Premium Columnists The trouble with grey areas: an Australian Prime Minister Trump could drive a truck through our caretaker conventions Editors' Picks There’s an underlying assumption that everyone knows what good behaviour is – in other words, the caretaker conventions assume that all sides recognise a moral…
New office to investigate alleged ADF war crimes Thursday November 12, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Defence The Prime Minister said the probe would be 'inherently complex' and would require the involvement of international agencies.
Government must address barriers to education in rural and remote areas, inquiry finds Thursday November 12, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Education The committee explored a range of barriers to education that 'may require reform across multiple portfolios', including issues of geographic isolation, socioeconomic factors, health challenges,…
Strengthening Indigenous leadership and capability in the APS Thursday November 12, 2020 By Ken Wyatt Culture Here is a transcript of Ken Wyatt's speech at the Sir Roland Wilson Foundation Pat Turner Scholar Event on 11 November 2020.
Premium Interviews ‘You have to eliminate all human beings if you want to get the politics out of it’: An interview with Malcolm Turnbull, part 1 – water Thursday November 12, 2020 By Scott Hamilton and Stuart Kells Editors' Picks Water is not really a left-right issue. It’s essentially a management problem and it requires great sensitivity. I think we had the right way to…
Premium Insights and analysis The Briefing: Australia has its first ever Country-based Reconciliation Action Plan. How have institutional programs faired? Thursday November 12, 2020 By Chris Woods Culture While Reconciliation Action Plans have until now been designed for institutions, the NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment has launched what it says is…
Cost of essential goods and services rising faster than price of non-essential items, ABS finds Thursday November 12, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social Excluding tobacco, the rate of non-discretionary inflation has been more than double that of discretionary inflation. Public feedback is open at [email protected]
‘Nothing better’: more funding for childcare better for economy than tax cuts Wednesday November 11, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social The research revealed that increased public funding for childcare is nearly 20 times more effective at creating jobs than a tax cut of the same…
Ex Democrats senator elected to UN Committee on Elimination of Discrimination against Women Wednesday November 11, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social Commencing her four-year term in January, Natasha Stott Despoja will be the first Australian to serve on the committee in almost 30 years.
WA government launches revised policy to break down language barriers in the public sector Wednesday November 11, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social The state government noted that more than 17% of Western Australians speak a language other than English. Of those, more than 14% do not speak…
Is Canberra having a #metoo moment? It will take more than reports of MPs behaving badly for parliament to change Wednesday November 11, 2020 By Marija Taflaga Australian Capital Territory Can Australians trust their politicians if there appears to be one rule for some and a different rule for others? Everyone needs to abide by,…
DTA to deliver government business architecture and Platforms Marketplace Tuesday November 10, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The DTA is driving an APS-wide focus on identifying, sharing and sourcing reusable platforms, which means buying, building or developing once and reusing many times.
Joel Fitzgibbon quits shadow ministry over climate change policy Tuesday November 10, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Federal Fitzgibbon believes he'll be in a better position to agitate over the party's coal mining policy from the backbench.
NSW energy roadmap expected to lower power prices, create jobs, and ‘diversify’ state’s energy mix Tuesday November 10, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment The New South Wales government has unveiled a 20-year plan expected to deliver $32 billion of private sector investment in electricity infrastructure by 2030, including…
Government response to COVID-19 impacts on housing system well-coordinated, but more work needed, research finds Monday November 9, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social The report said it was 'notable' there has been no new direct allocation of funding for social housing by the federal government so far, while…