Treasury has released a draft of the new procurement policy that aims to stop federal agencies buying goods and services from companies involved in the black economy. Read More
While the Australian Public Service Review panel works on a list of public recommendations to flesh out its five-point “vision” for the high-performance bureaucracy of… Read More
When it comes to reversing male dominance in public sector leadership roles, governments are choosing to start outside their own departments. Tasmania is the latest to see quick wins on public sector boards. Read More
If you think cyber risk management is not the end of the world you are dead wrong, according to the federal government’s top adviser on these matters, Alastair MacGibbon. Read More
The behavioural economics team in the Prime Minister’s department has published hours of valuable educational videos from Behavioural Exchange 2018, the international conference it hosted… Read More
Leadership development programs should call on senior managers to “get out from behind the email” and take a more active role in mentoring staff, says a study on the influence of the 70:20:10 learning model in the Australian public sector. Read More
New South Wales needs a new public advocate for vulnerable adults in place by next July, ombudsman Michael Barnes has warned, after compiling over 200… Read More
The APS Review panel is planning to craft a concise set of big ideas for public service reform rather than a highly prescriptive blueprint, according to its chair. Read More
Shining a light often galvanises political support for changes public servants already wish were in place, says visiting ombudsman Paul Dubé. "Most public servants want to do a good job." Read More
Serious reform in the Western Australian correctional system is now well overdue, according to the Corruption and Crime Commission, which has criticised the newly created Department of Justice for a “disturbing failure to respond to recommendations” going back as far as 2012. Read More
Everything is in place for Australians to start establishing myGovID digital identity credentials, and the first of eight pilot programs is now underway to test and demonstrate the new product. Read More
Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo worries that some of his colleagues know too little of the origins and principles that underpin the Westminster system, and their role within it. Read More
Indigenous affairs was the subject of closer scrutiny than usual in supplementary estimates hearings on Friday, with a new secretary in the lead role, governance… Read More
With the Morrison government losing its lower-house majority, Attorney-General Christian Porter is ready to discuss ways to strengthen the Commonwealth public sector integrity system. Read More
The New South Wales Telco Authority is taking steps toward the development of a long-discussed nationwide public safety mobile broadband network for the exclusive use… Read More
