Premium Columnists Why Berejiklian remains popular while some other politicians and public servants don’t Australian Capital Territory Politicians and public servants are among the workers least negatively affected by lockdowns. That makes it hard for some of them to be empathetic.
Premium Columnists Are politicians’ social media posts legitimate contributions to parliamentary debate? Wednesday August 25, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Australian Capital Territory Should social media platforms be removing speeches that could be seen as a historical record of contributions to parliament?…
Today’s decisions lock in industry emissions for decades — here’s how to get them right Tuesday August 24, 2021 By Alison Reeve Australian Capital Territory Sometimes the best decision to reduce emissions is to invest in new technology before it’s fully proven. Governments will have to share the risks.
Research into invertebrate populations in freshwater granite pools attracts government scholarship Friday August 20, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social A university student from SA is the recipient of a $20,000 PhD Scholarship awarded by the Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment.
Moving beyond fiscal squabbling to a ‘capacity-based’ federalism Thursday August 19, 2021 By Ken Smith and Andrew Bushnell Australian Capital Territory We need to rethink the value of federalism, subsidiarity, and the different roles and responsibilities of different levels of government. …
Premium Columnists Critical thinking required in the face of political chaos Tuesday August 17, 2021 By Bernard Keane Australian Capital Territory The replacements for the APS have hardly covered themselves in glory. A recurring pattern seems to be risk assessment and management.
That creaking, groaning sound you hear is our federation cracking under great stress Monday August 16, 2021 By Bernard Keane Australian Capital Territory Australia's federation is more disjointed than at any time in recent decades, relying more on state leaders than federal ones.
Promising COVID vaccine developed in Australia gets green light for human clinical trials Monday August 16, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal The results of a peer-reviewed study of a new SARS-CoV-19 vaccine developed by Flinders University was published in the journal Vaccine on Thursday. …
Premium Insights and analysis Why was Roman politics so stabby? Thursday July 29, 2021 By James Palmer 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…