Outstanding 2003 cabinet records finally transferred to National Archives Federal The National Archives of Australia has received a final transfer of historical cabinet documents from the Howard government.
Cabinet record transfer bungle ruled an admin error, PM&C records management expertise found wanting January 30, 2024 By Melissa Coade Federal A review into how records due to be sent to the National Archives of Australia went ‘missing’ has been cleared as an administrative error.
Premium Insights and analysis Released cabinet papers from a time APS advice was taken seriously, says Hill January 12, 2024 By Melissa Coade Editors' Picks Former defence minister Robert Hill reflects on a cabinet that considered major policies relating to Australia’s involvement in the Iraq war, the Murray Darling River system, live sheep exports, and the Millennium drought.
Boost for Australian cultural institutions with another May Budget line item revealed April 6, 2023 By Melissa Coade Culture Labor has announced $535.3 million over four years to be distributed among nine National Collecting Institutions.
Australia’s cultural institutions especially vulnerable to efficiency dividends: looking back at 35 years of cuts March 31, 2023 By Frank Bongiorno, Joshua Black and Michelle Arrow Editors' Picks Years of cost-cutting measures have left Australia’s national galleries, libraries, archives and museums in dire straits.
Premium Interviews APS should get accustomed to ‘swift’ accountability, former minister says January 18, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Amanda Vanstone has enormous respect for the APS; says they should accept they’ll be “dealt with, and swiftly” if they do something wrong.
China secrets still to be revealed following 2002 cabinet records release January 6, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Cabinet historian David Lee is hoping to unearth more detail about China-Australia relations following the release of the Howard government’s secret 2002 deliberations.
Australia’s archivist says keeping nation’s official memories intact is no mean feat September 16, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Budget and staffing constraints and growing public demand for the institution’s services mean processing blowouts at the National Archives of Australia.
Natural science art prize mourns disappearing biosphere September 16, 2022 By Dan Holmes Australian Capital Territory The Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize has landed in Canberra with a message for political leaders — stop wrecking the planet.
Premium Interviews NAA head Simon Froude goes on the record September 15, 2022 By Melissa Coade Culture The director-general of the National Archives of Australia discusses his transformation mandate for the institution, and unpacks what modern-day best practice management of official records looks like.
King, country and constitutional monarchy – recollecting the impact of 1975 on Australia’s political psyche September 13, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The political neutrality of a sovereign head of state in a constitutional monarchy also goes to the core of the Westminster system that operates in Australia.
Premium Insights and analysis Has Australia heard the First Nations’ call for a Voice? July 12, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social With Australia’s new prime minister and government in full support of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, is change within reach?
Premium Columnists Rearranging the APS upper echelons June 10, 2022 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks For now, the MoG changes have to take place by July 1. There are also at least three more secretaries to appoint, but that doesn’t have to be done immediately.
New boss named for National Archives of Australia March 21, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal Senior South Australian mandarin Simon Froude has been chosen to lead the agency responsible for maintaining official commonwealth records.
Government responds to review of National Archives August 20, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The government has fully agreed to 14 of the 20 recommendations made by the Tune Review of the National Archives of Australia.