McKenzie returns, Chester dropped in government shakeup Federal The return of Barnaby Joyce as leader of the Nationals has sparked a ministerial reshuffle, with some of his supporters set to be sworn in
Inquiry hears from Australia’s first astronaut on space technology and the space industry April 19, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Dr Paul Scully-Power, an Australian-American oceanographer and veteran astronaut, has shared his insights of ‘next world revolution’ via the space industry with a house standing
Premium Columnists Nationals love to push decentralisation March 30, 2021 By Stephen Bartos Australian Capital Territory It’s an article of faith in the National Party that public services should move away from capital cities. Every National Party leader in recent history
Premium Insights and analysis Could Trump’s America come to Australia’s public sector? November 16, 2020 By Chris Johnson Editors' Picks The first in a week-long series What if it happened here? Reports out of the US are suggesting that some Trump campaign lawyers are realising
Premium Case studies History repeats: highs and lows for public servants from inquiries past September 30, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Case studies The Victorian government’s response to the pandemic is not the first time issues such as failures in leadership, communication breakdowns between public servants and ministers
Premium Columnists What to wear to the theatre of the absurd September 4, 2020 By Verona Burgess Career Advice Life under COVID-19 is becoming like one of those top-and-tail books for toddlers, where each page is cut in half and you flip them back
Agriculture department had no plan to maximise value for money of Murray-Darling water purchases, audit finds July 17, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment The former Department of Agriculture and Water Resources’ handling of Murray-Darling strategic water buybacks was not “fully effective”, the national auditor-general has found. The latest
A world turned upside down: Capitalists turning altruistic to do their bit for COVID-19 management April 1, 2020 By Scott Hamilton & Stuart Kells Economy & Industry Barnaby Joyce announced in his lively Christmas Eve video message that he was ‘sick of the government being in my life’. How quickly things change.
Controversial APVMA base opens in push for decentralisation August 12, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales Two new agency headquarters have opened in regional Australia as part of the government’s “decentralisation agenda”. The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority’s (APVMA) new
Public servants hastily polish up the blue books as new Morrison ministry takes shape May 22, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Federal public servants were told the caretaker period ended on Monday and now many are wondering who their new Coalition minister will be, while some
Joyce sacked Ag secretary 'to remind him where the authority starts from' April 30, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry Video has emerged of ex-minister Barnaby Joyce explaining why he sacked former Department of Agriculture and Water Resources secretary Paul Grimes, as the auditor-general confirms
View from The Hill: NSW result gives federal Liberals a boost in the mind games March 25, 2019 By Michelle Grattan New South Wales Scott Morrison couldn’t wait for NSW opposition leader Michael Daley’s concession speech on Saturday night. Morrison leapt to the stage at the Liberals’ function, speaking
Barnaby Joyce’s decision to sell his story is a breach of professional ethics May 31, 2018 By Denis Muller Editors' Picks Barnaby Joyce’s decision to accept money – reportedly $150,000 – from Channel Seven in return for giving an interview about his relationship with his former staffer Vikki
David Littleproud lines up Philip Moss to investigate Agriculture department April 23, 2018 By Stephen Easton News Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud has appointed public sector integrity expert Philip Moss to review the “capabilities, investigative capacity and culture” of his department with
