Promoted Building senior capability in the public sector to navigate the inevitable crises Monday June 7, 2021 By Ken Smith Sponsored Australia and Aotearoa-New Zealand have learned many lessons since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but one of the most important was that a professional,…
Premium Columnists Is the public service ready for a new era of big, interventionist government? Monday May 24, 2021 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks Outsourcing has resulted in a learned helplessness that has come back to bite the government in the backside on the vaccine rollout and in aged…
Premium Interviews ‘Do you want to get this bill passed, or do you want to blow up Malcolm’s leadership?’ An interview with Malcolm Turnbull, part 2 – power Tuesday March 9, 2021 By Scott Hamilton and Stuart Kells Editors' Picks Turnbull shares his views and experiences regarding the politics of power, energy and climate change in Australia.
‘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.
‘They have an institutional memory, they have an inbuilt integrity’: Kevin Rudd on the benefits of an independent public service Thursday November 5, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The politicisation of the APS has led to 'rampant' corruption within the federal government because it has compromised the inbuilt integrity that can only come…
Editorial: economic pain here for some time Friday July 24, 2020 By Chris Johnson Economy & Industry The federal government is by and large acting assertively and appropriately in responding to COVID-19. By and large, the federal opposition is being supportive.
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…
Premium The Select Committee Reshaping the nature of federation – The Select Committee Tuesday July 7, 2020 By Chris Johnson Editors' Picks Has the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic shown that the time has come to reshape the nature of federation and manage bigger national issues in…
Premium Columnists Staffing of ministerial offices needs total shakeup Monday June 22, 2020 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks It may be worthwhile considering whether the Australia’s departure from the UK model is an experiment that needs to be evaluated, adjusted or reversed, writes…
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…
Lessons from the Hawke and Howard years of Australian governance Friday May 17, 2019 By Nicholas Gruen Career Advice In politics, you sign up to a struggle on behalf of those you claim to represent. You owe them everything you can manage to stitch…
So long and thanks for all the fish: the oddly polite history of political farewells Monday May 13, 2019 By Scott Hamilton & Stuart Kells Career Advice Something strange happens when politicians leave the political stage. The other side suddenly becomes much more civil – even affectionate. There is an outbreak of…
Commonwealth 'all thumbs' on social policy, says former top public servant Tuesday July 17, 2018 By David Donaldson Features The APS's diminished ability is such that Terry Moran wouldn't trust the Commonwealth "with organising a collection of funds to build the local church". But…
Cracks form in the convention of cabinet confidentiality, PM&C gets the glue Thursday February 1, 2018 By Stephen Easton News “Apart from anything else, you ought to be found and sacked," says former head of the Australian Public Service Terry Moran, to whoever is responsible…
Upmarket agitprop: Clive James on John Howard on Bob Menzies Wednesday April 26, 2017 By Nicholas Gruen Features Nicholas Gruen reviews a book review by Clive James and ponders the decline of serious debate. He says James joined the culture wars and attacked…
