Foreign Affairs

How has Australia reacted to the Covid-19 pandemic? Colin Talbot speaks to Australian academics Janine O'Flynn and Helen Dickinson about how the country's unique government system has impacted responses to the virus

New deputy national security adviser Alex Ellis sets out government’s plans for landmark review broadsided by coronavirus

Cabinet secretary also encourages departmental staff to make time to relax – safely – over the Easter weekend

MPs reject offer of private briefings and call on home secretary and new perm sec to appear at virtual evidence session

PM tells MPs government has “scaled back” work on integrated review as resources are diverted to tackle the coronavirus response

In the first of a new series exploring how governments across the world are responding to the covid-19 pandemic, Professor Colin Talbot talks to Clay Westcott, president of the International Public Managment Network, about the best way to make an impact with testing, and how the virus is affecting developing countries in unexpected ways

Move comes as event venue is turned into a temporary hospital as part of Covid-19 response

As part of Civil Service World’s Digital Transformation special edition, we asked sector experts to share their insight on how a broad range of near-term advances in technology will transform the way public services are delivered.

FCO to return flights where commercial airlines are no longer operating, says Raab

McCallum, currently deputy director general of the Security Service, will take over from Sir Andrew Parker at the end of April

“The world quite literally has changed and I think you have to adapt,” Simon Fraser says.