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Nature’s in systemic decline, and so is productivity. Henry warns it’s time to overhaul environmental laws or lose our last chance.
Enoch permanently takes Creative Australia chair, former deputy premier named SA small business commissioner, Menz gets in the Benz.
Treasury is trusting banks' big digital promises a lot less these days. This includes not prematurely junking legacy systems.
Court backs DSS use of tax data to pursue paused welfare debts, drawing a legal line between robodebt and evidence-based recovery.
Unparalleled systems science and consumer research will underpin the National Energy Analysis Centre's mission to de-risk Australia's energy transition.
Space isn’t science fiction for Defence. It’s about strategy, skills and security -- and the government wants you in the mix.
Glyn Davis says Australia ranks eighth globally for public service effectiveness -- thanks to routines, federalism and a taste for evidence.
Tasmania’s parliamentary gridlock is testing the limits of convention, and the role of the governor is evolving in response.
State-employed lawyers are broadly underwhelmed by cookie-cutter policy, with the PSA challenging Legal Aid’s remote work clampdown.
The Reserve Bank's surcharge ban plan could streamline charging frameworks and ease compliance headaches for agencies.
Crime fighting is taking a backseat as Queensland police are left propping up other agencies. A blunt review calls for urgent reform.
Hosting COP31 means proving we can deliver climate results, not just summits. Smart AI deployment might be the edge -- if we ...