A fiasco too farcical for Utopia: Turnbull talks tough over cabinet files Monday February 5, 2018 By Stephen Easton News The most recent of the cabinet files was from early 2014, according to the PM, who says the fiasco is sillier than satire. It's hard… Read more
PM&C, ABC come to agreement on return of 'The Cabinet Files' Thursday February 1, 2018 By The Mandarin News Two statements on Thursday afternoon from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet bring to a close the latest chapter of this week's national… Read more
Cracks form in the convention of cabinet confidentiality, PM&C gets the glue Thursday February 1, 2018 By Stephen Easton News “Apart from anything else, you ought to be found and sacked," says former head of the Australian Public Service Terry Moran, to whoever is responsible… Read more
Promoted We don’t know what’s coming: the ever-changing face of leadership Thursday December 14, 2017 By The Mandarin Engage.gov The pressure on public sector leaders to adapt rapidly to challenges of managing a far more diverse and distributed workforce is greater than ever. Now… Read more
Get ready for more disruption: Parkinson floats national citizen survey Tuesday December 12, 2017 By Harley Dennett Jurisdiction A case can be made for the APS to conduct a regular, non-partisan citizens’ survey, says the APS head. A risky endeavour, he acknowledges, but… Read more
Martin Parkinson reflects on the rise and fall of the APS in his notable career Wednesday December 6, 2017 By Harley Dennett Features The PM&C secretary reflects on his notable career, through Australia’s major economic reforms of the 80s and 90s, establishing the first Department of Climate Change… Read more
PM's nudge unit gets into podcasting Friday December 1, 2017 By Stephen Easton News The Behavioural Economics Team of the Australian Government has begun podcasting, easing into the format by posting an interview between a staff member and experimental economist… Read more
Democratising Indigenous data Tuesday November 28, 2017 By The Mandarin Communications & Technology University of Melbourne professor Ian Anderson, the deputy secretary for Indigenous policy in the Prime Minister's department, delivers the 2017 Menzies Oration. Read more
Indigenous Affairs: finding a way forward for community and public servants Thursday November 9, 2017 By Joy Savage Features One of Australia's most senior Indigenous public servants says it's time for internal agitation. A 'tinge of discomfort' is to be expected as Indigenous and… Read more
How helpful is a well-implemented but poorly designed policy? Friday November 3, 2017 By Stephen Easton Case studies An age-old question in public administration, usually rhetorical, yet the audit office has given it a crack. PM&C's regional employment efforts were controversial, but with… Read more
Indigenous Affairs and public administration: can’t we do better? Tuesday October 24, 2017 By The Mandarin Community & Social Genuine inclusion and respect for Indigenous knowledge and culture are keys to improving public administration. What ANZSOG learned from its recent conversation with PM&C and… Read more
Promoted Time to advance your career? Making the move from SES to consulting Wednesday October 4, 2017 By The Mandarin Editors' Picks Making the decision to move from the public service to the private sector can be difficult, but there may not be a better time to… Read more
Martin Parkinson: The promise of 1967: Commonwealth Public Administration of Indigenous Affairs 50 years on Friday September 29, 2017 By Martin Parkinson Features It's not a comfortable place, where different knowledge systems intersect. But that's where Australia needs to go if it's to truly succeed in ensuring Indigenous… Read more
Ministerial tussle over cyber muscle goes cross border Monday September 18, 2017 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology Feds and NSW face off to attract investment bids. Read more
Nicholas Gruen: evaluation knowledge comes not from numbers, but questions Wednesday September 6, 2017 By Nicholas Gruen Features As policymakers look back for answers to what worked — like PM&C's $40m for evaluation of Indigenous programs — the pass/fail approach won't, in itself,… Read more
