Premium Columnists Election 2022: Add seven new secretaries and a couple of senior agency heads? Friday May 20, 2022 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks Let’s assume, for the sake of discussing machinery of government, that the mood for change translates to a major overhaul of the suite of portfolios.
IPAA’s 2022 Spirit of Service Award winners Friday May 13, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Australian Capital Territory Foreign Affairs, Social Services, ATO, ABS, ASD, and the Royal Australian Mint named winners at IPAA (ACT)'s 2022 Spirit of Service Awards.
Premium Insights and analysis Roll call of APS politicisation under the Morrison government Thursday April 21, 2022 By Peter Gearin Editors' Picks The APS has faced politicisation by Australia's elected officials, either through direct political interference or by ignoring established protocols.
Australia owes real change and reform for at-risk children, assistant minister says Friday March 11, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Michelle Landry has spoken of the need for what is required to ‘secure change that is real’ to lift the outcomes of vulnerable Australian children.
Premium Insights and analysis Public service work goes on before, during and after caretaker Monday February 28, 2022 By Stephen Bartos Australian Capital Territory Politics, including political tactics aimed at gaining temporary advantages in Parliament House, can derail good public administration.
Data dashboard for NFP sector could help policymakers Monday February 21, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal The NFP dashboard has findings on the financials, governance, and priorities of nearly 2000 respondents; searchable by geography, subsector and profit.
Senator claims public servants ‘misled’ committee over contract’s purpose Thursday February 17, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal Senator Katy Gallagher has raised concerns information she received from public servants is different to that released in a report under FOI. …
Workers with autism find door into the public service Wednesday February 9, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal Gordon Douglas completed Services Australia's Aurora Neurodiversity Program and is now undertaking the federal agency's graduate program.
Premium Insights and analysis Officials relent on consultation timeline for EVAW national plan Wednesday January 19, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social A government turnaround means consultation on the EVAW national plan will now be open for four weeks rather than two.
Many public servants return to jobs working from home Friday January 7, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal As public servants return to their jobs for 2022 many are doing so from home, with a number of federal departments and agencies following state…
Department underpays workers $400,000 for after-hours work Wednesday December 22, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal The Department of Social Services underpaid dozens of employees for after-hours media monitoring, internal documents show. …
The highest and lowest workplaces for staff morale in the APS Friday December 3, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal Staff morale at Home Affairs, NIAA, and Social Services is among some of the lowest across all APS agencies, 2021 census data reveals. …
Royal commission hears people with disability in APS higher than databases show Thursday November 25, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal The disparity in figures was seen for the ATO, the National Disability Insurance Agency and the Department of Social Services.
Concerns growing over disparity in APS working arrangements Thursday October 21, 2021 By Chris Johnson, Melissa Coade and Jackson Graham Federal Some government agencies are demanding their staff get back to the office while others insist they stay away.
Federal goal for cashless card welfare recipients to ‘stabilise their lives’ Thursday October 7, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Families and social services minister Anne Ruston has underscored self-reliance and empowerment as the basis of a new cashless debit card.
