Premium Insights and analysis Loose lips sank a ship: Regulation for tax professionals’ confidentiality Economy & Industry It ought to be bewildering to any tax professional that somebody in Canberra has agreed it is necessary to further define confidentiality.
Premium Insights and analysis Queensland public service life post-Annastacia Palaszczuk December 12, 2023 By Robert MacDonald Editors' Picks One of the biggest needs for Queensland public servants is for the new leader to restore order to the dysfunctional cabinet processes.
Premium Insights and analysis Public service implications loom with NDIS review December 12, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Bill Shorten has vowed to finish the work of building a responsive and supportive National Disability Insurance Scheme but in order to realise this promise, major work must go into re-orienting the way the government goes about managing and regulating the scheme.
Premium Columnists Politicisation is a bipartisan problem: Victoria’s Labor government joins the club December 11, 2023 By Andrew Podger Editors' Picks The ombud found no evidence of specific partisan appointments but still presented evidence of rejection of proper ‘merit-based’ processes.
Premium Columnists Annual migration of politicians heralds the Christmas season December 8, 2023 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks The unseemly stampede of politicians fleeing Canberra rivals the annual mass migration of African animals but without the grace and beauty.
Premium Insights and analysis Big agencies, big action plans — a comparison December 8, 2023 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks How do the ATO, Defence, Home Affairs, Australian Border Force and Services Australia action plans compare to one another?
Premium Columnists Legacy of fear: Andrews outdid Morrison in politicising his public service December 8, 2023 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks The Andrews government instilled a culture of fear and intimidation in the VPS, a shocking report from the Victorian ombud has found.
Premium Insights and analysis National cabinet backs whole-of-system reforms to ease health system pressures, makes GST breakthrough December 7, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Working better together has been the unifying theme of the latest meeting convening all the state and territory premieres and first ministers.
Premium Insights and analysis Banks get jitters over digital ID December 7, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Economy & Industry Banks now agree they disagree on digital identity. So, like, after 20-years, thanks for that. Where did you say my money went?
Premium Case studies Tuvalu, facing imminent climate doom, turns itself into a ‘digital nation’ December 6, 2023 By Kat Wong Editors' Picks With rising sea levels threatening to wash Tuvalu away, the island nation has made a last-ditch attempt to preserve its statehood and culture.
Premium Insights and analysis ‘What works’ is what matters in delivering services to citizens: Glyn Davis outlines hybrid government era December 6, 2023 By Melissa Coade Editors' Picks Welcome to the public sector era. Where the citizen-centric, place-based paradigm reign and policymakers learn to follow rather than lead.
Premium Columnists Commonwealth Infrastructure Review’s costs and concerns December 5, 2023 By Binoy Kampmark Editors' Picks Vast infrastructure projects, be it in their approval stage or execution phase, have biting consequences for specific localities.
Premium Insights and analysis Lawmakers reimagine Australia’s employment system nearly 25 years after it was privatised December 5, 2023 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry The federal government is called on to take over the direct delivery of employment services in the ACT and some other jurisdictions.
Premium Insights and analysis Is it OK for policymakers to ignore Office of Impact Analysis guidance? December 4, 2023 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Under what circumstances can elected representatives and bureaucrats ignore guidance on the analysis of regulatory impact?
Premium Columnists Yes, Kissinger was a monster — but only one of a succession of them December 4, 2023 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks Henry Kissinger’s death at 100 provides an opportunity to assess his record: he was a monster who murdered people on an industrial scale.