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How should we deal with a fragmented political landscape? First we need to understand how we got here

ACT public service needs targets to fix the gap, CPSU says.

New 'renationalising' regime breaks cover, with key agency Value NSW to build lasting capacity and leadership pool amid major talent crisis.

New 'renationalising' regime breaks cover, with key agency Value NSW to build lasting capacity and leadership pool amid major talent crisis.

ACT public service needs targets to fix the gap, CPSU says.

ACT public service needs targets to fix the gap, CPSU says.

I summarize my understanding of democracy: the theory which predicts when elections peacefully manage conflicts and the empirical evidence regarding the co

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The 44-year-old inherits the trade union movement while it is enjoying a golden era of political influence, but also faces a long-term decline in membership and a fight for the rights of workers in the AI boom. 

New UK prime minister Andy Burnham wants to bring Manchester’s model of public ownership and devolution to Downing Street. But can Burnham-ism overcome fiscal constraints, entrenched centralisation an...

The heads of the Australian Council of Trade Unions have announced that they are making way for the next generation.

Media coverage of CICTAR’s report on the Australia’s outsourcing of its jobseeker system

A new report argues Australia's employment services system is failing jobseekers, while filling the pockets private equity and millionaires.

Whatever rash remarks he may have made about the bond markets or spending commitments, Andy Burnham understands...

Why are Australians increasingly concerned about antisemitism? Rising anxiety reflects weakening social cohesion, and stronger laws alone cannot rebuild trust.

By Osmond Chiu for the 2026 Conference Edition of Challenge