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…
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…
Deputy secretary named Telstra NSW Business Woman of the Year Monday April 8, 2019 By David Donaldson New South Wales NSW Department of Planning and Environment Deputy Secretary Lee Shearer has been named the 2019 Telstra New South Wales Business Woman of the Year.
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…
Queensland government takes back control of privately run prisons Wednesday March 27, 2019 By Stephen Easton News The Queensland government is putting public servants back in charge of all prisons, following a Crime and Corruption Commission inquiry that found problems in having…
Movers & shakers: Australia Council and some fishy appointments Friday March 22, 2019 By David Donaldson Career Matters New faces at the Australia Council, five women promoted to senior executive roles at Environment and Energy, and several fish-themed appointments.
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…
