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Who's in line to lead ASIO? Major moves draw congratulations, trepidation and speculation

By Stephen Easton

Economy & Industry

Last week's major movements at the top of the Australian Public Service last week were followed by tributes, trepidation and congratulations, as well as a…

Parkinson: 'I was never actually formally sacked' by Abbott but it sent a 'bad message' all the same

By Stephen Easton

Federal

Dr Martin Parkinson wants to make it clear for the record that he was never formally sacked as the secretary of the Treasury in 2013,…

Phil Gaetjens promoted to head of PM&C, Dr Steven Kennedy to lead Treasury

By Stephen Easton

Federal

Treasury secretary Phil Gaetjens will lead the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet from September, and be replaced by the secretary of the Department…

Federal Executive Council Handbook refreshed

By The Mandarin

Federal

A new guide to preparation of Commonwealth Executive Council submissions has been published by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.The latest handbook --…

Business leader to chair CEDA, APS review member gets seat on board

By Shannon Jenkins

News

Diane Smith-Gander AO will take over as Chair of the Committee for Economic Development Australia (CEDA) from Paul McClintock AO in November.

Commonwealth appoints National Suicide Prevention Adviser, sets 'zero' as the goal

By Stephen Easton

Federal

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has appointed National Mental Health Commission chief executive Christine Morgan as the Commonwealth government’s suicide-prevention adviser.

Productivity Commission's new Indigenous affairs role puts evaluation in the spotlight

By Stephen Easton

Community & Social

“The notion that we just bolt on evaluation at the back end, or close to the back end of a program, I'm hoping that those…

New training videos from PM&C

By Shannon Jenkins

News

The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has released a series of Regulation Impact Analysis (RIA) training videos on its YouTube channel.

Development of a whole-of-government Indigenous Evaluation Strategy is underway

By Stephen Easton

Community & Social

The Productivity Commission has begun development of an evaluation strategy for the whole of the Australian Public Service and any policy or program affecting the…

Reports point to failed Indigenous policies

By Shannon Jenkins

News

A new report from the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) says Australia is failing to…

Are royal commissions the new normal for developing complex public policy?

By Peter Debus

Features

When it comes to Australia's royal commissions -- why so many? Why now? And what do they say about our standard governance and oversight procedures?…

Queen's Birthday honours recognise 'exceptional' public servants

By Shannon Jenkins

News

Dennis Richardson, Martin Bowles and Nerida O'Loughlin are among those recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday honours.

Gold employers: PM&C and ATO recognised at LGBTI inclusion awards

By David Donaldson

Federal

The Australian Tax Office and the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet have been named among Australia's best employers for LGBTI inclusion.

Knowledge sharing between policy makers and academics

By Maria Katsonis

Research Series

Policy makers are increasingly drawing on knowledge outside the public service to deal with the complexity of public policy. Academic research is one source of…

Reactive, slow, professional: what leaders really think of the APS

By David Donaldson

Federal

To get a sense of what federal mandarins think of the Australian Public Service, look no further than the APS Review's latest release of consultation…