursday April 4, 2019 By The Mandarin Australian Capital Territory 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…
Banning 'tiny vehicles' would deny us smarter ways to get around our cities Wednesday April 3, 2019 By Hussein Dia Australian Capital Territory 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.
Law Council: governments don't seem to care about Indigenous incarceration Friday March 29, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory 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…
New way to text or email citizens: feds offer free trial to all levels of government Friday March 29, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory 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…
National health survey: obesity, chronic conditions rise Thursday March 28, 2019 By David Donaldson Australian Capital Territory There are few bright spots in the Australian Bureau of Statistics' National Health Survey results.
The public service and caretaker government Tuesday March 19, 2019 By Geoff Gallop Australian Capital Territory 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…
New ICAC, old problem: NT corruption watchdog at full capacity after just 100 days Tuesday March 19, 2019 By Stephen Easton News The Northern Territory’s new Independent Commissioner Against Corruption, Ken Fleming, is investigating serious allegations that already have the office working at full capacity, and he…
