Young people remain ill-equipped to participate in Australian democracy Australian Capital Territory The latest figures show the previous survey's results were no mere aberration and that student performance in civics and citizenship has remained low.
States partner with commonwealth to boost recycling infrastructure Wednesday January 20, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment The South Australian and Victorian governments will increase the capacity and capability of recycling infrastructure in their states by funding new projects under a deal…
Opinion: As Trump exits the White House, he leaves Trumpism behind in Australia Monday January 18, 2021 By Mark Kenny Australian Capital Territory Through recent natural disasters, global upheavals and a pandemic, Australia’s political centre has largely held. Australians may have disagreed at times, but they have also…
Premium Insights and analysis For public servants, the future of the national cabinet means adapting to centralised power and engineering accountability Monday December 7, 2020 By Chris Woods Australian Capital Territory The establishment of the national cabinet as first a crisis, and ultimately permanent, body has presented the most radical change to Australia's intergovernmental cooperation structures…
What can be learnt from Australia’s electoral system Friday December 4, 2020 By Pavitra Raja Australian Capital Territory The Australian electoral system works. Even Former US President Barack Obama is a fan. Here are four things that other nations can learn from it.
Premium Columnists Quarantine constitutionally a commonwealth power and responsibility Thursday December 3, 2020 By Stephen Bartos Editors' Picks One of the mysteries of Australia’s pandemic response is why states and territories were sucked in to taking responsibility for quarantine, writes Stephen Bartos.
Premium Insights and analysis NSW, Queensland and Victoria remake sector relations with renewable energy zones Monday November 30, 2020 By Chris Woods Australian Capital Territory Recently, the NSW, Queensland and Victorian governments each pushed the development of renewable energy zones as part of their post-COVID economic roadmaps. We explore how…
SA to refresh hotel quarantine system before accepting international arrivals Wednesday November 25, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Health The SA government has announced it will overhaul its hotel quarantine system before it allows international arrivals to resume, after health authorities identified a security…
Premium Columnists Do consultants help avoid public sector politicisation? Thursday November 19, 2020 By Helena Cain Australian Capital Territory As a senior public servant, your politician strongly suggests that you drive an obviously political initiative – that may or may not go against your…
Opinion: our political arena is not fit for purpose in 21st century Australia Monday October 12, 2020 By Richard Hames Australian Capital Territory Governments won't critique themselves a systemic level in ways that open up for structural change. Thus, effective change stays off the agenda.
Premium Case studies Foreign hackers cripple Texas County’s email system, raising election security concerns Tuesday September 29, 2020 By Jack Gillum, Jessica Huseman, Jeff Kao and Derek Willis Australian Capital Territory With local elections occurring in many jurisdictions across Australia in October, we publish a story from ProPublica on the vulnerability of email systems in county,…
New SA corruption watchdog picks up where Lander left off Monday September 7, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News South Australian anti-corruption commissioner Ann Vanstone will continue the corruption investigation into accommodation allowance claims made by Liberal MPs Adrian Pederick, Terry Stephens, and Fraser…
SA government seeking staff for COVID-19 control centre Tuesday August 25, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Health Health and wellbeing minister Stephen Wade on Monday said 40 more employees would be brought in to the State Control Centre Health (SCC-H), with an…
Next SA anti-corruption commissioner named Tuesday July 28, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News Bruce Lander will depart from the role on September 1, having served as inaugural commissioner since 2013. On Monday the appointment was signed off by…
In focus: Victoria COVID-19 infograms Thursday July 9, 2020 By Juliette O'Brien Australian Capital Territory This article is part of the COVID-19 in Australia infograms collection.
