What should a federal ICAC look like? The hypothetical long arm Friday April 29, 2016 By Gabrielle Appleby & Grant Hoole Features OPINION: Support for an anti-corruption body examining Commonwealth institutions won't go away as cross-bench senators revive the public debate. But what would such a… Read more
Gender equality in APS sights as strategy launches Thursday April 28, 2016 By David Donaldson News A new APS gender equality strategy launched by Martin Parkinson and Michaelia Cash aims to get more women into leadership roles and move agencies towards… Read more
No more 'job for life': radical workforce reform for modern APS Thursday April 28, 2016 By Harley Dennett Editors' Picks The APS will rapidly find itself not fit for purpose if it doesn't modernise workforce practices, a new review says. Mandarins have committed to adopt… Read more
WorkHack: the new way for workplaces to problem solve Tuesday April 26, 2016 By Ben Barnett Features Give staff permission and they can come up with fixes for an organisation's thorniest problems. Federal public servants gave it a go this month and… Read more
Giving a commitment choice with the 'service spectrum' Wednesday April 20, 2016 By Harley Dennett Defence CASE STUDY: A mixture of technology and clever people strategy will see Defence pioneer the most agile, family-friendly workforce model in government — buttressing,… Read more
Watch: Peter Shergold discusses his Learning from Failure report Tuesday April 12, 2016 By The Mandarin Features Devolution, FOI reform and providing "safe spaces" for fearless advice is needed, an IPAA ACT forum heard from several federal secretaries including the head of… Read more
Whistleblower law gone to the dogs, change afoot to narrow scope Friday April 8, 2016 By Stephen Easton Features Too many small, interpersonal matters are being dressed up as whistleblowing, says the nation's former integrity commissioner who will soon complete a statutory two-year review… Read more
Promotion review 'removes adversarial element' Thursday April 7, 2016 By The Mandarin News Federal public servants will not be disadvantaged by a change to streamline promotion reviews, the merit protection commissioner says. Review panels will now sidestep one… Read more
Freeze ends, non-ongoing employees skyrocket in APS Thursday April 7, 2016 By The Mandarin News The end of the APS hiring freeze last year did not lead to a burst of new permanent employees as was speculated. Instead, agency bosses… Read more
'Stop asking permission': advice from the red tape war cabinet Thursday March 24, 2016 By Stephen Easton Editors' Picks Public servants need to change the culture of asking permission for every little thing, says the Department of Finance executive trying to strip out internal… Read more
'Negligible impact': APS commissioner unfazed by public service strikes Tuesday March 22, 2016 By Stephen Easton News Public service strikes have "negligible impact", says APS commissioner John Lloyd. Is his nonchalance genuine, or is the union campaign having an impact?… Read more
'Cynical' airport strikes condemned — think carefully about joining Monday March 21, 2016 By Stephen Easton News Australian Public Service commissioner John Lloyd hits back at plans for strikes to hit airports around the Easter long weekend. The timing of the strikes… Read more
What does it mean to be a good manager? Listen, act, be accountable Friday March 18, 2016 By David Donaldson News Being a public service manager means seeing the big picture and being prepared to call out bad behaviour, argues the Australian Public Service commissioner. The… Read more
We need private sector firing powers: APS chief John Lloyd Thursday March 17, 2016 By David Donaldson News The APSC is working with agencies on making it easier to fire underperforming staff, Canberra's public sector chief has revealed. Recruitment is also on the… Read more
Cash rejects Times' tale of lost DV leave, strikes loom Friday March 11, 2016 By Harley Dennett News It's not true, says the public service minister, after reports of slashed domestic violence leave. As strike action ramps up, a working mother tells The… Read more
