Ministerial swearing-in ceremony goes virtual amid NSW coronavirus outbreak News A swearing-in ceremony for ministers appointed to the Morrison government’s reshuffled cabinet will now be held virtually tomorrow, after officials decided it would be too…
2020: a year for the history books, in visuals Friday December 18, 2020 By Andrew Berkley and John Letzing Editors' Picks The pandemic and other calamities endured in the past 12 months underscore the need to rebuild in more sustainable ways. Here's a visual recap of…
Premium Trends and research Snakes and ladders: Hallmarks of success for consultants in 2021 Wednesday December 16, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Features Consultants reflect on the year that was in 2020 and speculate on the 'snakes and ladders' recovery ahead in 2021.
Coronavirus Government Global Briefing: December 16 Wednesday December 16, 2020 By Chris Woods Health Canada hits supply chain issues, emphasises First Nations groups in vaccine roll-out; on facing collective trauma; and more.
Premium Insights and analysis Public service calendar: What’s in store for 2021? Tuesday December 15, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Career Matters The torrid year that has been 2020 is drawing to a close, but as anyone who works in the public service knows, next year is…
Are ‘immunity passports’ a good idea? Tuesday December 8, 2020 By Zania Stamataki and KK Cheng Editors' Picks We need to know how we can monitor immunity to begin to understand who is likely to be safe and for how long, following vaccination.
Coronavirus Government Global Briefing: December 2 Wednesday December 2, 2020 By Chris Woods Health Previously successful South Korea recorded a nine-month high of 569 new cases last Friday after a widespread third wave across Seoul and surrounding areas —…
Premium Insights and analysis Strict but fair? Victoria’s tough new hotel quarantine embodies hard learned lessons Wednesday December 2, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Features That Victoria has learned its lessons from its now infamous hotel quarantine failures was the key message from Premier Daniel Andrews on Monday, as the…
No one escaped COVID’s impacts, but big fall in tertiary enrolments was 80% women. Why? Tuesday November 24, 2020 By Brendan Churchill Editors' Picks These data remind us caring responsibilities not only affect careers or work-life balance, but also education. The sharp decline in female enrolments over the age…
Coronavirus Government Global Briefing: November 24 Tuesday November 24, 2020 By Chris Woods Health First federal-state fight over plugging COVID-19's socio-economic gaps; if you want to go overseas you'll have to overcome your scepticism of vaccines, as Qantas will…
Premium Case studies How human-centered design helped Services Australia deliver when COVID-19 shredded the playbook Friday November 13, 2020 By Matthew Elmas As a million newly unemployed Australians flooded into Centrelink offices, phone lines and web pages in March, Services Australia was without a playbook for dealing…
Opinion: Time for smart masking Friday November 13, 2020 By Nathan Grills The fact that the Victorian government is sticking by its arbitrary compulsory mask-wearing strategy instead of moving to ‘smart masking’ is a case of ‘once…
Premium Insights and analysis Facing COVID-19: Are the UK and US still ‘world-class’ governments? Tuesday November 10, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Features As hope dawns on a renewed coronavirus response in the United States after the defeat of Donald Trump, special friend the United Kingdom is bracing…
Premium Insights and analysis Coronavirus Government Global Briefing: November 9 Monday November 9, 2020 By Chris Woods Health Joe Biden puts back all Trump took away, as the US today breaks its own record for new daily cases; Victorians can take a road…
Premium Insights and analysis The plan to inoculate Australia: How governments will vaccinate more than 16-million people in less than a year Monday November 2, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Features Australia will draw on cross-disiplinary expertise in a society-wide effort to deploy a vaccine for coronavirus next year.
