ANZSOG dean and CEO Ken Smith AO replies to an article recently published as part of The Mandarin's 'Politicisation of the public service' series.  …

We need to rethink the value of federalism, subsidiarity, and the different roles and responsibilities of different levels of government. …

Australia and Aotearoa-New Zealand have learned many lessons since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but one of the most important was that a professional,…

While Australia and New Zealand are ahead of many other developed countries, there is no guarantee that we will stay that way. Redefining the federation…

This is an edited extract from the 2018 Solomon Lecture, delivered by Professor Ken Smith, ANZSOG Dean and CEO, in Brisbane on Monday at the…

ANZSOG Dean and CEO, Professor Ken Smith dwells on the key skills public servants will need for the future. There is growing evidence that people around…

"Each and every one of us in public service has a fundamental responsibility: to operate in the public interest".

Can politicians and senior bureaucrats step back and let decision-making fall to those levels where Indigenous community connections are stronger? ANZSOG's Professor Ken Smith calls…