New APS exhibition and careers centre to attract recruits, Morton says Careers New permanent exhibitions aiming to tell the story of the Australian Public Service and to inspire future recruits will open at the Museum of Australian…
Australia seeing a ‘creep’ in political public service appointments, ex deputy secretary warns Wednesday November 18, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Stephen Bartos, Lucy Turnbull and Geoff Gallop discussed the key events and issues that have defined 2020 for the final Mandarin Talks event for the…
Premium Insights and analysis A different kind of public service, a different kind of system Tuesday November 17, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Careers The outgoing president of the US has made it clear that he will not got down without a fight, and without taking as many people…
‘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.
Opinion: branch stacking isn’t just about corruption — it’s a symptom of an outdated, withering party system Wednesday August 26, 2020 By Marija Taflaga Editors' Picks All of the suggested alternatives involve trade-offs, but they would all change our current structure which encourages recruitment of professionalised politicians from narrowing groups.
Is America a ‘failing state’? How a superpower has been brought to the brink Tuesday June 23, 2020 By George Rennie Editors' Picks Until very recently, this idea was unthinkable to all but the most radical critics. But, the US is increasingly performing poorly on key predictors of…
The balancing act: how much free speech should our public servants have? Wednesday May 13, 2020 By Andrew Podger Career Advice The past few months have shown us the importance of public servants making public statements as well as limits involved with this. Namely: public servants…
Identity-based civil society groups are the bedrock of uncivil society Wednesday March 18, 2020 By Vedi Hadiz Culture Identity politics focused on marginalising minorities is a challenge that democracy advocates around the world are increasingly facing, even in well-established Western democracies. Civil society…
Civility in politics is harder than you think Thursday February 6, 2020 By Robert B. Talisse Career Advice When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tore up the text of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech in full public view, her supporters saw…
Premium Insights and analysis Australians don’t want to blow up their democracy, they want to save it. Commonwealth, state and local government working together is key to repairing the democratic vessel Friday November 29, 2019 By Terry Moran Editors' Picks Terry Moran AC, chair of the Centre for Policy Development and former secretary of the PM&C presents a review of how Commonwealth, state and local…
New Vic local gov laws seek transparency, miss donations caps Tuesday November 19, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social The Victorian government plans to bring in a state-wide code of conduct for councillors as well as mandatory training for council election candidates. The Local…
Revealed: how Australian politicians would bridge the trust divide Thursday October 17, 2019 By Mark Evans Editors' Picks We hear a lot from citizens about the failings of Australian democracy and the need for reform. But how do politicians view the growing trust…
Premium Insights and analysis Speaking truth to power: Shergold’s final speech touts importance of professional public servants in a world of weakened democracy Monday September 30, 2019 By Peter Shergold Features Following 'Shergie's farewell tour' last year, Peter Shergold gave his final performance as outgoing IPAA National president at the association's conference in Darwin last week.
Premium Columnists Is long-term policymaking dead? Drop the nostalgia and get your hands dirty with detailed dialogue and design. This is the new advisory model of public service Tuesday September 24, 2019 By Richard Bolt Education The changing nature of politics and politicians requires public servants to form a new partnership model with government, looking beyond designing big elegant reforms and…
Australian democracy: crisis, resilience and renewal Sunday September 1, 2019 By Tom Gerald Daly Editors' Picks A dominant view has taken hold that Australia’s political system is in crisis, paralysis and even decline. The public images of both the federal government…
