CSIRO responds to ‘disingenuous’ news story Monday November 18, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Australia’s science agency has hit back at a recent article published in The Australian that claimed departments and agencies engaged in contracts with Chinese government… Read more
DFAT-funded Pacific security college opens at ANU Thursday November 14, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Australian Capital Territory A specialist college designed to help tackle security threats to the Pacific region has been launched at the Australian National University. Funded by the Department… Read more
Australia’s incredible shrinking Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Monday October 28, 2019 By Melissa Conley Tyler & Mitchell Vandewerdt-Holman Editors' Picks It seems like every week the government is looking to cut spending somewhere in the budget as it chases after a surplus. How do individual… Read more
Minister calls out Commonwealth secretary-general for inviting world leaders to Aus Monday October 21, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Foreign Minister Marise Payne has scolded the secretary-general of the Commonwealth for inviting international leaders to a cricket match in Adelaide without Australia’s knowledge. Read more
Premium Columnists Cans of worms and what the Auditor-General is thinking of digging up next. The hints are there for the taking Friday October 4, 2019 By Verona Burgess Features The Australian National Audit Office’s annual work program gives departments and agencies the chance to fix problems before the auditors arrive. Not everyone takes the… Read more
Premium Insights and analysis Public servants tell harrowing tales of harassment after a mention in an FOI release. Their leaders want to shield them from the trolls, but anonymity comes with a price Wednesday September 25, 2019 By Stephen Easton Features The Australian government's guidelines for dealing with Freedom of Information requests help balance many of the competing interests that come with having a democratic, accountable… Read more
Australian public servants are uniting to demand a change to FOI guidelines Tuesday September 24, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Federal public service leaders want the official FOI guidelines changed to support their standard practice of shielding the names and contact details of staff below… Read more
PM asks APS to publish gift registers: News Corp achieves what the auditor-general could not Tuesday September 3, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology Prime Minister Scott Morrison has decided Australian Public Service agencies should publish their lists of gifts and benefits. Read more
Premium Interviews Sarah Pearson on leadership: how to inculcate innovation into the public sector, take risks, create impact, and remain an optimist Monday September 2, 2019 By Martin Stewart-Weeks Editors' Picks THE BIG INTERVIEW by Martin Stewart-Weeks: An in-depth Q&A with a key player in the Australian public sector or political space. The series starts with… Read more
Premium Expert briefings Opening up data has transformed service delivery. It lets us reframe the conversation about how services could be delivered simply through better access to information Thursday August 15, 2019 By Allan Barger Communications & Technology Allan Barger discusses how vast amounts of information being opened up creates new opportunities for combining data from multiple providers to create a diversity of options… Read more
Frances Adamson: trust, cooperation and inclusion are fundamental to policy and delivery Tuesday August 13, 2019 By Stephen Easton Features Addressing the growing crisis of faith in democracy and public institutions is not easy but it is a key responsibility of public servants, says Department… Read more
Sports anti-doping agency recognised with DFAT and IPEA in Public Sector Innovation Awards Wednesday July 31, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory What do a virtual-reality system that lets Australian athletes experience being drug-tested and efforts to educate politicians on appropriate use of public money have in… Read more
Is ASIS feeling unloved? Foreign spy agency boss sees the benefits of being open Tuesday July 30, 2019 By Stephen Easton Features Keeping mum is business as usual for the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) but its director-general has decided there are also benefits to popping up… Read more
Lowy Institute: Lack of women in Australia’s international relations sector harms national interest Wednesday July 10, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Defence A scathing review from the Lowy Institute says there is a "severe gender imbalance" across the international relations sector, despite evidence of gender-balanced workforces functioning… Read more
Former Trade Minister warns of global trade future Thursday July 4, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Former Australian Minister of Trade Craig Emerson has warned of a "dangerous" future perpetuated by US and Chinese decisions to ignore international trade rules. Read more
