For six months, the Australian economy has been growing at an annualised pace of just 1% – way, way short of its potential. Scott Morrison and Josh Frydenberg were elected to manage the economy, and that means doing whatever is needed to avoid a recession and the long-term damage to lives and living standards it would deliver. Read More
There were 964 data breaches reported to the federal regulator in the first year of mandatory reporting rules and “malicious or criminal attacks” were behind 60% of cases, with most of the remainder caused by human error and only 5% blamed on malfunctions. Read More
For public sector boards, it's important to consider how official structures and organisational culture work together, says ANAO. Read More
After an unexpected result in Saturday's federal election, members of the Australian Public Service have a good idea of what to expect going forward. Read More
Faith in democracy is plummeting among Australians, and the connection voters had with a leader like Bob Hawke now seems out of reach. Is this the last election where enough people really care? Read More
Transforming public service to be fit for purpose in the 21st Century requires new ways of working. To prepare for the future, the public service needs opportunities for everyone to meaningfully provide input into civic life -- opportunities that are demand-driven, flexible, outcome-focused and require specialised skills. Read More
Do disability-related choices translate to a boost in employment and, if not, how can the NDIS scheme be improved to promote this personal goal? Read More
The Coalition has won the federal election. So what will this mean for key policy areas? Read More
Australia's government-funded organisations have stronger cyber security than their counterparts anywhere in the world, in the eyes of a large multinational that analysed a year's worth of data from 10,000 clients on six continents. Read More
In the final week of the campaign, climate change has been the biggest topic on social media, whereas the news has focused more on tax. Read More
Four fresh senior executive faces at the APSC, Regional Development Victoria's first female CEO, and a new Public Access Deputy Commissioner. The latest senior public sector appointments from across the country. Read More
A re-elected Morrison government would aim to extract $1.5 billion from departmental budgets over four years, "building to $5 billion over the medium term" to more than offset new spending commitments, according to an election-eve financial statement. Read More
In politics, you sign up to a struggle on behalf of those you claim to represent. You owe them everything you can manage to stitch together to achieve victory. If you want to be a grand failure, better to pick religion, philosophy or art. Not politics. So says Nicholas Gruen in this reposting of his 2008 article on Bob Hawke. Read More
Kerry Kennedy — who died recently in Canberra aged 69 — was a quiet champion of excellence in public administration, a committed family man and a fine baritone. Read More
More than 45,000 children live in out-of-home-care in Australia today. This number is unacceptably large and reforms nationally and internationally have begun to recognise this. Read More
