Premium Columnists Secrecy, public health and FOI 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?…
Greater Sydney goes into lockdown as state and territory governments scramble to keep virus spread at bay Monday June 28, 2021 By Melissa Coade Australian Capital Territory NSW has 30 new locally acquired COVID-19 In the last 24 hours and concerns about the local cluster entering other states and territories has escalated.
Public servant slams ‘hostile’ workplace culture at SA government agency Thursday June 17, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Culture Planning and Land Use Services team leader Deniz Kilic sent the email, to call out ‘concerning workplace culture’ within Planning and Development.
Beefed up powers for SA coroners Wednesday June 9, 2021 By Melissa Coade News South Australian state coroners now have powers to compel witnesses to testify and answer questions, even if the information may be incriminating or result in…
PSst! I spy a spy Thursday June 3, 2021 By The Mandarin Australian Capital Territory Pezzullo feels a draft, I spy a spy, and ‘back in the office’ agencies losing staff at a considerable rate but just can't seem to…
Anti-corruption boss reminds public servants of conflict of interest obligations Wednesday June 2, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins News The South Australian corruption watchdog has outlined how public servants should best identify, disclose and manage their conflicts of interest.
Culturally-appropriate Elders Village to be built in Adelaide following collaborative effort Wednesday June 2, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social The village of 40 individual homes will be built close to Warriparinga, about 13km south of the CBD; the grant will be held by Kaurna…
Premium Insights and analysis Winning government tenders: The six most common errors Monday May 31, 2021 By Thomas Pollock Australian Capital Territory Each year the federal and state governments’ combined spend on goods and services within Australia is over $150 billion. Foresight and determination can get your…
