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Grattan Institute hires NSW Treasury executive director as CEO

News

The Grattan Institute has named Aruna Sathanapally its new CEO, following the departure of Danielle Wood last year.

The evaluator general cometh: Budget funds fresh eyes for scrutiny of tangible policy effect

By Julian Bajkowski

Economy & Industry

Assistant treasurer Andrew Leigh has extracted the modest sum of $10 million to set up the new evaluator general function.

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Insights and analysis

Treating the symptoms and addressing the excesses

By Bernard Keane

Australian Capital Territory

For some, the APS is just another vested interest trying to distort policy like corporations, lobbyists, think tanks and consultants.

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Case studies

Case study: how an accidental collaboration on ‘model legislation’ reporting won a $25,000 prize

By Denise-Marie Ordway

Three news outlets teamed up to expose how corporations, industry groups and think tanks influenced laws in the US by crafting bills that advanced their interests and persuaded lawmakers to introduce them. And they won a $25,000 national prize for it. Here are their five tips for collaborating on projects.

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Interviews

Government dodging APS review’s accountability reforms a ‘lost opportunity’, says Grattan Institute CEO-in-waiting Danielle Wood

By David Donaldson

Features

Danielle Wood will take over as CEO of the Grattan Institute in July. She recently spoke to The Mandarin about the government’s response to the APS review, why reform isn’t occurring, and the big challenges governments will face in the next decade.

Dr Glenn Savage: do think tanks undermine Australian democracy?

By The Mandarin

Education

The past decade has seen think tanks operate in sophisticated ways to influence the development of Australian schooling policies, writes education policy academic Dr Glenn Savage.

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