Senators Katy Gallagher and Jane Hume are not debating public sector policy at all during this campaign, and each office has its own explanation for why. Gallagher has accused her Coalition counterpart of lacking the courage to publicly debate coalition finance and public sector policy. Hume’s office has returned fire
Are public servants in Poland ready to embrace AI, or does the technology still spark uncertainty? For Pamela Krzypkowska, AI presents an opportunity to enhance public administration. In this interview, Pamela discusses Poland’s digital transformation and the development of PLLuM, the country’s first large language model tailored for public administration.
In 2024, the National Defence Strategy made deterrence Australia’s “primary strategic defence objective”. With writing now underway for the 2026 National Defence Strategy, can Australia actually deter threats to the nation? Traditionally, our defence strategy only asked that our military capabilities “command respect”. In today’s world, however, ...
Most Australian employees have benefited from a legislative right to disconnect since it commenced operation on August 26, 2024 — the right to refuse contact from their employer or third party outside their working hours, unless that refusal is unreasonable. (For those working in small businesses, the right will take
The Australian Electoral Commission would be the best home for regulating truth in federal political advertising to ensure facts are at the centre of election campaigns, says a public policy think tank. The Australia Institute director Bill Browne said that the AEC could perform a similar role to the electoral
Anthony Albanese has called hecklers of the Welcome to Country component of Anzac Day events in Melbourne and Perth a “disgrace” for distracting from the gratitude and recognition that Australia’s servicemen and women deserve. Dawn service ceremonies at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance and Perth’s King’s Park were interrupted by boos
“The window for institutional reform is often small. Institutional reform shifts power. People with power are usually reluctant to give it up, and precisely because they have power, they are often in a position to block change.” So say John Daley and Rachel Krust in an extensive new report for
The Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has been operating on an interim basis, with an expected launch date of January 1, 2026. Sitting with the Department of Health and Aged Care, the CDC works to protect the nation from public health threats by enhancing international connections, improving the use
According to advocates from SNAICC—National Voice for our Children, if the Coalition is voted into government, reinstituting an activity test for childcare would have dire consequences for vulnerable communities. The group argued that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) children, and families in particular, would suffer under a policy floated
The Queensland government has made three sets of major appointments in the past week ahead of significant changes in the state. Three appointees to the Queensland Redistribution Commission (QRC) will start work on the first changes to the state’s electoral boundaries since 2017. Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) has a new
The Australian Public Service (APS) will need to find more staff and work more efficiently to cope with population growth, according to Public Service and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher. Speaking at a press conference today, Gallagher said the public service is smaller per capita than it was at the end
WHAT WAS CLAIMED It now takes about 50% longer to apply for an age pension and five times longer to apply for a low-income card. AAP FACTCHECK VERDICT Misleading. The claim relies on outdated figures. The federal opposition’s finance spokesperson has used outdated figures to misleadingly suggest waiting times for
Senators Katy Gallagher and Jane Hume are not debating public sector policy at all during this campaign, and each office has its own explanation for why. Gallagher has accused her Coalition counterpart of lacking the courage to publicly debate coalition finance and public sector policy. Hume’s office has returned fire
Are public servants in Poland ready to embrace AI, or does the technology still spark uncertainty? For Pamela Krzypkowska, AI presents an opportunity to enhance public administration. In this interview, Pamela discusses Poland’s digital transformation and the development of PLLuM, the country’s first large language model tailored for public administration.
In 2024, the National Defence Strategy made deterrence Australia’s “primary strategic defence objective”. With writing now underway for the 2026 National Defence Strategy, can Australia actually deter threats to the nation? Traditionally, our defence strategy only asked that our military capabilities “command respect”. In today’s world, however, ...
Most Australian employees have benefited from a legislative right to disconnect since it commenced operation on August 26, 2024 — the right to refuse contact from their employer or third party outside their working hours, unless that refusal is unreasonable. (For those working in small businesses, the right will take
The Australian Electoral Commission would be the best home for regulating truth in federal political advertising to ensure facts are at the centre of election campaigns, says a public policy think tank. The Australia Institute director Bill Browne said that the AEC could perform a similar role to the electoral
Anthony Albanese has called hecklers of the Welcome to Country component of Anzac Day events in Melbourne and Perth a “disgrace” for distracting from the gratitude and recognition that Australia’s servicemen and women deserve. Dawn service ceremonies at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance and Perth’s King’s Park were interrupted by boos
“The window for institutional reform is often small. Institutional reform shifts power. People with power are usually reluctant to give it up, and precisely because they have power, they are often in a position to block change.” So say John Daley and Rachel Krust in an extensive new report for
The Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) has been operating on an interim basis, with an expected launch date of January 1, 2026. Sitting with the Department of Health and Aged Care, the CDC works to protect the nation from public health threats by enhancing international connections, improving the use
According to advocates from SNAICC—National Voice for our Children, if the Coalition is voted into government, reinstituting an activity test for childcare would have dire consequences for vulnerable communities. The group argued that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (ATSI) children, and families in particular, would suffer under a policy floated
The Queensland government has made three sets of major appointments in the past week ahead of significant changes in the state. Three appointees to the Queensland Redistribution Commission (QRC) will start work on the first changes to the state’s electoral boundaries since 2017. Queensland Treasury Corporation (QTC) has a new
The Australian Public Service (APS) will need to find more staff and work more efficiently to cope with population growth, according to Public Service and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher. Speaking at a press conference today, Gallagher said the public service is smaller per capita than it was at the end
WHAT WAS CLAIMED It now takes about 50% longer to apply for an age pension and five times longer to apply for a low-income card. AAP FACTCHECK VERDICT Misleading. The claim relies on outdated figures. The federal opposition’s finance spokesperson has used outdated figures to misleadingly suggest waiting times for
