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.
Pyne says media has a role in public service’s consultant use September 13, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Economy & Industry Christoper Pyne has said the media’s outsized reactions to small bureaucratic mistakes are a factor in the reliance on consultants.
Dreyfus says government to decide on newsroom warrants later in the year March 1, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Communications & Technology The government is restarting the conversation on media reform, with the attorney-general hosting a media roundtable at the start of this week.
Whistleblowers need their own agency, says Jeff Morris February 1, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Federal A former whistleblower says the newly released Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2022 is deficient.
Royal commission to look at robodebt spin and defence of its (il)legality January 18, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Community & Social Media use, Administrative Appeals Tribunal decisions and robodebt criticism are topics of the upcoming session of the royal commission.
PSst! Forecasting the future and surviving the public furore December 8, 2022 By The Mandarin Federal The full moon is in Gemini, robodebt commission train wreck, a treasure in the APS crown, Canberra’s nasty criminal trial that wasn’t.
Simon Holmes à Court, the man behind Climate 200 May 25, 2022 By David Hardaker Editors' Picks Climate 200 founder Simon Holmes à Court speaks about the teal independents, the Murdoch machine, and the state of Australian democracy.
Election 2022: Opinion polls are just a thermometer May 19, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks A cohort in the community are invisible to pollsters because they refuse to participate in exercises seeking their political views.
Six pointers for writing a good press release April 11, 2022 By Gustavo Azevedo Career Advice Knowing how to write a good press release can reach more people through the media.
Media within rights to ask Macron if Morrison lied to him November 8, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Questioning the media’s commitment to our national interest after a media conference just proves the propriety of them asking those questions.
Partner Content An inside ear to the workings of government October 26, 2021 By The Mandarin With Senate Estimates getting back underway this week, once again communications and parliamentary staff throughout Australia will find themselves under pressure to stay abreast of the various Committees and their ramifications in the outside world. Keeping on top of proceedings has become a critical requirement in an era when a single question or response can […]
Not-for-profit calls for federally-funded anti-racism strategy May 20, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology NFP calls on the government to use and build on the anti-racism work already being done by communities, not-for-profit organisations, activists and researchers.
DPS media policy ‘heavy handed’, union says May 18, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The CPSU warns that DPS’s decision to toughen its media policy could lead to codes of conduct being used to silence employees more often.
My week in the eye of the Porter storm — and what men just don’t get March 10, 2021 By Michael Bradley Community & Social The media has been divided over the Christian Porter story. And more often than not, which side a journalist sits on seems to come down to their gender.
Premium Interviews Coronavirus communications: crises offer the chance to try new things and ask for forgiveness later March 25, 2020 By David Donaldson Career Advice Emergency management comms specialist Natalie Staaks speaks about getting the right information out in a crisis: “if you wait until you’re 100% sure of the accuracy of the information, then you risk putting people at risk”.
