Well-being

Tuesday’s $4 billion Budget surplus was the first one in 15 years, but it will be short-lived and a deficit is expected for the next one.

UNSW’s Public Service Research Group has released a how-to guide for agencies looking for optimal ways to manage a flexible workforce. 

A new report examined wellbeing approaches by governments across four continents, including Australia, since the 1970s. 

The sunshine state is digging deep to get $1.9 billion worth of school building works underway, with plans to build 10 new schools and other facilities. 

New Zealand can improve well-being through improved policymaking and housing and migration reforms, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development says.

The New Zealand Ministry of Defence has highlighted the security threat of climate change in their new Defence Capability Plan. Climate change will test the security and resilience of New Zeland, the South Pacific, and the world, says the ministry.

The former UK cabinet secretary speaks about life as a civil service leader and his work to get governments to embrace citizen wellbeing, instead of narrower economic agendas.