Premium Columnists The 2022 quick quiz: Are you having your desired impact? Career Advice It’s your impact, not your busyness, that matters. It’s how you show up for others; how disciplined you can be in holding yourself to account.
AEC identifies pay and bizarre polling behaviour harming staff attraction November 3, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Communications & Technology Australian Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers said AEC staffers are sent to a very complex and highly litigious area of service delivery.
Inflation not yet reached peak, Chalmers says July 29, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Federal Updated forecasts from federal Treasury show that inflation will hit 7.75% before the year ends, with no reprieve expected until next year.
Premium Insights and analysis It wouldn’t hurt for the government to manage parliament like it were in minority July 29, 2022 By Stephen Bartos Editors' Picks Australia’s first (and so far only) viable carbon-pricing scheme was introduced by a minority government under Julia Gillard, along with a raft of other useful legislation and government programs.
Premium Insights and analysis Reserve bank review is long overdue and here’s why July 24, 2022 By Stephen Bartos Editors' Picks The government has appointed an excellent body of RBA reviewers and established good terms of reference, but arguably took a wrong turn in including Dr Gordon de Brouwer.
Construction commission under fire over FoI request July 21, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Federal The CFMEU says the construction commission won’t hand over documents relating to any meetings held between the regulator and the Masters Builders Association.
Premium Insights and analysis Let’s talk about mandates in the new parliament July 19, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Using the argument that one party got fewer first preference votes than another and that dictates a mandate for a parliamentary term is intellectually bankrupt.
Premium Insights and analysis What does it mean when the prime minister wants to cut back on crossbench staffing? June 29, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks There’s a range of implications for taking the garden shears to crossbench funding for parliamentary staff.
Reserve Bank review is government’s prerogative June 21, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks There is a new government in town and its treasurer, Jim Chalmers, is going to do a review of the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Labor cinches numbers to form majority government May 31, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Vote-counting confirms Labor has secured a majority of seats in the lower house, with Labor MP Josh Burns taking the seat of Macnamara.
PSsst! Even stationery isn’t stationary May 27, 2022 By The Mandarin Editors' Picks Get out your pens and pencils, women-first focus for first lady of public service, we’re not in Kansas anymore Toto, and more. PSsst! Here’s what we’ve heard.
Five tips for the APS in helping ministers deal with an independent crossbench May 27, 2022 By Brenton Prosser Career Advice Some tips for the APS in helping their incoming minister navigate the new sea of teal in parliament.
Premium Insights and analysis Public sector knowledge workers can no longer be ignored by political leaders May 26, 2022 By Richard Denniss Editors' Picks One of the ‘major’ parties has no representation for an entire state or territory. It seems public servants have had the last laugh.
Public servants watching jet-setting prime minister May 25, 2022 By Chris Johnson Federal It’s early days, but Australia’s new prime minister is off to a flying start – literally – and the public service is closely watching.
Consultants are entrenched, so what will Labor do? May 24, 2022 By Chris Johnson Editors' Picks A contingency workforce of contracted consultants is now very entrenched in the APS. It has looked for some time like it’s been here to stay.