The Tax Office will soon have a role in giving the green light to high-value Commonwealth procurement, and Treasury's new Black Economy Division is calling for input as to how the new system should work. Read More
'Innovation' is back. So is 'digital' and 'data'. The budget papers give us a revealing insight into how the terminology of government changes over time, says VERONA BURGESS. Read More
Victoria's population boom is creating challenges for the state government, but driving significant economic growth, says Treasury boss David Martine. Read More
Victoria is spending big in the lead up to this year's election in a bid to address the pressures of Melbourne's boom. Read More
The new White House policy was initially criticised for its 'emptiness'. But the Australian government will soon know just how damaging it will be to Christopher Pyne's coveted sovereign Defence industry. Read More
Is EU consumer law protections the real champion for the public in smaller nations like Australia? And should United States law be discounted entirely? Catch up as half a dozen Nobel laureates in economics discuss antitrust, data and privacy policy. Read More
David Walker has been exploring the arguments and merits of universal basic income amid the Greens proposal. He argues it's not enough to merely dismiss the idea, rather it must be stomped on early. Read More
Between 2009-10 and 2016-17, the number of social security fraud prosecutions in Australia fell by 80% as a proportion of Centrelink’s customer base. This is remarkable considering national dialogue continues to focus on punitive approaches to welfare fraud. Read More
The volume of data government generates, collects, exchanges and analyses is going through the roof. So what does it take to create a sound governance model that not only meets public expectations but can still glean useful context, intelligence and solid evidence to power effective policy? Read More
As Australia prepares to host the Global Summit of Women – dubbed the “Davos for women” – what do policymakers still need to know about the advancing women’s opportunities? Irene Natividad shares her leadership lessons. Read More
The South China Sea has become one of the region’s biggest potential flashpoints – but, hypothetically, what could happen if Australia were dragged into a conflict between rival powers? Read More
Randomised trials are in your life, whether you like it or not. In most advanced countries, governments won’t pay for pharmaceuticals unless they’ve undergone a randomised evaluation. Increasingly, the world’s smartest aid agencies are looking for the same level of evidence before they allocate funds to a project. Read More
Australian states are engaged in a competition reminiscent of the crazed scenes in the US where cities are offering deals that would drive their budget almost to bankruptcy to entice Amazon to set up its second headquarters within their borders. Read More
LAND 400 promises to boost both Australia’s national security and economy by accelerating new research and technology developments and breakthroughs. To do so it needs the right location to provide the crucial edge to future capability and prosperity. Read More
The great digital identity framework has dropped. Both Australia Post and the Reserve Bank of Australia have walked away winners. Read More
