Trash talking is a dangerous game when it’s about national security Monday February 21, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Making national security disputes obvious to people at home and overseas leaves the door open for foreign players to widen domestic divisions.
Premium Insights and analysis Satisfaction with democracy at its lowest since the Whitlam dismissal Thursday January 27, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Don't be surprised by the protests and interest in Clive Palmer. Three-quarters of Australians believe people in government are looking after themselves.
US report reveals win for public servants against bullying president Friday October 8, 2021 By Chris Johnson Editors' Picks The report shows dedicated public service leaders taking their roles seriously by putting the nation’s interest before those of a tyrant bully in power.
Trump banned from Facebook, for another six months at least Friday May 7, 2021 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology An oversight board for Facebook has extended former US president Donald Trump’s ban from the social media platform for another six months, in which time…
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…
Premium Insights and analysis Skunks at the Trump picnic: how Deborah Birx and Anthony Fauci worked around the president’s roadblocks Thursday January 28, 2021 By David Donaldson Health Donald Trump's top public health advisers had to be assertive and creative to overcome the barriers created by the president in the fight against the…
Editorial: Finally a good day for America Thursday January 21, 2021 By Chris Johnson Editors' Picks The swearing-in of Joe Biden as president, and all of the ceremony’s speeches, had one message – saving America’s democracy.
Biden to strengthen ethics rules for public servants Wednesday January 20, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins News President-elect Joe Biden is set to introduce ethics rules that will ban incoming public servants from receiving compensation from their former employers for joining the…
Australians want Morrison to publicly call out Craig Kelly and Trump, think tank finds Tuesday January 19, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Most Australians think Prime Minister Scott Morrison has a duty to publicly denounce colleagues who post misinformation online.
Premium Insights and analysis A different kind of public service, a different kind of system Tuesday November 17, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Careers The outgoing president of the US has made it clear that he will not got down without a fight, and without taking as many people…
Premium Insights and analysis Could Trump’s America come to Australia’s public sector? Monday November 16, 2020 By Chris Johnson Editors' Picks While there has never been anything like a Trump in Australian politics, some parallels can be drawn where elected officials here have attempted to politicise…
‘A house divided among itself cannot stand’: Kevin Rudd on Trump’s America Thursday November 5, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Foreign Affairs & Immigration Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has warned that the reelection of Republican Donald Trump could be 'deeply problematic' for European, Western and Asian democracies.
America votes: nail-biting finish to the race Wednesday November 4, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Foreign Affairs & Immigration Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden is ahead in both the popular and electoral college votes. But it's not over for incumbent Donald Trump yet, with…
2020 US election: is Biden better for Australia? Wednesday November 4, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Foreign Affairs & Immigration On this US election day, Australia's academics weigh in on the value of Trump and Biden to our nation's security and economic prospects.
Premium Insights and analysis The plan to inoculate Australia: How governments will vaccinate more than 16-million people in less than a year Monday November 2, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Features Australia will draw on cross-disiplinary expertise in a society-wide effort to deploy a vaccine for coronavirus next year.
