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PR 'stuff-up': Michael Pezzullo defense falls flat, allegedly

By Jason Whittaker

News

A former Immigration Department communications manager says the secretary had a "foot in mouth" moment in referencing "alleged" Nazi crimes while defending detention centre operations.

We're no rogue agency: Immigration Department chief

By Jason Whittaker

News

The boss of Australia's most contentious Commonwealth agency, Immigration and Border Protection, has made a rare public statement defending his department and staff against accusations…

Obey 'the boss' or obey the law? The dilemma of detention policy

By Max Costello

Features

The DIBP secretary raised eyebrows defending the Commonwealth's detention policy. But what if actually implementing it is a crime? A former prosecuting solicitor lays out…

Keane: after years of decline, who'll rescue the public service?

By Bernard Keane

Features

OPINION: A former Canberra SES gives a stinging assessment of a "toxic mix of incompetence and politicisation" in the federal public service. Is it…

Fancy yourself a FAS? Immigration needs four division heads

By Stephen Easton

News

Four division heads are needed for the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, while two band 3 senior executive roles are open elsewhere in the…

Immigration welcomes digital services divison, farewells biometrics boss

By Stephen Easton

Foreign Affairs & Immigration

The slow, incremental digital services revolution in the federal government is so important that one department has dedicated a new division to it.

Coming soon: DTO's first digital government services

By Stephen Easton

News

Coming soon: online interfaces that work better for citizens. The Digital Transformation Office is working on six projects at the start of a big year…

Sex work regulation tests agencies' unspoken relationship rules

By Stephen Easton

Features

NSW led the world when it fully decriminalised sex work. Now there's a push towards cross-agency and cross jurisdictional collaboration, bringing police back in the…

Big data: big benefits to public service, big risks to public?

By Stephen Easton

Communications & Technology

Public service leaders are increasingly enamoured with what big data can do. They need to build the capability, but also avoid putting the public at…

CPSU expects 'an old-fashioned stoush' before a certain victory

By Stephen Easton

News

A new union campaign — "Proud to be Public" — was teased at the CPSU's national dinner in Canberra on Thursday. But minor changes to…

Fierravanti-Wells: public service does not reflect ethnic diversity of Australia

By Harley Dennett

News

In her address to the National Press Club on Wednesday, the senator says its still hard to advance in this country if you "have a…

DTO: gov.au to be new entry portal for government services

By Tom Burton

Communications & Technology

The federal government's Digital Transformation Office has outlined its first work program, promising to have working services up and running within the next 20 weeks.

Multiculturalism: time to codify program impact and engagement

By The Mandarin

Thought Leadership

If the federal government is serious about embracing multiculturalism, it will need to codify expectations for agencies serving multicultural communities. City of Monash councillor Jieh-Yung…

Peter Hughes: the Australian response to the Syrian crisis

By Harley Dennett

Foreign Affairs & Immigration

Former Immigration department deputy secretary, and now Crawford School visiting fellow, Peter Hughes has written an opinion piece for John Menadue’s blog about the one-off Syrian crisis response of an…

Timothy Pilgrim: OAIC has a mandate, powers, and is not afraid to use them

By The Mandarin

Features

Acting information commissioner Timothy Pilgrim has a message for government's chief executives and lawyers looking to cut corners with Australians' privacy and information rights. Don't…