'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…
Why I compared Australian Border Force to Nazis: psychiatrist Thursday March 10, 2016 By The Mandarin News Michael Pezzullo clumsily defended Immigration staff against accusations asylum seeker detention resembles Nazi camps . But the psychiatrist who first made the claim is standing…
When former bureaucrats speak out: insight and resentment Thursday March 10, 2016 By Jason Whittaker News A former ABS head attacks the agency's approach to privacy. An ex-Immigration spinner takes on his old stomping ground. When former bureaucrats speak out there's…
PR 'stuff-up': Michael Pezzullo defense falls flat, allegedly Wednesday March 9, 2016 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 Tuesday March 8, 2016 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 Wednesday February 17, 2016 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? Friday February 12, 2016 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 Tuesday January 12, 2016 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 Tuesday January 12, 2016 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 Tuesday January 5, 2016 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 Wednesday November 18, 2015 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? Tuesday November 3, 2015 By Stephen Easton Career Advice 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 Friday October 30, 2015 By Stephen Easton Career Advice 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 Wednesday October 21, 2015 By Harley Dennett Career Advice 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 Wednesday October 14, 2015 By Tom Burton Career Advice 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.
