Election 2022: Expenditure considerations for the public service Editors' Picks COMMENT Public servants, like everyone, will be watching the current expenditure promises made across the campaign and be wondering what will actually happen when the
Premium Insights and analysis Challenge for public service will be in budget details March 24, 2022 By Stephen Bartos Economy & Industry A budget is always a challenge for the public service. A pre-election budget doubly so. Next Tuesday’s budget is being decided on by a Cabinet
What to do when fatigue sets into your agency during times of crisis March 15, 2022 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology Finding opportunities to innovate as a service provider during a pandemic has been a taxing experience for everybody – including the citizens whose needs ultimately
Debelle’s move from RBA to private sector has climate change implications March 11, 2022 By Bernard Keane and Glenn Dyer Editors' Picks Guy Debelle’s departure from the Reserve Bank for Andrew Forrest’s green hydrogen play isn’t exactly the kind of subtle, indirect signal that we’re used to
RBA deputy leaves public service for Twiggy’s Fortescue March 11, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Federal The federal government has a gaping hole to fill at the Reserve Bank of Australia following the decision by Guy Debelle, the RBA’s deputy governor,
Development, diplomacy and defence experts imagine a shared future with Southeast Asia February 10, 2022 By Melissa Conley Tyler Defence An interesting new experiment has been taking place over the past six months. Established to break down silos, the Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy & Defence Dialogue
Coalition takes credit for Australia’s ‘AAA’ credit rating January 28, 2022 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry The treasurer has given his government a pat on the back following news that Australia was one of nine economies worldwide to retain its ‘AAA’
Premium Insights and analysis You thought 2021 was hard January 25, 2022 By Stephen Bartos Australian Capital Territory You thought 2021 was hard? For anyone working in the public service in Australia, 2022 will be even harder. A hint of some of the
Premium Columnists Omicron and policymakers’ supply chain headaches January 17, 2022 By Binoy Kampmark Australian Capital Territory Empty shelves, fewer available staff and supply chain disruptions. This has been one of the most conspicuous contributions of Omicron, a COVID-19 variant supremely more
The highest and lowest workplaces for staff morale in the APS December 3, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal Staff morale at Home Affairs, the National Indigenous Australians Agency and the Department of Social Services is among some of the lowest in all APS
Premium Expert briefings Chalmers’ speech holds important proposals for public sector under a Labor government November 26, 2021 By Stephen Bartos Federal Shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers this week gave an important speech to the Economic Society of Australia. He addressed COVID recovery, economic and fiscal policies proposed
Public service readies for election at any possible time: former APS commissioner November 10, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal Public servants will be preparing for a federal election any time in the next six months, a former senior bureaucrat says, despite speculation heating up
Work for Treasury in new payment technologies, report November 3, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Federal Federal Treasury needs to tool up with the necessary expertise in new payment technologies so that it can demonstrate leadership in an emerging policy area,
New guide for election costings published September 24, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Federal The two government departments at the centre of election policy costings must be gearing for an election announcement, given they have just recently published a
