On human frailty in governing
Today I am reposting this piece from July 2019, following the 2019 Australian election. It is…
From here to immunity: charting COVID from pandemic to endemic
2020 has proven a testing year for the culture and capacity of governments around the world….
Free speech for public servants and Osip Mandelstam
During the week the High Court of Australia passed judgement on a case in which a…
On human frailty in governing
Once ten years ago I gave answers to one of those personal profile questionnaires that aimed…
Free speech and public service
A minor controversy has broken out in Australia over restrictions on the free speech of public…
On humility
For many years I have believed that Carl Jung once said or wrote that “you must…