Public sector employees must resign to contest an election but can usually get their jobs back if they lose. Federal shipbuilder ASC isn't making any promises to a Labor Party candidate for the federal election. Read More
ESTIMATES LATEST: Ministers and top bureaucrats engaged in a few testy exchanges in their first Estimates hearings for 2016. Read More
From the "impossibility of urban policy" and the "orphan of public policy", Lucy and Malcolm Turnbull offer a new enthusiasm for better cities, writes UNSW's Robert Freestone. Read More
Protecting the anonymity of whistleblowers is critical. Malcolm Turnbull’s failure to conduct an inquiry into the Jamie Briggs scandal rewards those who have used their power against a public servant. Read More
