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Is ASIS feeling unloved? Foreign spy agency boss sees the benefits of being open

By Stephen Easton

Features

Keeping mum is business as usual for the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) but its director-general has decided there are also benefits to popping up…

Home Affairs-AGD shakeup authors address accountability concerns

By Harley Dennett

Foreign Affairs & Immigration

Also, Michael Pezzullo's new portfolio will not be taking counter-terrorism orders from a parliamentary secretary — even though it looks that way in the proposed…

We don’t know what’s coming: the ever-changing face of leadership

By The Mandarin

Engage.gov

The pressure on public sector leaders to adapt rapidly to challenges of managing a far more diverse and distributed workforce is greater than ever. Now…

Whistleblower law gone to the dogs, change afoot to narrow scope

By Stephen Easton

Features

Too many small, interpersonal matters are being dressed up as whistleblowing, says the nation's former integrity commissioner who will soon complete a statutory two-year review…

Former judge appointed new IGIS

By Harley Dennett

News

The Honourable Margaret Stone will be appointed Australia's next Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, replacing Dr Vivienne Thom whose term ends this week.