Donations for influence at the heart of Australian politics 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.
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…
Premium The Briefing The Briefing: short-term agency bans aside, the Facebook war can only make it harder for public servants to fight misinformation Tuesday February 23, 2021 By Chris Woods Australian Capital Territory Facebook's ban on Australian news content, implemented in response to legislation establishing the federal government's mandatory media bargaining code, stands to make it harder for…
Why political staffers are vulnerable to sexual misconduct – and little is done to stop it Tuesday February 16, 2021 By Maria Maley Australian Capital Territory It is hard to know how common instances of bullying and sexual harassment by other staffers and their bosses in ministers’ offices and electorate offices…
Working in government should be empowering — not a punchline Monday February 15, 2021 By Adrian Brown Australian Capital Territory Ronald Reagan famously remarked that the nine most terrifying words in the English language are 'I’m from the government and I’m here to help.'…
There’s a reason not everyone loves citizen engagement Wednesday February 10, 2021 By Alice Whitehead Australian Capital Territory As soon as the subject appears on the horizon, a tangled web of defensive arguments and anecdotes will accumulate to obscure it.
Why is policy drafting such an overlooked skill? Tuesday February 9, 2021 By Lewis Eisen Australian Capital Territory Too many government organisations take their subject matter experts and task them with writing policies, standards, and procedures without ever providing them training on how…
Three actions you can take to reduce the risk of policy failure Friday February 5, 2021 By Oliver Daddow Australian Capital Territory Developing objective measures of what works and what does not, and what caused a policy to fail or succeed, is nigh on impossible. What we can…
Opinion: Does the public sector really care about fairness? Friday February 5, 2021 By Victoria Camp Australian Capital Territory Each of us can choose whether to be the 'innocent' bystander to unfairness in the public sector, or the protagonist willing to speak up about…
Opinion: Why Australia’s governments need corporate memories Wednesday February 3, 2021 By Anne Cathrine Linchausen Australian Capital Territory At this point in time, Australia's various machineries of government are now more important than ever. Interconnected structures and processes of government is critical for…
The sound and the fury signifying nothing: some observations on the new politics Wednesday February 3, 2021 By Nicholas Gruen Australian Capital Territory Electoral politics has been transformed into non-stop campaigning. In the past few years the 24/7 campaigning has started to be done not so much in…
Australia is out of the top ten in global anti-corruption rankings — why? Monday February 1, 2021 By Adam Graycar Australian Capital Territory We have seen a significant drop in standards at the highest levels of government, creating a perception that things that are fast and loose.
Premium Expert briefings Controlling your personal career brand is essential in the public sector Monday January 25, 2021 By Sue Parker Australian Capital Territory Perception is reality unless disproved. Taking control of your personal career brand and impression management is, therefore, essential. Prejudices and narratives originate from personal experiences…
