Premium Insights and analysis Public service can be complex but integrity and community engagement will guide the way Community & Social Every top bureaucrat will need to find the right balance in their work when delivering a government agenda, meeting the best interests of the community
Premium Interviews Commissioner: Government’s got some work to do applying inclusive agenda March 8, 2022 By Melissa Coade Career Matters Intersectional diversity and multicultural issues have been big themes throughout Viv Nguyen’s working life but she was already performing public service duties through various community
Premier commits to Australia’s first offshore energy targets in wide ranging address March 6, 2022 By Jackson Graham News Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has committed to Australia’s first offshore wind target, in a wide-ranging speech also used to cast states and territories as the
State’s public servants receive paid leave to get booster jab, mandates not ruled out January 21, 2022 By Jackson Graham Health The Victorian public service will give paid time off to more than 300,000 public servants to get booster shots against COVID-19. Victorian treasurer Tim Pallas
Public servants can swap holidays like Australia Day but not all agencies promote it January 20, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal As Australia wrestles with sensitivity surrounding the date of Australia Day, some public servants are making use of little-known clauses in their employment terms that
Victoria looks to cut costs as states and territories’ public workforces grow November 18, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal The number of public service employees in states and territories is climbing while employment in federal and local government is steadying, with the Victorian government
State’s public service back in offices three days from next week November 17, 2021 By Jackson Graham Health Fulltime Victorian public servants will be expected to work from offices three days a week once the state has 90% of eligible people vaccinated. Premier
Waste and accountability gaps in government race to deliver COVID spending, audit finds October 28, 2021 By Jackson Graham News Most Victorian departments can’t be sure fraud or corruption didn’t occur while spending billions of dollars on early COVID-19 initiatives, the state’s auditor-general says. A
Morrison signals push for public servants to return to CBDs September 29, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Scott Morrison will push for public servants across Australia to return to their offices, in a bid to revive damaged city economies. The Australian Public
Labor promises APS gender-blind recruiting May 14, 2019 By David Donaldson Federal Labor has announced it will introduce blind recruiting in the Australian Public Service if it wins government. It would apply to the first round of
Self-determination underpins new Aboriginal affairs framework October 11, 2018 By David Donaldson News Victoria has released a framework to guide the next five years of work with the Indigenous community, setting out 20 goals to help close the
Driving citizen engagement through innovation: Inside the Commonwealth Bank’s Intrapreneur initiative February 23, 2017 By Julian Bajkowski Australian businesses big and small have a key part to play in helping government understand and tackle a range of societal problems to harness the