Public expectations are high and trust is in short supply: Peter Woolcott Wednesday February 12, 2020 By The Mandarin Features The APS Commissioner's speech delivered to the APS-Wide Conference in Canberra in February 2020. … Read more
‘Be hard on the issues and be soft on the people’: public servant offers advice to future APS leaders Friday January 31, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal A public servant in the Department of Health has shared her advice on leadership and best practice in the public service. In a new podcast… Read more
APS Commission launches new and improved jobs platform Wednesday January 15, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Careers The Australian Public Service Commission is launching an updated website for job seekers in the public service. The new APSJobs digital platform has a refreshed… Read more
What’s in MYEFO for the public service? A boost for the ABS amid continued cuts Wednesday December 18, 2019 By Stephen Easton Careers The Australian Bureau of Statistics will receive an additional $40.4 million next financial year, according to the federal government's budget update, which also indicates staffing… Read more
CPSU and Labor condemn government response to APS review Monday December 16, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Labor and the public sector union have criticised the government’s refusal to lift the public sector staff cap and adopt common pay and conditions for… Read more
PM wants help for older public servants to stay in the workforce Monday December 9, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Scott Morrison has told Australian Public Service Commissioner Peter Woolcott the impending whole-of-APS workforce strategy should explore how the APS and its leaders can support… Read more
Out of the blue: PM shows the Secretaries Board who’s boss Friday December 6, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Just last week the Australian Public Service Commissioner Peter Woolcott said the Secretaries Board had been busy advising Scott Morrison on his response to the… Read more
APS leaders warned about conflicts of interest in procurement Tuesday December 3, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Australian Public Service leaders have been formally reminded they are expected to fully comply with the rules around managing potential and actual conflicts of interest… Read more
Premium Trends and research Why a 7% disability employment target for the APS really means a greater sense of inclusion and psychological safety Tuesday December 3, 2019 By Stephen Easton Community & Social When the Morrison government announced a 7% disability employment target for the Australian Public Service in May, it really meant that it aimed to have… Read more
Are the planets aligned for APS reform, or is it more like a perfect storm? Wednesday November 27, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology On the eve of reform, guided by the upcoming Thodey review, the Australian Public Service Commissioner’s biggest concern is change management. Only 39% of public… Read more
APS State of the Service: new data points to capability gaps in leadership and HR, data and writing skills Wednesday November 27, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Just over half of federal public servants and 70% of senior executives reported capability gaps in their work groups, when asked for their views on… Read more
Premium Insights and analysis Ancient perspectives, modern policy: why we need more Indigenous senior public servants, and how strong political leadership could make it happen Monday November 25, 2019 By Stephen Easton Community & Social Public services should have at least the same proportion of people from Indigenous backgrounds as the populations they serve, at all levels, argue 78 senior… Read more
‘The time has come’ for more centralised public service recruitment: Finance deputy secretary Thursday October 31, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Human resources is now the federal government's first formally recognised public service profession and a new centralised graduate recruitment program as a funnel into HR… Read more
Premium Expert briefings How to change the world with HR: tips on taking people management to the next level from the new APS head of profession and her corporate-affairs counterparts Wednesday October 30, 2019 By Stephen Easton Features Jacqui Curtis hit the ground running on her first day as inaugural head of the human resources profession within the Australian Public Service, offering the… Read more
ATO’s Jacqui Curtis named as first head of profession for the APS Monday October 28, 2019 By David Donaldson and Stephen Easton Federal The Australian Tax Office's Chief Operating Officer Jacqui Curtis has been appointed the first head of profession in the Australian Public Service. Read more
