Government as a Platform: the foundation for Digital Government and Gov 2.0 Editors' Picks Pia Andrews explains the idea of “Government as a Platform”, commonly known as GaaP, including the benefits, challenges and how you could apply it in… Read more
Premium Case studies How the award winning YourSAy platform works to better engage South Australians. By realising scale efficiencies it helps agencies reach wide Tuesday October 15, 2019 By Victoria Draudins Case studies Nearly 10 years since the launch of YourSAy, the platform now facilitates an average of 65 campaigns per year for an enviable 117k users —… Read more
Premium Insights and analysis Departmental media staff have an important job to do, but have been muzzled. Inside the public service, information spinners have stopped. Here’s how it happened Tuesday September 17, 2019 By Bernard Keane & Jennine Khalik Engagement Public affairs teams can range from a single person to massive teams of people. Their work and experience in government is very different to most… Read more
Premium Expert briefings The media loves a good bureaucrat beat-up. Don’t be a victim: these are the mistakes public servants make with journalists Tuesday September 10, 2019 By Harley Dennett Engagement When the clock is ticking towards a publication deadline you need to ask yourself: is my department undertaking the most valuable effort it can in… Read more
Mark McGowan: the 12 targets that will define my job as WA Premier Thursday February 21, 2019 By Mark McGowan Engagement By setting these targets, my government will be held to account on its performance. We are ready to meet this challenge. Read more
Trust in government on the rise, says 2019 Edelman survey Tuesday January 29, 2019 By David Donaldson Engagement Australians' trust in government has grown more quickly than most countries this year, bucking a recent downward trend. Read more
Lessons from the hill: Steven Kennedy’s ‘secret list’ of questions to ask yourself during a briefing Tuesday November 20, 2018 By Harley Dennett Editors' Picks Dr Steven Kennedy, one of Australia's most senior public servants, has twice been seconded to the Prime Minister's Office — picking up a few tricks… Read more
Privacy and security at the heart of the government's digital identity program Monday November 12, 2018 By Michael Keenan Editors' Picks Extensive work has been done to ensure that the privacy and security of users has been built into the very heart of myGovID, says Human… Read more
Federal ICAC back on the agenda in federal parliament Monday October 29, 2018 By Stephen Easton Engagement With the Morrison government losing its lower-house majority, Attorney-General Christian Porter is ready to discuss ways to strengthen the Commonwealth public sector integrity system. Read more
Canberra 'too remote' from most Australians, says de Brouwer Wednesday October 24, 2018 By David Donaldson Editors' Picks Government risks becoming separated from the people, warn a group of mandarins, as policy and service functions move apart. Read more
Leading in tough times, with Obama's stimulus boss Edward DeSeve Tuesday October 16, 2018 By David Donaldson Editors' Picks Edward DeSeve was at the forefront of the US response to the GFC. He discusses the importance of using the tried pathways "wherever you can"… Read more
Searching for Democracy 2.0 without losing Democracy 1.0 Monday October 15, 2018 By Tom Gerald Daly Editors' Picks Reimagining and safeguarding democracy, while charting a course between alarmism and complacency, requires new ways of thinking. Read more
Getting 'real': why political leaders want to connect informally with everyday people Thursday September 13, 2018 By Carolyn M Hendriks & Jennifer Lees-Marshment Editors' Picks The call for politicians to ‘get real’ and ‘go public’ is more than just about winning elections. Read more
From walk to talk: academics and practitioners join forces for public policy learning Monday September 10, 2018 By David Threlfall Editors' Picks ANZSOG chief of staff David Threlfall explores how our public service practitioners access and respond to academic policy frameworks. How did you learn to do… Read more
Unconventional order sends public sector apolitical convention to life support Wednesday September 5, 2018 By Harley Dennett Engagement UPDATED: Accusations that threaten the reputation of an apolitical public sector have again been levelled at the Victorian government after internal deliberations of the previous… Read more
