Logan Council sackings: Tamara O’Shea appointed interim administrator News Retired senior public servant Tamara O’Shea has been appointed interim administrator of Logan City Council amid an integrity crisis.
What inquiry-based learning is and how it helps prepare children for the real world Wednesday May 1, 2019 By Gillian Kidman Australian Capital Territory Inquiry is part of human nature, but one can benefit from learning how to be a good inquirer. This includes learning skills such as how…
Local government paralysed as Qld corruption watchdog's council clean-up continues Tuesday April 30, 2019 By Stephen Easton News Two thirds of Logan City Council face criminal charges over their decision to dump CEO Sharon Kelsey at the end of her probationary period. It's…
Why so-called 'affordable' housing is leading to homelessness Monday April 29, 2019 By David Donaldson Australian Capital Territory There are no rental properties considered affordable for a single person on Newstart or Youth Allowance in any major city in Australia, according to a…
The perils of caretaker period: alleged breach by DAWR used to justify judicial inquest Friday April 26, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is now in line for extra scrutiny along with the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, if there is a change…
Labor argues federal flood-recovery agency a needless layer of bureaucracy Wednesday April 24, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Shadow agriculture minister Joel Fitzgibbon says the federal government's North Queensland flood-recovery office is a needless "layer of time-eating bureaucracy" and the salary of its…
Katarina Carroll named Queensland's first female police commissioner Tuesday April 23, 2019 By David Donaldson News Katarina Carroll will take over as Queensland’s new police commissioner from Ian Stewart.
Labor promises to 'review' appointment of public servants to disability royal commission Thursday April 18, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory 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…
How a different kind of CEO can help the homeless Thursday April 18, 2019 By Department of Human Services Case studies Youth Homelessness Matters Day is a timely reminder of the struggle young people face without a roof over their head. It is also an opportunity…
The accountability debate in Canberra: what's at stake Wednesday April 17, 2019 By Geoff Gallop 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…
Just the facts: Treasury and CSIRO put space between advice and how ministers use it Tuesday April 16, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Treasury and the CSIRO have both recently felt the need to clarify advice they have provided the government, after opposition complaints about what ministers did…
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?…
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…
