Allan Gyngell AO, lauded as one of Australia’s leading foreign and strategic policy thinkers, has died after a short battle with cancer...."As Allan tells us, foreign policy is the way the state manages its relationships with other actors in the international system to preserve its national security and prosperity, protect its interests, and advance its values at minimum cost in treasure and blood. Effective foreign policy ensures that no matter how international developments unfold, we will always have options to act."....DARREN LIMhttps://www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutlook/allan-gyngell-and-australia-in-the-world/...AUSTRALIA IN THE WORLD PODCAST
Need for balance, can’t do everything, resistance to paying
more tax…the excuses for budget shortfalls against community expectations are
increasing in the lead-up to the May budget release by the federal
government.
This situation gets worse each year as the distrusted political
class attempt to persuade a cynical electorate that they, and only they, can manage
the complexity of our country’s budget.
There is a ready solution to help end this annual political agony – ask the public to help sort through the trade-offs in a transparent
deliberative forum. After all, they consume the services and pay the bills!
The AEC register lists prominent pieces of disinformation the AEC has discovered regarding the announced referendum on the Voice to Parliament. It also provides details of actions the AEC has taken in response.The AEC is not responsible for fact-checking claims about the Yes or No case for a referendum, and we do not seek to censor debate in any way. However, when it comes to the referendum process we conduct, we’re the experts and we’re active in defending Australia’s democracy....MOREhttps://www.aec.gov.au/media/disinformation-register-ref.htm...TRUSTED SOURCESSee trusted information about how Referendum processes work.https://www.aec.gov.au/referendums/
Sweeping changes to fuel efficiency standards have been proposed by the US Environmental Protection Agency to boost the sales of electric vehicles so that they account for 67 per cent of new passenger cars sold in the US by 2032, although EVs only captured 6 per cent of America’s new car sales last year. The Biden administration has also pledged to spend billions to encourage the take-up of EVs, including nearly $15 billion for charging stations and $7 billion to support battery manufacturing, as well as up to $7500 in tax credits for people who purchase an EV and billions of dollars in grants to US manufacturers.https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/world-s-rejected-cars-heading-our-w
David Thodey has led successful transformations across Australia’s public and private sectors. He recently sat down with McKinsey to share his recipe for success."It’s got to be driven from a purpose that we feel good about. More and more, I think we all live in an environment where we work for money, but you want to feel like your work matters and it counts, and makes a difference. That’s why having clarity of purpose will drive employee engagement."...Morehttps://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-and-social-sector/our-insights/lessons-in-leadership-making-government-a-great-place-to-work
