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Governance & Government Intervention

Australian prime minister Scott Morrison sits behind a desk at the COP26 conference in Glasgow.

Government reform on the cards in Australia after revelations that ex-PM gave himself additional powers in secret

It has been revealed that former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison secretly appointed himself head of five ministries during his time in office, in what his successor called an “unprecedented […]

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Helping or hindering? How to make regulation an effective policy delivery tool

Regulations are designed to protect consumers, health, the environment, society. But if not implemented properly, they can fail in their objectives or have unintended consequences that can in turn harm […]

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UK government hires chief people and digital officers; Sri Lankan PM’s office breached in protests against corruption: policy & delivery news in brief

Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed UK government appoints chief people officer and chief digital officer Boris Johnson, the UK’s […]

President Joe Biden sits at a desk at the White House flanked with American flags.

Biden directs federal agencies to protect abortion access

President Joe Biden has signed an executive order directing government agencies to use “every tool available to protect access to reproductive health care”.   The move comes after the US […]

When push comes to ‘nudge’: how governments can influence the behaviour of citizens

The concept of ‘nudge’, whereby citizens can be influenced to make good choices, remains an important tool for governments as the COVID pandemic showed. Here, strategic communications and behaviour change […]

New Zealand's Public Service Commission’s deputy commissioner Hannah Cameron

Trust and teamwork: Hannah Cameron on how New Zealand dodged the COVID bullet

As New Zealand winds down its successful ‘zero COVID’ policy, the Public Service Commission’s deputy commissioner Hannah Cameron tells Matt Ross that focusing on public trust, wellbeing and cross-government collaboration […]

Former prime minister warns of threat to UK democracy

Former PM John Major has long been a critic of Boris Johnson – but this week he dramatically upped the ante, warning that his successor’s behaviour and duplicity are undermining […]

Talk of Scottish independence sparks memories of Canada’s fight for national unity

Letter from Ottawa: In 1995, a referendum saw Quebec come close to seceding from Canada. Michael Wernick, former clerk of the Privy Council, reflects on what it was like to […]

Five interesting insights from the OECD’s governance report

The recent publication includes some surprising lessons for civil service leaders – arguing, for example, that some anti-corruption practices can be counterproductive Last month, the OECD published a report promoting […]

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UK financial regulatory forum unveils new initiatives

The UK’s Financial Services Regulatory Initiatives Forum has unveiled the first update of a ‘grid’ mapping out significant forthcoming regulatory initiatives. The forum was launched six months ago and aims […]