Foreign Affairs & Immigration

Visa privatisation plan scrapped, with new approach to tackle ’emerging global threats’

Federal

The CPSU noted the move was an “enormous win” for the more than 2000 public sector workers whose jobs would have been cut by the…

Bipartisanship in the fog of war

By Scott Hamilton & Stuart Kells

Defence

From WWII to cyclones to the coronavirus pandemic currently being experienced, Australia's parliamentarians have shown the willingness and sense to work together to see the…

First Indigenous woman to represent Australia as ambassador takes gender equality role

By Shannon Jenkins

Community & Social

Julie-Ann Guivarra has been appointed as Australia’s ambassador for gender equality. Guivarra is a senior career officer within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade…

Despite its Pacific ‘step-up’, Australia is still not listening to the region, new research shows

By Leanne Smith

Editors' Picks

New research shows people in three of Australia’s closest Pacific neighbours — the Solomon Islands, Fiji and Vanuatu — are concerned Australia does not know…

Australia’s ‘secret prisoner’ denounces lack of mental health assistance from his government employer

By Harley Dennett

Australian Capital Territory

Post traumatic stress, or sharing state secrets? An account claiming to be Witness J comes forward in a series of tweets that will deeply concern…

Services exports are our great potential in an increasingly complex and contested world: Frances Adamson

By The Mandarin

Economy & Industry

Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Frances Adamson delivers the 2019 Stan Kelly Lecture.

The leak that wasn’t: department admits ‘erroneous’ referral to federal police

By Stephen Easton

Communications & Technology

The Department of Home Affairs has issued an intriguing statement acknowledging it made an "erroneous" referral to the Australian Federal Police earlier this year. It…

Australia’s incredible shrinking Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade

By Melissa Conley Tyler & Mitchell Vandewerdt-Holman

Editors' Picks

It seems like every week the government is looking to cut spending somewhere in the budget as it chases after a surplus. How do individual…

Minister calls out Commonwealth secretary-general for inviting world leaders to Aus

By Shannon Jenkins

Federal

Foreign Minister Marise Payne has scolded the secretary-general of the Commonwealth for inviting international leaders to a cricket match in Adelaide without Australia’s knowledge.

There’s no airport border ‘crisis’, only management failure of the Home Affairs department

By Regina Jefferies & Daniel Ghezelbash

Editors' Picks

In the past five years, more than 95,000 people who arrived by plane have lodged a claim for asylum in Australia, new statistics show. Labor’s…

Treading softly in power diplomacy

By Natalia Grincheva

Culture

Museums have emerged as new and effective actors of cultural soft power, including outside the West in countries like China and Russia.

WA targets ‘enormous opportunities’ with Asian engagement strategy

By Shannon Jenkins

Economy & Industry

The Western Australian government hopes to “diversify” the economy with its first Asian Engagement Strategy. The plan centres on tourism, energy, primary industry, mining and…

Why is there no APS college? ASIO head Duncan Lewis says public service needs its own school

By Stephen Easton

Defence

Retiring ASIO head Duncan Lewis says the Australian Public Service "could do better" by offering a lot more education and training to prepare its leaders,…

Home Affairs leaders know they must build staff morale, but see slight uplift ‘from a low base’

By Stephen Easton

Federal

Senior executives at the Department of Home Affairs know they need to do a lot of work to build morale and confidence in their leadership…

Comcare charges Defence over serious workplace injuries; still faces calls to go after Home Affairs

By Stephen Easton

Federal

The Department of Defence faces three new charges over workplace health and safety breaches after an investigation by Comcare, but some lawyers continue to wonder…

Foreign Affairs & Immigration

Visa privatisation plan scrapped, with new approach to tackle ’emerging global threats’

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Minister calls out Commonwealth secretary-general for inviting world leaders to Aus

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WA targets ‘enormous opportunities’ with Asian engagement strategy

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Comcare charges Defence over serious workplace injuries; still faces calls to go after Home Affairs