PM&C wants Australians to apply for UN women’s rights role Federal The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet is seeking committee members for the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). The department’s
What’s in MYEFO for the public service? A boost for the ABS amid continued cuts December 18, 2019 By Stephen Easton Careers The Australian Bureau of Statistics will receive an additional $40.4 million next financial year, according to the federal government’s budget update, which also indicates staffing
PM&C should do more to raise awareness of Indigenous Procurement Policy, review finds December 10, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social The Federal government’s Indigenous Procurement Policy has been beneficial to the Indigenous business sector, but there is still work to be done to smooth out
Premium Interviews Federal public servants will soon have a ‘responsibility to share’ data for public benefit, but they need to lean on the experts and be careful not to overreach December 10, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal After a long period of consultation around upcoming federal data-sharing and release reforms, questions about consent and commercial use remain the most controversial. While a
PM&C suddenly downgrades Scott Morrison’s brand new ‘Priorities and Delivery Unit’ December 9, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet only recently established a brand new team, as part of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s efforts to put
How to deliver great policy advice December 5, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Leaders from across the public sector, the private sector, and academia have come together to discuss the ins and outs of delivering great policy advice.
From one David to another: appointment of new ABS boss leaves a pointy-headed hole in PM&C November 28, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Economist Dr David Gruen has been appointed to take over as head of the Australian Bureau of Statistics from David Kalisch on December 11, partially
Premium Columnists APS State of the Service: a welcome return to a quality report despite some pre-Thodey verbal gymnastics November 28, 2019 By Verona Burgess Career Advice THE OBSERVER: The State of the Service Report for 2018-19 extends and develops last year’s welcome return to making it the key accountability document on
Research shows Morrison’s plan to cut ‘green tape’ invites corruption, says transparency group November 25, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry The Australian arm of Transparency International has taken a stand against the trend towards light-touch regulation and sounded the alarm over the Morrison government’s plans
Indigenous public service leaders wanted, to help reform ‘the structures of colonisation’ November 25, 2019 By Stephen Easton Community & Social Governments need to make a long-term investment in Indigenous leadership backed up by significant structural and cultural change, argues the head of the Australia New
APS Commission and Social Services to ‘refresh’ disability strategy November 11, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social The Secretaries Equality and Diversity Council has announced updates to its 2019 strategies. The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet boss Phil Gaetjens chaired
PM&C releases strategy to empower Indigenous businesses October 23, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet hopes to raise awareness of the benefits of procurement from Indigenous-owned businesses through a new strategy. The
Spot the differences: all the changes in the new Cabinet Handbook October 11, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Prime Minister Scott Morrison has issued the second new edition of the Cabinet Handbook since he took office, with a few substantial changes made since
Best practice impact analysis — pursuing strong evidence-based policy October 11, 2019 By Jason Lange Career Advice A memo from Jason Lange, Executive Director of The Office of Best Practice Regulation in the Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet. Decision-makers expect the
