Malcolm Turnbull has poached from the NSW public service to fill the top post at the Department of Education and Training. Dr Michele Bruniges was once a deputy secretary in Canberra. Read More
INTERVIEW: Outgoing federal Education secretary Lisa Paul is leaping into the unknown, having worked in government since her undergraduate days. She gives her thoughts on leadership and choosing the right challenge. Read More
Paul is the fourth departmental secretary to have signalled their exit from the Australian Public Service in recent weeks. Paul's secret to her fast rising career has been to embrace the scary as an opportunity. Read More
Successive Aboriginal Affairs ministers have tried their best, but it was the Australian National Audit Office that has finally lit a fire under agencies not utilising the federal indigenous procurement option. Read More
Will a competitive inter-jurisdictional network be the future of shared services? Moving beyond the hub-and-spoke model is on the minds of bosses, as they consider centres of excellence as the "business partners" for public service needs in IT, payroll, legal and communications. Read More
It's a growing rort area, and anti-corruption watchdog IBAC will begin its investigation with state Education bureaucrats. The inquiry will go beyond grants not going to where they were intended, but also procurement and waste in one of the largest public bodies in the state. Read More
