Premium The Select Committee When your boss has overruled you, what does that mean for the relationship? – The Select Committee Australian Capital Territory When you are overruled by a superior (either a more senior public sector leader or a government minister) how can you use that experience to…
SA scientists crack clean water innovation Monday April 19, 2021 By Melissa Coade News It offers a promising possibility for the challenge of accessible fresh drinking water in densely populated and vulnerable communities. …
Premium Insights and analysis Eight years into a federal policy vacuum, COVID-19 only accelerated a state-federal energy divide Monday April 19, 2021 By Chris Woods Editors' Picks COVID-19's impact on climate policies only accelerated a shift towards states and territories going it alone on renewables. Most of them were already leaps and…
Indigenous scholars struggle to be heard in the mainstream Monday April 12, 2021 By Apisalome Movono, Anna Carr, Emma Hughes, Freya Higgins-Desbiolles, Jeremy William Hapeta, Regina Scheyvens and Rochelle Stewart-Withers Australian Capital Territory Supporting Indigenous scholars and Indigenous scholarship is essential. The suggested approaches here would go some way to supporting this.
There’s a long and devastating history behind the proposal for a nuclear waste dump in South Australia Monday April 12, 2021 By Katherine Aigner Editors' Picks For the fourth time in 23 years South Australia is being targeted for a nuclear waste dump — this time at Napandee, a property near…
Premium Columnists Nationals love to push decentralisation Tuesday March 30, 2021 By Stephen Bartos Australian Capital Territory It's an article of faith in the National Party that public services should move away from capital cities. Every National Party leader in recent history…
If 80% of Australians care about climate action, why don’t they vote like it? Thursday March 25, 2021 By Rebecca Colvin and Frank Jotzo Australian Capital Territory Support for strong climate policies may depend on whether the policies will, or are perceived to, personally impact voters.
Premium The Select Committee When your minister is under a cloud – The Select Committee Thursday March 25, 2021 By Chris Johnson Australian Capital Territory When a minister has a big shadow hanging over them, how does it affect their departments? How do departmental leaders react and should anything be done…
Premium The Briefing The Briefing: calls for nation-wide cognitive disability screening of prisoners Friday March 19, 2021 By Chris Woods Australian Capital Territory In a landmark reform agenda, the Victorian Public Advocate has called for nation-wide cognitive disability screening for prisoners and a series of accompanying support services.
Donations for influence at the heart of Australian politics Thursday March 18, 2021 By Bernard Keane Australian Capital Territory Political parties need money. Donors need political favours. So they dance to the tune of millions of dollars.
Premium Insights and analysis Property prices: Australia does not have enough housing, and we’re all paying for it Friday March 5, 2021 By David Donaldson Australian Capital Territory Restrictive planning rules add hundreds of thousands of dollars to the average price of a property. This is driving high prices, long commutes and poverty.
Work begins on Adelaide Services Australia building Tuesday March 2, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Construction has begun on the $450 million Adelaide-based office tower that is expected to house more than 2200 Services Australia staff in 2023.
Vic government agencies to phase out single-use plastic products by 2022 Monday March 1, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment The ban is part of the state government’s 10-year plan to build Victoria’s circular economy and transform the waste and recycling system.
Opinion: a deeper look into ministerial decisions on grants will help improve government Thursday February 25, 2021 By Sean Innis Australian Capital Territory The important role ministerial advisers play in government has evolved largely without design or structure.
Premium Insights and analysis Facebook’s move saw immediate effects on the public and private sectors. The stakes rise in surveillance capitalism Tuesday February 23, 2021 By Binoy Kampmark Australian Capital Territory It's clear the Australian government has failed to understand the reasons why entities such as Facebook and Google have become so powerful as to defy…