A move away from a car-dominated city looks radical but it's a sensible plan for a liveable future. This evening, Melbourne Town Hall will consider the ambitious draft transport strategy that would boost pedestrian, cycling and tram access across the CBD’s Hoddle Grid. Read More
Perth will be home to an Australia-first $3 million blockchain academy if Labor wins government on May 18. Read More
Climate change means the frequency and severity of climate extremes is predicted to further increase in most regions worldwide. It’s important to understand how climate extremes interact with agricultural yields, to what extent crop yields are influenced by climate extremes and how these interactions differ between agricultural regions. Read More
New Zealand is set to release its first “Well-being Budget”, which builds on treasury’s Living Standards Framework. It introduces a suite of well-being measures, including cultural identity, environment, housing, income and consumption, and social connections. Read More
Former prime minister Paul Keating does, and he sparked a kerfuffle last night by saying senior foreign intelligence and domestic security officers should be turfed out. He thinks they have "lost their strategic bearings" and unnecessarily soured diplomatic relations with China. Read More
The Coalition is promising to introduce an Australian Public Service-wide disability employment target -- the only problem is the APS may have met the target several years ago. Read More
Alastair MacGibbon, head of the Australian Cyber Security Centre at the Australian Signals Directorate, is resigning to return to the private sector. Read More
A “national and international search that produced many impressive candidates” has only served to convince the ABC board it already had the perfect managing director… Read More
How can the NDIA help service providers make informed business choices, and stimulate their participation in the scheme, when real market data on demand is unavailable for this newly-forming disability sector? Read More
A new governor has officially started work, an Australian is off to UN Command in South Korea, and another energy market commissioner has been appointed. The latest senior public sector appointments from across the country. Read More
Since 2011, Regional Development Victoria has administered over $1 billion in grants to boost regional areas -- but it cannot say whether they have made any difference. Read More
The second article in a three-part series on the formulation of Australia’s firearms policy; across the decades, Australia remains unified on its national gun laws. Read More
Retired senior public servant Tamara O’Shea has been appointed interim administrator of Logan City Council amid an integrity crisis. Read More
Australia already has an ecosystem that is globally recognised for one of the best cancer outcomes worldwide. But there is still room to improve value-based cancer services and develop world-leading care pathways that benefit both the patient and the Australian economy. Read More
Are aid facilities having a positive or negative impact on aid effectiveness? The increasing reliance on facilities has become controversial in the Australian aid program. Read More
