APSC did not threaten FOI website, Commonwealth Ombudsman finds Wednesday October 28, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Commonwealth Ombudsman has found the Australian Public Service Commission did not intend to intimidate a Freedom of Information organisation when it asked for content…
Premium The Briefing The Briefing: Australian Public Service Commission begins work on guidance and training for ministers, advisers and public servants Tuesday October 27, 2020 By Chris Woods Career Matters As part of the Morrison government's response to the 2019 Thodey review into the APS, the Australian Public Service Commission has outlined a process to…
Premium Insights and analysis The great return: What’s next for public servants as government embraces the future of work? Tuesday October 20, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Features Public servants are returning to offices across the country, marking a second wholesale change in working within government this year.
2020 APS employee census to focus on changing work practices, but won’t be included in upcoming State of the Service Report Tuesday October 13, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Important findings from the 2020 Australian Public Service employee census will be missing from this year’s State of the Service Report. The annual survey commenced…
Regulator performance role to be established within PM&C Friday October 2, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry The assistant minister to the prime minister and cabinet wants the Australian Public Service to shift its culture by taking a stewardship approach to deregulation.
Morrison signals push for public servants to return to CBDs Tuesday September 29, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Morrison says it’s a matter he'll continue to pursue with the state premiers and chief ministers, whom he knows will also be wanting to be…
New training to help public servants and ministers’ offices work together Tuesday September 22, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Australian Public Service Commission is developing material to help public servants and ministerial offices work better together, in response to the findings of the…
New APS professional stream to lift data capability across workforce Wednesday September 16, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Career Advice 'The data professional stream is grounded in a strategy to lift the data capability of the APS workforce, to generate deeper insights, inform evidence-based decisions…
New social media guide for public servants highlights risks of posting, sharing, and even ‘liking’ online content Tuesday September 8, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The resource has been released just weeks after former federal public servant Josh Krook spoke out about censorship in the public service.
Woolcott and Gaetjens flag more professional streams, APS ‘surge reserve’ under reform priorities Monday September 7, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The Secretaries Board has agreed to a number of reforms that would strengthen the Australian Public Service workforce’s digital capabilities and enable staff redeployments to…
SES to have 3% Indigenous employee representation by 2024 under new APS workforce strategy Friday July 3, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social The government has released a five-year workforce strategy to increase and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment across the Australian Public Service. Launched on…
APS online learning catalogue helping staff develop capability from home Thursday June 25, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Australian Public Service Commission plans to deliver more virtual courses in the future after successfully launching an online learning catalogue.
Commissioner reveals next professional stream as APS looks to increased use of data Monday June 15, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal In a recent speech, APS commissioner Peter Woolcott said ABS boss David Gruen will lead the Australian Public Service’s data profession, and revealsed a key…
Federal public servants returning to offices soon, with union to push for increased flexible work processes Thursday May 28, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The APS has surged more than 2200 staff as part of the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, to ensure the most critical functions and…
APS getting ready to return to offices Wednesday May 13, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Agencies across the federal government will soon be implementing plans to bring thousands of employees back to the office after months of working from home,…
