Political leadership
Article
Not-so-great expectations
Deft management and misleading polls helped turn Super Saturday into a public relations coup for Labor.
Article
Careful what he wishes for
Tony Abbott is an unwelcome presence — for the government at least — amid the tangle of by-elections on 28 July, writes Peter Brent.
Article
The negotiator
Viewed warmly on both sides of politics and in the media, the federal finance minister is playing a vital role for the government.
Book
Transforming Hawai‘i: balancing coercion and consent in Eighteenth-Century Kānaka Maoli statecraft
This study examines the role of coercion in the unification of the Hawaiian Islands by Kamehameha I between 1782 and 1812 at a time of increasing European contact.
Report
Leading for change: a blueprint for cultural diversity and inclusive leadership revisited
This study builds on the Leading for Change (2016) report, which provided a snapshot of cultural diversity in the senior leadership of Australian organisations and institutions. This report examines the cultural backgrounds of chief executive officers of ASX 200 companies, federal ministers, heads of federal and state government departments, and vice-chancellors of universities.