Premium Interviews Learning and listening key for APS leaders Careers Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) South Australia deputy commissioner Janice Silby says a mentor in her early career challenged her to step out of her
Premium Interviews Public servants should be free to run for office, Waters says March 30, 2022 By Melissa Coade Careers Greens senator Larissa Waters shares her party’s plans to remove unnecessary constitutional shackles on public servants who want to participate in Australian politics. Speaking to
Premium Interviews Leading a government team where tax law reigns supreme March 11, 2022 By Melissa Coade Career Advice Meet the woman working to make the Australian Tax Office (ATO) a respected and trusted source on all things tax law. Kirsten Fish, a second
Premium Interviews Why routines for the start and end of your work day matter for public service success March 10, 2022 By Melissa Coade Career Advice A senior public servant from the Attorney-General’s Department (AGD) shares how her morning and evening routine puts her in the right frame of mind to
A strategy leader reflects on the reward of a career in the public service March 8, 2022 By Melissa Coade Careers IP Australia’s Margaret Tregurtha kick-started her career in the Australian Public Service as a government lawyer, landing jobs that focused on designing the best kind
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Premium Insights and analysis Why deregulation isn’t what you think it is – an expert explains February 16, 2022 By Melissa Coade Career Matters What does cutting red tape, asking the bureaucracy to butt out, and an aggressive deregulation agenda all have in common? As legal expert Arie Freiberg
Premium Expert briefings What workers want: A recruiter’s take on the public sector landscape in 2022 January 31, 2022 By Melissa Coade Careers The Mandarin speaks with a recruitment firm leader to get the scoop on what the hiring and retention trends are for public sector employees this
Premium Interviews Productivity hacks for public servants time poor and under pressure January 28, 2022 By Melissa Coade Career Advice Feeling fatigued? Happy New Year! Whether it be the impact of the COVID-19 Omicron variant on supply chains, access to Rapid Antigen Tests, assisting Australians
Federal investment in United Nations junior professional program September 24, 2021 By Melissa Coade Careers A $25.6 million commitment from the Australian government will give young professionals experience in international institutions from more than 40 other nations. The United Nations
Lawyer and human rights practitioner picked for AHRC role September 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Careers A former WA Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) lawyer has been named as the next Australian Human Rights Commissioner. Lorraine Finlay will be based in
Premium Insights and analysis The invisibility problem facing APS women August 2, 2021 By Melissa Coade Career Advice Not all problem solvers are visible, and that’s preventing some of the best and brightest in the public service from taking up the leadership positions
Premium Interviews Systems leadership antidote to a ‘volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous’ world July 27, 2021 By Melissa Coade Career Advice Former mandarin Lin Hatfield Dodds explains what mix of technical and adaptive leadership organisations need to rise to meet modern challenges. Hatfield Dodds has taken
