A deal between the Commonwealth government and the cloud computing giant Amazon Web Services will simplify procurement of services for the whole public sector.

Tasmania's opposition has called for clarity around where state service job cuts will fall, while WA's austerity-focused government faces accusations of unfairness.

In a major exhibition, surveying 25 years of her work, Trawlwoolway artist Julie Gough generously shares her own, and her family’s experiences as Tasmanian Aboriginal…

New housing in Australia must meet minimum energy performance requirements. We wondered how many buildings exceeded the minimum standard.

Thousands of public service jobs will be cut over the next year across the nation, all in the name of efficiency. But how does the mental…

Our airports and other forms of infrastructure near the coastline are critical to the Australian economy. A study by the Climate Council suggests over a…

Australia's government-funded organisations have stronger cyber security than their counterparts anywhere in the world, in the eyes of a large multinational that analysed a year's…

Climate change means the frequency and severity of climate extremes is predicted to further increase in most regions worldwide. It’s important to understand how climate…

Since 2011, Regional Development Victoria has administered over $1 billion in grants to boost regional areas -- but it cannot say whether they have made…

Inquiry is part of human nature, but one can benefit from learning how to be a good inquirer. This includes learning skills such as how…

There are no rental properties considered affordable for a single person on Newstart or Youth Allowance in any major city in Australia, according to a…

The Labor party has promised to review the appointment of two public servants to the Royal Commission into abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with…

Geoff Gallop outlines what he sees as some of the important issues at stake in the contemporary debate about accountability and how to properly guarantee…

Evidence-based policy may be the flavour of the moment, but how does it account for the intrinsic human needs for empathy, confidence, and context?…