Minister of State Services Chris Hipkins has announced the most significant changes to the New Zealand Public Service since the State Sector Act of 1988. Below is his full speech, delivered on June 26, 2019.
The importance of thinking about how implementation is going to work when designing policy is well recognised but remains a challenge, said Sir Chris Wormald in an address to our APS.
The buck stops with you and the problems start with you: Are you after accountability or accountability theatre?
New housing in Australia must meet minimum energy performance requirements. We wondered how many buildings exceeded the minimum standard.
The influential former Australian Public Service executive Carmel McGregor talks to Verona Burgess about forging a career of meaningful impact.
Even though death taxes are a long way from becoming law, in a very different sphere, laws about death have been a focus of several of our parliaments.
THE COALFACE Readiness is essential to managing a crisis, but there are limits to its effectiveness -- and history shows we often fail to anticipate events that haven’t happened before
Marie-Louise Ayres, director-general of the National Library of Australia, is the nation’s top librarian. She talks to Stephen Easton about the culture of innovation that has allowed the NLA to remain an international leader in its field for decades, relying entirely on its own in-house expertise.
A recently leaked recording captured Queensland Health director-general Michael Walsh candidly discussing why public servants find it hard to be so candid in public.
To assess the value of the Census, we need to assess the additional value it generates over alternatives in its absence.
If your department is underfunded and overworked, reading about other agencies’ ambitious innovation projects can be overwhelming. But most government innovations aren’t built with big budgets or flashy technology.
Being ‘all-knowing’ about a simple, reactive solution can prevent us from lifting our gaze beyond the work we’re doing or currently funding. It's a leadership trap.
A Q&A between Dr Anna Williamson, of the Sax Institute, and Evidence Matters, discussing how public health researchers and policymakers can work best together.
Many of the myths about quantitative easing in the US have migrated to Australia and are now being heard from Australian politicians. The comments reflect several misconceptions about QE.
Innovative leadership is needed, as climate interventions across Australia’s many ecosystems will require approval from many interest groups, and be consistent with Australia’s obligations under international law.
