Genevieve Jacobs

2 weeks ago | region.com.au | Genevieve Jacobs

How do you rate a country’s progress? Is the economy the only measure that matters? For the last decade, the Community Council for Australia (CCA) has been analysing our national progress by measures other than cash in hand and assets on the ledger. As the Reverend Tom Costello says, the nation might just be made up of more than economic units. About 10 years ago, CCA gathered 60 community leaders from the not-for-profit sector and asked them to reflect on what kind of Australia they wanted.

2 weeks ago | psnews.com.au | Genevieve Jacobs

Is the seat of Bean up for the taking as we head to next weekend’s federal election? Could it be Canberra’s bellwether, or is the conversation a storm in a media teacup? There’s a sea of orange in southern streets as independent candidate Jessie Price mobilises ground forces. Liberal candidate David Lamerton is facing accusations of restarting the culture wars, while Greens candidate Sam Carter denies that his party is perceived as extremists.

2 weeks ago | region.com.au | Genevieve Jacobs

Is the seat of Bean up for the taking as we head to next weekend’s federal election? Could it be Canberra’s bellwether, or is the conversation a storm in a media teacup? There’s a sea of orange in southern streets as independent candidate Jessie Price mobilises ground forces. Liberal candidate David Lamerton is facing accusations of restarting the culture wars, while Greens candidate Sam Carter denies that his party is perceived as extremists.

3 weeks ago | psnews.com.au | Genevieve Jacobs

In one of the more startling political backflips of recent times, Liberal leader Peter Dutton walked back plans to end working from home in the public service. It took courage for the Liberals to admit they’d got it wrong, and only time (and the voters) will tell if they’ll stick the landing or end up flat on the electoral mat. But mostly unremarked in the national conversation was Mr Dutton’s caveat that the mandatory office return was only ever intended to affect Canberra public servants.

4 weeks ago | region.com.au | Genevieve Jacobs

In one of the more startling political backflips of recent times, Liberal leader Peter Dutton walked back plans to end working from home in the public service. It took courage for the Liberals to admit they’d got it wrong, and only time (and the voters) will tell if they’ll stick the landing or end up flat on the electoral mat. But mostly unremarked in the national conversation was Mr Dutton’s caveat that the mandatory office return was only ever intended to affect Canberra public servants.