Transforming public services so they are fit for purpose in the 21st century Communications & Technology 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… Read more
The NDIS tension in boosting disability employment Sunday May 19, 2019 By Flavio Souza Features 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
Key challenges for the re-elected Coalition government: experts respond Sunday May 19, 2019 By The Conversation Editors' Picks The Coalition has won the federal election. So what will this mean for key policy areas?… Read more
Australia leads the world in public sector cyber security, vendor finds Saturday May 18, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory 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… Read more
Election week: the policy-issues opinion gap between social media and news Friday May 17, 2019 By David Donaldson Federal 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
Movers & shakers: fresh faces at APSC Friday May 17, 2019 By David Donaldson Career Matters 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… Read more
Coalition plans $1.5bn APS budget cuts, promises to spare a few agencies Friday May 17, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry 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… Read more
Lessons from the Hawke and Howard years of Australian governance Friday May 17, 2019 By Nicholas Gruen Features 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… Read more
Vale Kerry Kennedy, a gently spoken champion of excellence in public administration Thursday May 16, 2019 By Carmel McGregor Features Kerry Kennedy — who died recently in Canberra aged 69 — was a quiet champion of excellence in public administration, a committed family man and… Read more
Protecting vulnerable children: what policy lessons can public health teach us? Thursday May 16, 2019 By Annette Michaux Culture 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
Reactive, slow, professional: what leaders really think of the APS Wednesday May 15, 2019 By David Donaldson Federal To get a sense of what federal mandarins think of the Australian Public Service, look no further than the APS Review's latest release of consultation… Read more
Assessing risk culture: time for a more integrated approach Wednesday May 15, 2019 By Ken Mclay Features The assessment of risk has been dominated by a focus on perceived risk behaviours. This has its limitations, and it's time that assessment of risk-culture… Read more
It's Privacy Awareness Week for public servants, campaigning pollies get a free pass Tuesday May 14, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology Privacy commissioners of four states and the Commonwealth are celebrating their week on the awareness-raising calendar, at the pointy end of an election campaign that… Read more
Scientists want to build trust in science and technology. The alternative is too risky to contemplate Tuesday May 14, 2019 By The Conversation Energy & Environment The next government must meet the challenge of refreshing the social licence between science, government and the many and diverse communities that make up our… Read more
Place-based approaches: an agenda for an incoming government Tuesday May 14, 2019 By Centre for Public Impact Features Despite more than two decades of economic success in Australia, there are communities across the country where families still feel excluded, isolated and disempowered. A… Read more
