Cost recovery audit: APS still getting the hang of putting industry on the hook Thursday May 23, 2019 By Stephen Easton Case studies Setting prices for government services is not always a simple task but three federal agencies could still do a much better job of it, according… Read more
Unexpected election result means public servants know what to expect Monday May 20, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal After an unexpected result in Saturday's federal election, members of the Australian Public Service have a good idea of what to expect going forward. Read more
Joyce sacked Ag secretary 'to remind him where the authority starts from' Tuesday April 30, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry Video has emerged of ex-minister Barnaby Joyce explaining why he sacked former Department of Agriculture and Water Resources secretary Paul Grimes, as the auditor-general confirms… Read more
The perils of caretaker period: alleged breach by DAWR used to justify judicial inquest Friday April 26, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory The Department of Agriculture and Water Resources is now in line for extra scrutiny along with the Murray-Darling Basin Authority, if there is a change… Read more
How a WA department's graduate program came out on top of the nation Thursday March 21, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Australia's best public sector grad programs, indexed. Public sector agencies generally don’t do enough to explain what working in a government department is really like… Read more
Demand for services grows, APS staffing stays the same Monday June 4, 2018 By Stephen Easton Features Tight limits on public service workforce growth can make life difficult for agencies whose services to the public experience ever-growing demand, in line with normal… Read more
David Littleproud lines up Philip Moss to investigate Agriculture department Monday April 23, 2018 By Stephen Easton News Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud has asked the public sector integrity expert to review the "capabilities, investigative capacity and culture" of his department with respect… Read more
Cocktail umbrella in a monsoon: public servants watch as public trust abused Friday February 16, 2018 By Stephen Easton News The nation’s top agriculture official has been dragged into the Deputy Prime Minister’s swirling scandals, providing him a letter of support that now looks like… Read more
Relocation leads to reform for APVMA as KPIs improve, appeasing industry Friday January 19, 2018 By Stephen Easton News The APVMA's move to Armidale has not been a good advertisement for the federal government's public service decentralisation policy. Now the agency says it's back… Read more
Refining regulation to strengthen compliance Wednesday November 8, 2017 By The Mandarin Energy & Environment Australia's top watchdogs are gathering in Canberra to thrash out how regulation powered by data, analysis and stakeholder insight can boost compliance. Read more
Watch: three Commonwealth secretaries discuss natural resource management Wednesday April 12, 2017 By The Mandarin Energy & Environment Video: three Commonwealth secretaries discuss the economic, environmental and social implications of interlocking federal policies that relate to natural resource management. Read more
Tom Burton: time to get government out of the city Friday March 3, 2017 By Tom Burton Features The arguments for the continued location of government agencies in the major cities no longer stack up. There is a need for a well-articulated medium-term… Read more
Tom Burton: truth to power a victim of political turmoil Tuesday October 25, 2016 By Tom Burton Features If governments want frank advice to avoid the mistakes of projects like the NBN and the pink batts scheme, then ministers need to promote, not… Read more
APS advised on Fair Work ruling as protracted pay talks face further delay Monday September 12, 2016 By Stephen Easton News Is it curtains for ballots? New advice tells federal agencies how to respond to a Fair Work Commission ruling that could add more delays to… Read more
Dog-gone tape a Hollywood hit for Department of Agriculture Tuesday April 19, 2016 By The Mandarin News It might be the most popular video produced by an Australian agency since Paul Hogan's travel ads. Johnny Depp's mea culpa for the Department of… Read more
