Premium Insights and analysis Why was Roman politics so stabby? Australian Capital Territory Some 49% of all Roman emperors were murdered or executed, another 9% took their own lives to avoid being murdered, and 9% died from unknown…
Coroner investigating death of Porter’s accuser to access ABC documents Thursday July 29, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Suppressed information used in the Christian Porter defamation case will be accessed during an investigation into the death of the woman who accused Porter of…
Lockdown lifts for some as Sydney marks another record day for COVID Wednesday July 28, 2021 By Melissa Coade Health Victorians have an easing of public health orders, but Greater Sydney is bracing itself for news of another four weeks of lockdown.
Premium Columnists Oh those sweet, sweet golden handcuffs… Friday July 23, 2021 By Helena Cain Australian Capital Territory Are APS incentives delivering unintended consequences, in the form of golden handcuffs? Helena Cain explores this phenomenon.
‘We’ll deal with it’: PM tries to wrest control of Australia’s COVID-19 narrative Thursday July 22, 2021 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Scott Morrison has fronted a media pack eager to hear more about his plans for the vaccination rollout. The PM’s tone changed three minutes into…
Union slams requirement for Centrelink service centres to conduct in-person ID check Wednesday July 21, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal The union representing Centrelink bureaucrats are demanding state and federal governments divert application to their disaster support payments online.
Australia’s latest Pfizer vaccine delivery offers hope for rollout stuck in transit Wednesday July 21, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Just over 11% of Australia’s population had been fully vaccinated, leaving a 4.9 million gap in doses of the vaccine administered compared to the government’s…
Premium Columnists Secrecy, public health and FOI Wednesday July 14, 2021 By Binoy Kampmark Australian Capital Territory Two recent examples show how Australia’s FOI laws and administration are used to frustrate rather than advance the objective of informing the public.
Why some people switch political parties: new research Tuesday July 13, 2021 By Paul Webb and Tim Bale Australian Capital Territory Switching parties at grassroots membership level is by no means uncommon, even giving rise in some quarters to accusations of 'entryism'.
What’s the right COVID-19 risk to live with? Monday July 12, 2021 By Tony Blakely, Tim Wilson and Vijaya Sundararajan Australian Capital Territory Modelling for 240 different scenarios, 100 times each over a two-year period has been developed to assess COVID-19 risk for all Australian states and territories.
Working from home could be a radical reform, or productivity disaster. We should be finding out Monday July 12, 2021 By Bernard Keane Australian Capital Territory We're strangely uninterested in what happens if large numbers of workers work from home. Meantime, vested interests are trying to influence policies.
SA premier’s office withdraws request in breach of ministerial code of conduct Monday July 12, 2021 By Melissa Coade News The function brief asked public servants to prepare an event briefing and speech notes for a dinner in celebration of SA MLC Jing Lee’s 10…
What’s next for flexible working arrangements in the public sector? Wednesday July 7, 2021 By Sue Williamson and Alicia Pearce Australian Capital Territory In the wake of the pandemic, creative options to regulate flexible working are being developed, and the public sector has an opportunity to be at…
Enabling connected experiences to evolve the relationship between government and citizens Monday July 5, 2021 By Ed Bridgeland Australian Capital Territory As the thinking and service offer around life events evolve, there are five different pathways for maturing government approaches and offerings to citizens.
Who’s been looking at your check-in data? We asked the states and territories to ’fess up Thursday July 1, 2021 By Cam Wilson Australian Capital Territory Which states are letting the police have free rein over check-in data to assist with investigations and which are taking a stand?…
