Australia's latest social impact bond sale has collected $5 million to help fund a four-year program that aims to reduce youth unemployment, and provide investors returns as high as 12.4% per annum. 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
After New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian's post-election cabinet's first meeting today, it might not convene again for a fortnight. Read More
Data61 is pleased as punch to be presented as a world-leading example of how a public body can contribute to national "digital innovation" through a new OECD report. Read More
Here is Peter Shergold’s full speech delivered at the Public Sector Innovation Show in Canberra on 26th March 2019. As an enthusiast and occasional spruiker… Read More
The Victorian government has decided to postpone the release of the state budget by almost a month, pending the outcome of the federal election. Read More
Different agencies have been exploring the potential for blockchain in government. There's potential, as long as you're sensible about it. Read More
Whether Australia could successfully replicate the 'citizens' council' system of governance modelled by Belgium is worth the discussion. Read More
Labor is crying foul over their missed opportunities to quiz public servants after Senate estimates was cut short by the beginning of the election campaign period, but they could have voted to keep the hearings going earlier. So, which agencies got a break? Read More
The Royal Australian Mint's new 50 cent coin, developed in consultation with Indigenous language custodian groups and designed by the Mint’s Aleksandra Stokic, features 14 different words for “money” from Australian Indigenous languages. But where do these words come from? Read More
The parliament has been dissolved following the election announcement, so the Australian Public Service is now in caretaker mode. 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
Alison Larkins has returned to the job of deputy secretary social policy at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 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
The discussion has begun about what the government should do when supply doesn't meet demand for disability support services. Read More
