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    Public servants shy from blowing the whistle

    Open Forum     |      August 10, 2021

    A researcher from The University of Western Australia has found government employees are most likely to stay silent despite witnessing workplace corruption in the Australian Public Service.

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    When is a National Cabinet not a National Cabinet?

    Anne Twomey     |      August 7, 2021

    When is a cabinet not a cabinet? When it is really an intergovernmental body that is pretending to be a cabinet so it can avoid transparency?

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    The good, the bad and the ugly

    Paul Strangio     |      August 2, 2021

    While there are many lists of Australia’s greatest sportsmen, there are fewer attempts to rank our Prime Ministers in terms of their effectiveness in office.

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    Can politicians win back Australia’s trust?

    Dawn Lo     |      July 28, 2021

    A lack of transparency and policy missteps have undermined public trust in some of our political leaders during the latest surge in COVID outbreaks, according to a UNSW Sydney constitutional law expert.

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    A closer look at foreign policy research

    Danielle Cave     |      July 17, 2021

    The best research think tanks produce is often work no one will fund. If it breaks new ground it’s often difficult to convince potential funders of its merit.

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    Morrison’s ‘new deal’ for a post-COVID normal

    William Bowtell     |      July 9, 2021

    The Prime Minister has borrowed language from Franklin Roosevelt to describe his pathway out of the pandemic but his ‘New Deal’ may leave some people behind.

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    Crisis? What crisis?

    Mike Fogarty     |      July 6, 2021

    James Callaghan was an underrated British prime minister, and in a new biography, Hickson and Miles present a compelling psychological portrait of a fervent political operator who rose from humble circumstances to the highest office in the land.

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    Adventures in the grey zone

    Lesley Seebeck     |      June 25, 2021

    Australian policy should understand and address the drivers of competition in the “grey zone” of hostile activities undertaken by foreign states around the world.

    • Politics and Policy

    Gender politics – Navigating political leadership in Australia

    Open Forum     |      June 22, 2021

    A new collection of essays examines the difficulties faced by female politicians in this country.

    • Politics and Policy

    A different fortress Australia

    Rochelle Jones     |      June 1, 2021

    While Australians debate ongoing border closures and the concept of a ‘hermit’ nation, another version of fortress Australia has been simmering behind the scenes.

    • Politics and Policy

    Contrasting budgets in Australia and New Zealand

    Stephen Bartos     |      May 25, 2021

    On the surface there are similarities between the recent budgets in Australia and New Zealand, but differences emerge in how the budgets are framed and what they try to deliver.

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    The post-election reckoning ahead

    Michelle Grattan     |      May 15, 2021

    The Coalition ditched its mantra of ‘fiscal responsibility’ during the pandemic, but a financial reckoning may be on the horizon – as soon as the next federal election is won.

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