Premium Columnists The theatre of public inquiries and oh-so painful pitfalls of groupthink Wednesday September 30, 2020 By Stephen Bartos Career Advice Stephen Bartos reviews the themes that emerged from the inquiry into Victoria's adoption of a hotel quarantine strategy for a COVID-19 cohort, identifying multiple lessons… Read more
Premium Case studies History repeats: highs and lows for public servants from inquiries past Wednesday 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… Read more
Premium The Briefing The Briefing: Jenny Mikakos’ resignation, ‘collective decision-making’ and systemic contracting at Victoria’s hotel quarantine inquiry Monday September 28, 2020 By Chris Woods Editors' Picks The resignation of Victoria's former health minister Jenny Mikakos has capped off a final week at the COVID-19 hotel quarantine inquiry that, despite failing to… Read more
Victorian Public Service to be ‘fast and agile’ under new Crisis Council of Cabinet Monday April 6, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Health The Crisis Council of Cabinet will be he state government's central decision-making hub for all matters related to COVID-19, such as implementing National Cabinet decisions. Read more
COVID-19: Vic prepares for ‘worst case scenario’ with $1.3b health sector boost Wednesday April 1, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Health The Victorian government will inject $1.3 billion into its health system in preparation for the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. The funds will secure an… Read more
COVID-19: Tas to close borders, Vic boosts health sector Thursday March 19, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Queensland Tasmanian will close its borders, Queensland is granting its chief health officer stronger powers, and Victorian is boosting its health system with $437 million, all in… Read more
Victoria targets climate change in new health plan; WA promotes better health for its LGBTQI community Friday August 30, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment The Victorian government has prioritised tackling climate change in its new public health and wellbeing plan, while Western Australia has promoted LGBTQI health. Read more
Public to take back Mildura Base Hospital after decades of privatisation Wednesday August 28, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Health The Andrews government will return the Victoria's last privately-operated, state-owned hospital to public management, to the relief of locals. Read more
