Premium Insights and analysis What looms for the APS after a year like this? Wednesday December 8, 2021 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks Who wants to be remembered as the public service leader who sat and watched as the joint burnt down?…
Brittany Higgins accepts prestigious fellowship Friday October 8, 2021 By Melissa Coade Australian Capital Territory ANU’s global institute for women’s leadership has announced that former parliamentary staffer Brittany Higgins will be its first visiting fellow.
Premium Columnists Is it time to mandate political candidates to come from the community they seek to represent? Friday October 1, 2021 By Hugh McClure Editors' Picks Kristina Keneally lives just about as far away as you can get from Fowler, while still being in Sydney. Her preselection has been pushed through…
Premium Columnists What it means to ‘demean’ in the workplace: ex MPs come clean on sexism in parliament Friday July 9, 2021 By Virginia Haussegger Editors' Picks It might be worth reflecting on how a simple sexist slight may be one man’s trivia but another woman’s daily trauma. She may forge on,…
Where does the respect start? Tuesday March 23, 2021 By Chris Johnson Editors' Picks Perhaps the prime minister can show how much he is prepared to listen to women by listening to them in parliament. A tiny step, perhaps,…
Premium Insights and analysis Australia should learn from NZ on gender equality, Gillard says Wednesday February 24, 2021 By David Donaldson New Zealand 'The more women who come through, the easier it gets, the better it is, the more women have the ability to be themselves, to feel…
Victoria’s mental health system to receive $60m to tackle increased demand Monday August 10, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social Through the funding, mental health community clinics will up their opening hours to allow for an increased number of in-person sessions and assessments, while mental…
Premium The Select Committee Public policy perfection – The Select Committee Tuesday July 21, 2020 By Chris Johnson Thought Leadership Would you accept that there is no such thing as a perfect public policy — or, if not, would you agree with the contention that…
Australian bipartisanship on climate change: the long haul Monday November 25, 2019 By Scott Hamilton & Stuart Kells Energy & Environment In Australia's history of climate change policy, there's been a few well-placed spoilers, backed by vested interests, who have thrown stones and kept good policy…
And now for a newsflash: politicians actually do keep their promises Wednesday April 17, 2019 By Andrea Carson and Andrew Gibbons Career Advice Are broken promises really to blame for falling levels of public trust in politicians? An accounting for the disconnect between perceptions and reality.
Promoted The Hon. Julia Gillard AC to reveal critical insights on women in leadership at upcoming conference Wednesday August 22, 2018 By Criterion Conferences Sponsored The Hon. Julia Gillard AC was the first woman to serve as Australia’s Prime Minister or Deputy Prime Minister. As Prime Minister,…
Gillard: mental illness need not be career ending Monday July 30, 2018 By David Donaldson Career Advice Employers need to stop seeing mental illness as a barrier to employment and instead see the value in diversity, argued former prime minister Julia Gillard…
Non-partisan awards: visionaries recognised Friday March 2, 2018 By The Mandarin News Senator Dean Smith and Torres Strait Mayor Vonda Malone are the inaugural winners of a new non-partisan award recognising courageous, visionary and collaborative political leadership.
