The Victorian opposition wants four department heads, including the head of the public service, investigated by the state corruption watchdog over their roles in authorising… Read More
The Victorian government is rethinking value for money in procurement as a more expansive concept, which includes the value of affirmative action for disadvantaged groups and social returns from its billions in annual spending. Read More
The Victorian economy will likely continue its strong performance, thinks Treasury Secretary David Martine, barring a housing crash or nuclear war. Read More
Unnecessary consultancies will be one of the targets of Victoria's $1.2 billion public sector budget cuts. Public servants will find out the details in a month or two, says Treasury boss David Martine. Read More
Victoria has let NSW take the lead on social impact bonds, but now it's trying out its own programs for at-risk youth and the long-term homeless. Read More
Formal engagement has begun on Victoria's first social impact bonds. Department of Treasury and Finance officials outline the benefits to state outcomes and what the big challenge will be in making it work. Read More
A Victorian pilot program will scrub job applications of name and gender to combat unconscious bias. Two key departments, DPC and DTF, Victoria Police and others have signed on, but views are mixed on if it works. Read More
Unlike the Commonwealth, Victoria has no framework for consistently calculating the costs and benefits of MoG changes. This must be addressed, says a parliamentary report. Still, there was praise for VPS' efficiency. Read More
The Victorian budget has dedicated $81 million to begin the implementation phase of Service Victoria, while central agencies win a boost to improve capacity. And new agencies have been funded. Read More
Would keeping time sheets strengthen the often woolly numbers on how much individual programs cost? Victoria's Treasury head argues it would be counterproductive. Plus, why Chris Eccles thinks MoG shakeups are good for your career. Read More
In the wake of the anti-corruption inquiry Operation Dunham, the Victorian Secretaries Board has set in motion a series of reforms and reviews with a deadline of the end of 2016. Here is their six-point plan. Read More
Victorian government CEOs and CFOs will be held directly accountable for strong financial management, under the state's first update in 13 years to its standing directions of the Minister for Finance. Read More
Victoria has been slow to implement its public sector information policy because central agencies haven't pushed hard enough, the state's auditor-general has reported. Read More
Leanne Ansell-McBride, CEO of the Victorian Leadership Development Centre, is stepping down to take up a new role in the Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance. But before handing in her VLDC lanyard, she left some leadership lessons picked up from leaders she admires -- from Mahatma Gandhi to Nelson Mandela and FDR -- for their love of learning and humility to the actions they take to the actions they take to build trust and help the team succeed. Read More
The new Victorian government has increased spending growth from 2.5% to 3% in its first budget. The Mandarin has the portfolio-by-portfolio breakdown of funding shifts. Read More
