Encouraging public servants to try new roles and portfolios, commissioner Belinda Clark draws on some of her own career's most interesting jobs. From the UN…

The Tax Office asked its staff how they use technology in their work — and were surprised at some of the preferences of digital natives.

Over-classification and 'policy advice by post-it note' has become the norm, says former Immigration secretary Andrew Metcalfe after canvassing the views of his departmental secretary…

The concepts and principles of open government are profound in terms of their implications and execution, and are fundamental to Australia's conception of good government,…

Ministers tend to see departmental heads as their principal advisers — but there's a whole lot more to it than that, argued Finance's Jane Halton…

Technology and cynicism in the Information Age prompted questions of transparency and engagement at this week's ANZSOG conference. The school's dean, Professor Gary Banks, outlines…

Senior public servants, academics and corporate experts from Australia and New Zealand will come together next week to tackle what has been learnt and what…

What's good about GovHack for government? Former national winner of the event, Craig Thomler writes on how, six years after it began, GovHack continues to…

The ACT government's new chief digital officer will join the growing ranks of ICT specialists whose expertise is needed at the top of government bureaucracies.

Digital offers public leaders a unique opportunity to rethink the relevance of their agency. Leading in the digital era requires a different approach to management…

Australian public sector organisations shone once again at this year's Australasian Reporting Awards, a 65-year-old institution that supports high standards of accountability and good governance.

DFAT's first ideas challenge has led to a proposal for document-free travel to New Zealand. Similar digital collaboration initiatives taking place in jurisdictions around Australia…

While debate rages about how to improve STEM teaching and whether to make maths compulsory, a report argues Australia should resist the siren call of…