Community's role in a carbon-free Canberra
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Opinion

Community's role in a carbon-free Canberra

Canberrans must rethink how they shop and use resources to help their city cut emissions.

  • byKaren Jesson

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Taxpayer-funded electioneering
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Taxpayer-funded electioneering

Department heads are failing to adequately vet the advertising campaigns they approve.

  • byRichard Mulgan
Sinking billions on an outdated weapon
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Opinion

Sinking billions on an outdated weapon

Underwater drones will make duds of our'future'submarines,even before they're built.

  • byClive Williams
Making the switch:What will Canberra's commute look like in the future?
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Opinion

Making the switch:What will Canberra's commute look like in the future?

This city will be largely petrol-free within a generation,but we should make the switch as soon as possible.

  • byFrank Jotzo
The murky world of government contracting
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Opinion

The murky world of government contracting

Senior public servants need to keep politicians well away from procurement decisions.

  • byRichard Mulgan
Spending your money to'inform'you
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Opinion

Spending your money to'inform'you

It's government advertising season,when public servants feel an urge to tell you how great life is.

  • byMarkus Mannheim
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Time's up for the Home Affairs experiment
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Opinion

Time's up for the Home Affairs experiment

Labor should dismantle this failed department,which broke the rules of good government.

  • byPaddy Gourley
Our vexing vetting habits
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Opinion

Our vexing vetting habits

The public service's increased use of security clearances is creating employment law quandaries.

  • byJohn Wilson
Do cleaners really need security clearances?

Do cleaners really need security clearances?

We asked a regulator why it paid for security vetting for many non-Australians. They're for our cleaners,it said.

  • bySally Whyte
In praise of the'ordinary'leader
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Opinion

In praise of the'ordinary'leader

Politics so often attracts those attracted to themselves. How can we filter them out?

  • byMark Thomas
Liberal Party's creaking,unstable core
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Opinion

Liberal Party's creaking,unstable core

A party that attracts adherents of both Edmund Burke and John Stuart Mill will always be fractured.

  • byStephen Holt