Consultants were on the agenda at this year's IPAA national conference, with panellists pondering politicians' lack of trust in public servants and the long-term implications of outsourcing strategic functions. Read More
An academic paper examining how Indigenous public servants navigate between Western and Aboriginal ideas of leadership has been awarded most influential article in the Australian Journal of Public Administration. Read More
The Institute of Public Administration Australia has recognised ten of its finest with the organisation’s highest honour, a national fellow award, in Melbourne. Read More
The Victorian government will make it easier for public servants to access parental leave, in a move it hopes will help attract and retain talent in the VPS. Read More
Edward DeSeve was at the forefront of the US response to the GFC. He discusses the importance of using the tried pathways "wherever you can" and how the Trump administration is serving up policies that "aren’t quite half baked, they’re a quarter baked". Read More
Brexit is placing huge strain on the UK government but has re-energised parts of the civil service, says the Institute for Government's Jill Rutter. Read More
Underinvestment in skills development is leaving bureaucrats lagging behind business, argues the former head of the APS. The problem is particularly acute in the senior executive. Read More
The age of reform is apparently dead, but there isn't much agreement about who killed it. Read More
A Labor government will establish a new and independent COAG Economic Reform Council to examine, track and report to COAG on long-term reform priorities, Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen announced at the 2018 Outlook Conference in Melbourne on Thursday. Read More
Victoria has released a framework to guide the next five years of work with the Indigenous community, setting out 20 goals to help close the gap. "We only achieve better outcomes for Aboriginal people when that all-important work is led by Aboriginal people," says Premier Daniel Andrews. Read More
Do you find yourself constantly responding to emails and attending meetings, but never quite getting around to the things you really ought to be doing? Distinguishing between the important and the merely urgent can help. Read More
With most bureaucratic controversies happening behind closed doors, it's not often the public rallies around a public servant, but an online petition in support of Sydney Opera House CEO Louise Herron has passed a quarter of a million signatures. Read More
Victoria has taken another step in implementing recommendations from the Family Violence Royal Commission with the establishment of Respect Victoria as an independent statutory authority. Read More
Executives bringing private sector norms into the public sector continue to cause concern, with a water corporation boss found to have claimed a high-end barbecue, household furniture and alcohol on the public purse. Read More
Ask for feedback and remember to be nice to people, a panel of senior public servants tell VPS graduates. Read More
