Commonwealth appoints National Suicide Prevention Adviser, sets 'zero' as the goal Tuesday July 9, 2019 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. Read more
Productivity Commission's new Indigenous affairs role puts evaluation in the spotlight Tuesday July 9, 2019 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… Read more
New training videos from PM&C Friday June 28, 2019 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. Read more
Development of a whole-of-government Indigenous Evaluation Strategy is underway Thursday June 27, 2019 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… Read more
Reports point to failed Indigenous policies Thursday June 20, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins News A new report from the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) says Australia is failing to… Read more
Are royal commissions the new normal for developing complex public policy? Wednesday June 12, 2019 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?… Read more
Queen's Birthday honours recognise 'exceptional' public servants Monday June 10, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins News Dennis Richardson, Martin Bowles and Nerida O'Loughlin are among those recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday honours. Read more
Gold employers: PM&C and ATO recognised at LGBTI inclusion awards Tuesday May 28, 2019 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. Read more
Knowledge sharing between policy makers and academics Sunday May 26, 2019 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… Read more
Reactive, slow, professional: what leaders really think of the APS Wednesday May 15, 2019 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… Read more
More former mandarins put the squeeze on the Thodey review Wednesday May 8, 2019 By Verona Burgess Features Two former public service commissioners walk into a bar. Well, not a bar, but a Canberra restaurant. There, a number of distinguished former mandarins and… Read more
Public sector innovation: why it’s so difficult, why it’s so important Monday April 15, 2019 By Peter Shergold Community & Social Here is Peter Shergold’s full speech delivered at the Public Sector Innovation Show in Canberra on 26th March 2019. As an enthusiast and occasional spruiker… Read more
Which agencies got a break from Senate estimates hearings? Thursday April 11, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Labor is crying foul over their missed opportunities to quiz public servants after Senate estimates was cut short by the beginning of the election campaign… Read more
Alison Larkins appointed PM&C deputy secretary Thursday April 11, 2019 By David Donaldson Federal Alison Larkins has returned to the job of deputy secretary social policy at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Read more
Coalition budget commits $20m to study and stimulate social impact investing Thursday April 11, 2019 By Stephen Easton Community & Social The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet scored $5 million in last week's budget to consider how the Commonwealth can encourage private investment in… Read more
