Government considering if parliamentary staff should be hired using APS merit model Culture DPMC has published its review of the members of parliament employee legislation, in line with Kate Jenkins’ Set the Standard report.
NIAA defends use of ‘misleadingly positive’ Deloitte report in senate inquiry October 5, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Community & Social When questioned by Senator David Shoebridge, an NIAA witness admitted the outcomes of the royal commission had not been achieved.
Public condolences flow for Uncle Jack Charles September 14, 2022 By Dan Holmes Culture Senior public figures across the country have offered their heartfelt tributes to Uncle Jack Charles, who passed away in Melbourne on Tuesday, aged 79.
ANAO’s audit of Tourism Australia included Morrison’s period there September 2, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks The Australian National Audit Office’s review of Tourism Australia between 2005 and 2008 covers two years when Scott Morrison was the managing director.
A brief history of Australia’s national flags September 1, 2022 By Dan Holmes Federal September 3 marks Australian National Flag day — the anniversary of the first time the Australian flag was flown.
Premium Columnists Jobs and skills: Where are the economic rationalists when you need them? August 31, 2022 By Geoff Edwards Economy & Industry The Jobs Summit seriously needs some rational economists who can apply benefit-cost rationales to demands by noisy interest groups (hello, infrastructure).
National gender pay gap widens to 14.1% August 30, 2022 By Dan Holmes Community & Social On average, women working full-time earn $1,609 per week while men working full-time earn $1,872.90.
Hindsight can be a pompous thing August 30, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Fran Bailey’s comments on Morrison’s Tourism Australia actions brought out the 20/20-hindsight vision of Monday-morning quarterbacks.
Pacific Islands need to re-imagine agriculture and food systems August 26, 2022 By Dan Holmes Energy & Environment Although the Pacific is beautiful, its ever-changing environment provides significant challenges for agriculture, says Dr Audrey Aumua.
Malcolm Turnbull: Who knew and didn’t act on Scott Morrison’s power grab? August 25, 2022 By James Robertson Editors' Picks We can accept Morrison failed; we can say he was a control freak. That doesn’t explain why the rest of the system went along with it, says Malcolm Turnbull.
The timeline of secrecy August 22, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Eyeballs are now scouring online records to determine precisely when it became okay to not disclose you’ve been sworn in as a minister.
Premium Columnists One ring to rule them all August 19, 2022 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks Scott Morrison’s place in history will be stained by the outrageous deceit that he perpetrated on the nation.
Home Affairs secretary did not know about Morrison’s appointment August 17, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Federal More public servants have come forward to state they were unaware of Scott Morrison’s secret appointment to five ministries.
Who knew? The not so gentle art of keeping secrets and Secretaries August 17, 2022 By Julian Bajkowski Editors' Picks Scott Morrison’s self-appointments will leave the bureaucracy with plenty of awkward questions to answer. Especially the Secretaries.
WeChat net positive for Australian democracy August 11, 2022 By Dan Holmes Defence New analysis finds the WeChat app bridges gaps in the provision of public services and information to migrant communities.