SBR blog in caretaker mode

In the period preceding an election for the House of Representatives, the Australian Government assumes a caretaker role and the Australian Public Service (APS) follows what are known as the Caretaker Conventions. 

Throughout the caretaker period, the SBR blog will remain open for your use.

An important part of the conventions is that Australian Government resources, including online resources such as this blog, are not used to communicate political material.  Accordingly, during the caretaker period, we will be taking extra care to ensure that any comments posted to this site complies with the SBR blog’s conditions of use, particularly the requirement that there be no political comments (e.g. reference to candidates, fundraisers, support for political parties).

Comments on posts to this blog that are made by a Minister are now closed.  This measure is not designed to prevent the public from becoming involved in the election process, but instead aim to preserve the apolitical nature of the APS.  

Throughout the caretaker period, please continue to share with the program and other readers of this blog your experiences implementing SBR so we can all continue to learn more about SBR together.