New Zealand gender pay plan: government hopes to go from laggard to leader Federal The New Zealand government aims to have an equal number of male and female public service leaders by the end of next year, and close… Read more
How intelligence can reduce child poverty Monday July 16, 2018 By Tom Burton Community & Social The New Zealand government’s ambitious commitment to reduce child poverty by half over the next decade is challenging agencies to deeply consider new approaches to… Read more
Victorian public sector leaders to learn from New Zealand's Treaty experience Tuesday July 10, 2018 By The Mandarin New Zealand Australia and its states are far behind their international counterparts on development of treaties and self-determination for Indigenous peoples, which means there's many experiences to… Read more
Legislation as code — modelling in real time Monday June 25, 2018 By Brigette Metzler Editors' Picks Ever thought of turning legislation into machine-consumable ‘digital rules’ (also known as code) to support public service delivery? Once created, this code could be reused and… Read more
Kibblewhite shifted in overhaul at top of NZ state sector Tuesday June 12, 2018 By David Donaldson New Zealand New Zealand's top public servant Andrew Kibblewhite and four other departmental heads are being replaced. But in a move that would seem strange in Australia,… Read more
Coombs 42 years on — looking back at the review that shaped the APS Friday May 25, 2018 By David Donaldson Editors' Picks It's striking how similar many of the criticisms made by the Coombs Royal Commission are to those you'd hear today. Read more
Be part of The Mandarin team Thursday May 24, 2018 By Tom Burton Career Matters The Mandarin is growing and we are looking for talented and energetic policy, engagement and communication professionals who want to improve the public sector. Bring… Read more
Building trust in digital government Wednesday May 23, 2018 By Tom Burton Community & Social Public agencies need to understand they are custodians, not the owners, of data and information they collect from their customers and citizens, according to experts… Read more
'Measuring success differently': New Zealand budget's shift in economic thinking Friday May 18, 2018 By David Donaldson Jurisdiction With its first budget, New Zealand's Ardern government is articulating a bigger role for government in society, talking up wellbeing over traditional economic measures --… Read more
Explainer: how the Australian intelligence community works Friday May 11, 2018 By John Blaxland Editors' Picks The recent creation of the Home Affairs super portfolio has added another four agencies to the national intelligence community. Here's how they work together. Read more
Tom Burton: Canberra creates a brave new data world Thursday May 3, 2018 By Tom Burton Editors' Picks It is hard to overstate the importance of the federal government’s decision to create a consumer right over the data created about them. The Mandarin's… Read more
Breaking the data silos: including Indigenous Australians in the data-driven world Thursday April 26, 2018 By Ian Anderson Editors' Picks It is only through sharing data and changing the culture around data usage that we can uncover new insights and put data to good use,… Read more
As a new defence chief comes in, Australia must focus its attention on its neighbour Thursday April 26, 2018 By John Blaxland Editors' Picks Australia increasingly is having to engage closely not just with close and trusted partners but with its own neighbours. Read more
SA Premier appoints first new mandarin, eyes NZ-style public service KPIs Monday April 16, 2018 By Stephen Easton Jurisdiction The South Australian premier has found a permanent replacement for one of four chief executives he sacked shortly after coming into office, and now plans… Read more
How do you create high quality integrated care that delivers outcomes? Wednesday March 21, 2018 By The Mandarin Community & Social Integrated care is a global phenomenon across developed and developing countries seeking to make health and care systems both co-ordinated and person-centred. … Read more
