As Christmas nears, bringing a month of excessive advertising and guilt-driven personal excess, it might be time for a quiet rebellion on how we approach the gift-giving season. We could remind ourselves that thoughtful gift-giving involves noticing and paying attention to others. Christmas gift-giving now feels like an elaborate social
A new sentiment survey gauging the health of democracy in Australia shows that younger Australians, those born overseas, and people with a tertiary education are more trusting of democratic institutions. The 2025 McKinnon Index found that Australians aged 18 to 24 were most trusting of institutions, but also less engaged with or
The glacial progress of creating a national firearms registry in Australia, first officially recommended in the aftermath of the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, is again under the spotlight in the wake of the Bondi mass shooting, following confirmation the weapons used in the targeted attack were both licenced to,
January Academic and business leader Tony Haymet was appointed Australia’s 10th chief scientist. ASIC appointed Scott Gregson chief executive officer. Stephanie Crowe was appointed to lead the Australian Signals Directorate’s cyber security centre. The Victorian government named David Wolf chair and commissioner to the Parliamentary Workplace Standards ...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed a decision to extend federal government funding for Jewish community security was included in MYEFO, confirming the arrangements sooner than planned in response to the weekend’s fatal mass shooting in Sydney. Speaking from Sydney on Monday afternoon, the PM said a number of measures
The Queensland government has accepted four out of six recommendations made by an independent assessment into the state’s disaster management Four reports from the Office of the Inspector-General of Emergency Management (IGEM) assessing the performance of the disaster management system were tabled in parliament last week. Minister for Police and
Six intelligence agencies are doing a sound job overseeing administrative functions and keeping close tabs on their outcomes and outputs, according to a report from the parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security. The PJCIS reviewed the “secret six” — Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation, Australian Signals Directorate, ...
In case you were looking for a contrarian take on Lynelle Briggs’ report on public board appointments — which you likely weren’t — Pru Goward had you covered last week in the Financial Review. Goward — a rather dour ABC journalist before she became sex discrimination commissioner in the Howard
Australia’s Director-General of Security Mike Burgess says the nation’s national terrorism threat level will remain at “probable” immediately following a major terrorism incident at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Sixteen people were killed in a mass shooting event targeted at a Hanukkah celebration at the iconic tourist location and Jewish locale. Two
A new requirement that Australian fuel and grocery retailers accept a maximum of $500 cash for essential items like groceries and fuel has been welcomed by an advocacy group for older people. COTA Australia, an advocacy organisation for older people, welcomed the new regulations and called for the government to
New Zealand’s public service’s most pressing problems will have familiar echoes for Australian Public Servants — silos, data, and AI. The country’s latest State of the Public Service Report points to siloed workplaces, limited skill development, and a lack of digital capabilities holding the service back. These are familiar problems
Former Queensland judge Walter Sofronoff has lost his final appeal against a corruption finding of the ACT Integrity Commission. Sofronoff breached the confidentiality of an inquiry into the ACT Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions by giving confidential material to two journalists ahead of the report’s official release. Integrity
As Christmas nears, bringing a month of excessive advertising and guilt-driven personal excess, it might be time for a quiet rebellion on how we approach the gift-giving season. We could remind ourselves that thoughtful gift-giving involves noticing and paying attention to others. Christmas gift-giving now feels like an elaborate social
A new sentiment survey gauging the health of democracy in Australia shows that younger Australians, those born overseas, and people with a tertiary education are more trusting of democratic institutions. The 2025 McKinnon Index found that Australians aged 18 to 24 were most trusting of institutions, but also less engaged with or
The glacial progress of creating a national firearms registry in Australia, first officially recommended in the aftermath of the Port Arthur massacre in 1996, is again under the spotlight in the wake of the Bondi mass shooting, following confirmation the weapons used in the targeted attack were both licenced to,
January Academic and business leader Tony Haymet was appointed Australia’s 10th chief scientist. ASIC appointed Scott Gregson chief executive officer. Stephanie Crowe was appointed to lead the Australian Signals Directorate’s cyber security centre. The Victorian government named David Wolf chair and commissioner to the Parliamentary Workplace Standards ...
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed a decision to extend federal government funding for Jewish community security was included in MYEFO, confirming the arrangements sooner than planned in response to the weekend’s fatal mass shooting in Sydney. Speaking from Sydney on Monday afternoon, the PM said a number of measures
The Queensland government has accepted four out of six recommendations made by an independent assessment into the state’s disaster management Four reports from the Office of the Inspector-General of Emergency Management (IGEM) assessing the performance of the disaster management system were tabled in parliament last week. Minister for Police and
Six intelligence agencies are doing a sound job overseeing administrative functions and keeping close tabs on their outcomes and outputs, according to a report from the parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and security. The PJCIS reviewed the “secret six” — Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation, Australian Signals Directorate, ...
In case you were looking for a contrarian take on Lynelle Briggs’ report on public board appointments — which you likely weren’t — Pru Goward had you covered last week in the Financial Review. Goward — a rather dour ABC journalist before she became sex discrimination commissioner in the Howard
Australia’s Director-General of Security Mike Burgess says the nation’s national terrorism threat level will remain at “probable” immediately following a major terrorism incident at Sydney’s Bondi Beach. Sixteen people were killed in a mass shooting event targeted at a Hanukkah celebration at the iconic tourist location and Jewish locale. Two
A new requirement that Australian fuel and grocery retailers accept a maximum of $500 cash for essential items like groceries and fuel has been welcomed by an advocacy group for older people. COTA Australia, an advocacy organisation for older people, welcomed the new regulations and called for the government to
New Zealand’s public service’s most pressing problems will have familiar echoes for Australian Public Servants — silos, data, and AI. The country’s latest State of the Public Service Report points to siloed workplaces, limited skill development, and a lack of digital capabilities holding the service back. These are familiar problems
Former Queensland judge Walter Sofronoff has lost his final appeal against a corruption finding of the ACT Integrity Commission. Sofronoff breached the confidentiality of an inquiry into the ACT Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions by giving confidential material to two journalists ahead of the report’s official release. Integrity
