Premium Insights and analysis Remembering nearly 100 years of loud political history at MOAD Community & Social Shouts of ‘Shame, resign!’ and ‘Hear, hear!’ as a group of old-timers gathered to reminisce about the important role of the Old Parliament House building.
War Memorial project on track, despite lingering problems April 13, 2024 By Dan Holmes Culture The ANAO review shows the Australian War Memorial has problems with probity, contracts, and conflicts of interest.
Premium Interviews Australia-Indonesia relations shifting into high gear, says ambassador April 11, 2024 By Dan Holmes Editors' Picks Indonesia and Australia’s geographic proximity makes a strategic partnership hugely beneficial in the modern context.
Canberra needs more infrastructure to support population growth, says Barr March 14, 2024 By Dan Holmes Australian Capital Territory Andrew Barr said maintaining Canberra’s sustained population growth will demand a more sophisticated approach to infrastructure.
Power games: APS forced to consolidate electricity purchasing January 17, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Energy & Environment There’s potential regulation for electricity bill shock, as Katy Gallagher hits the circuit-breaker on public sector power costs.
ANAO happy with resourcing, Grant Hehir says attrition issues par for the course September 15, 2023 By Melissa Coade Federal Inter-agency poaching has increasingly challenged the ANAO to hold on to its ranks of specialist staff, says Grant Hehir.
Premium Insights and analysis ‘Revitalising policy thinking and renovating institutions’ – Jim Chalmers’ intergenerational commitment to the APS August 25, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Treasurer Jim Chalmers promises the APS the government will ensure it has the tools to get to Labor’s future vision for Australia.
Four tech industry ‘super-clusters’ in Australia, say CSIRO and Tech Council Australia August 2, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Communications & Technology A new joint report maps Australia’s tech industry, with four ‘super-clusters’ in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and Canberra.
Defence secretary reflects on public service leadership in shadow of robodebt royal commission July 20, 2023 By Melissa Coade Defence Greg Moriarty has broken his silence on robodebt, saying the scandal is a ‘fundamental crisis’ for the APS.
Premium Insights and analysis Robodebt: Conflict headache for investigator chosen to sift through adverse findings over pariah public servants July 14, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The APSC defends Stephen Sedgwick’s capacity to chase down adverse findings in the ‘independent’ robodebt investigation.
Government’s ‘anti-welfare’ robodebt scheme rooted in wicked issues over frank advice July 7, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Robodebt has been described by the final royal commission report as a crude and cruel mechanism, neither fair nor legal. It is a dark day for everyone in Canberra.
Operation Ushanka? Federal police appeal for info over dead possum at Russian embassy July 6, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Federal A dead possum at the Russian embassy sees the fur literally flying. Who was the mysterious marsupial really working for?
Movers & Shakers: SES elevations at Defence, DFAT, ONI and DISR June 30, 2023 By The Mandarin Career Matters Queen of the tracks, countering modern slavery, national legal assistance review, independent biosecurity commission, and lots more.
Premium Insights and analysis Secretary wanted: APS casts net wide in hunt to replace Metcalfe, EOIs open to the public June 29, 2023 By Melissa Coade Federal The new vanguard of APS secretaries shows the public service is being very intentional in creating a more diverse talent pool.
One third of Australians feel like they need to find a second job June 28, 2023 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry More Australians are looking for a second job, shows a CPA Australia poll, as more people are squeezed by cost-of-living pressures.
