Premium Insights and analysis Queensland public service life post-Annastacia Palaszczuk Editors' Picks One of the biggest needs for Queensland public servants is for the new leader to restore order to the dysfunctional cabinet processes.
Premium Columnists Commonwealth Infrastructure Review’s costs and concerns December 5, 2023 By Binoy Kampmark Editors' Picks Vast infrastructure projects, be it in their approval stage or execution phase, have biting consequences for specific localities.
Premium Columnists Queensland leaves federal Labor a distant second in transparency November 30, 2023 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks The Albanese government committed to better political donation laws ahead of last year’s election. It’s still done nothing.
Queensland secure water goals centrepiece of collaborative strategic planning work November 24, 2023 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Central Queensland will assess water supply infrastructure and non-infrastructure options for the Fitzroy Basin Water Plan.
Queensland unveils blueprint for 2032 Olympics and beyond November 22, 2023 By Laine Clark Community & Social The Brisbane Olympic legacy strategy Elevate 2042 was released after a year of community consultation and more than 14,000 suggestions.
Mark Furner talks up Queensland’s trade and investment opportunities in Japan November 21, 2023 By Melissa Coade News QLD’s agricultural industry development minister Mark Furner will meet with Japanese importers, manufacturers, government representatives.
Queensland digital licence launch hit by glitch November 2, 2023 By Laine Clark Communications & Technology Users were met with an error message when they tried to access what was touted as the ‘best digital licence in the nation’.
Universities can help fix governments that are hooked on consultants November 2, 2023 By Duncan Ivison Australian Capital Territory Close the gap between the groundbreaking research carried out in universities & institutes and decision-makers to enable governments to use it.
Queensland public sector whistleblowing laws need a new act October 30, 2023 By Jackie Hamilton, Alice Leighton and Jazlyn Bauer News Advocates recommend the introduction of a new act to replace the existing Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010 (PID Act).
Premium Insights and analysis Moral panic over public servants’ leave for Voice outcome October 23, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Culture Queensland’s public servants have been offered extra paid leave for those feeling psychologically affected by the Voice referendum result.
Five-year strategy top priority for Queensland Public Service Commission October 11, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Economy & Industry A five-year strategy focusing on the workplace, workforce and work will be a priority for the QPSC over the next financial year.
Queensland’s ED performance scores well in Health annual report October 3, 2023 By Melissa Coade Health Queensland’s emergency department efficiency and length of hospitals stays ranked in the top 25% of Australian health system in the past year.
Will the Voice unleash a bureaucratic bogeyman? Noel Pearson doesn’t think so September 29, 2023 By Melissa Coade Federal Pearson says that all the Indigenous community wants is the opportunity to talk directly with the powers that be across the table.
Premium Interviews What these mandarins hope to learn at the Harvard Kennedy School September 27, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Editors' Picks Recipients of the 2023 Sir James Wolfensohn Public Service Scholarship share their thoughts before heading off to the university.
Are Australia’s roads becoming more dangerous? Here’s what the data says September 25, 2023 By Mark Stevenson and Jason Thompson Australian Capital Territory Road deaths have remained stubbornly high in Australia over the past decade. Do we have the right strategies in place to address the problem?