SA trials Uber-style bus service New South Wales Mount Barker and the Barossa are the first regions in South Australia to test a state-funded on-demand bus service. The six-month trial — which began
How federal departments have supported their staff during bushfires January 14, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The federal public servants tasked with delivering crucial services to bushfire affected communities have also been receiving much-needed support from their departments. A range of
Premium Case studies How NSW’s Smart Innovation Centre stayed on the right side of cutting edge technologies to deliver a whole-of-government electric vehicle plan January 14, 2020 By Victoria Draudins New South Wales For government, figuring out what role it should play when new innovation comes along — to help facilitate, regulate, be hands-off, or all of the
Ex-Home Affairs staffer says ‘compassionate politics’ needed to deal with climate change January 14, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment The federal government has been criticised for failing to adopt a 2018 plan on preparing for natural disasters, including bushfires. Back in April 2018, the
Nominations open for NSW women in local government awards January 13, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales Nominations for the 2020 New South Wales ministers’ awards for women in local government have opened. The awards celebrate the contributions of women in the
NSW environment boss sacked January 13, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment The public servant in charge of New South Wales’ environment agencies has been sacked while the ongoing bushfire crisis ravages the state. Anissa Levy, coordinator-general
Premium Insights and analysis Are we too worried about embarrassing the minister? Relaxing about ‘sensitive’ information can strengthen government January 13, 2020 By Craig Dalton Australian Capital Territory Many of the issues that consume legions of public servants and media management time would be a non-event in the US, argues Craig Dalton. Shortly
ICAC issues guide for writing conflicts of interest policy January 13, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales The New South Wales corruption watchdog has released a new conflicts of interest sample policy along with FAQs for public servants. The sample document can
Nineties-era ABS website to be refreshed January 13, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The Australian Bureau of Statistics is moving into the decade with a new and improved website. The current format of the website has not been
NSW on the hunt for cow cop December 20, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Careers The New South Wales government is accepting applications for its first state agriculture commissioner. The commissioner will be tasked with overseeing the development and implementation
Premium Insights and analysis ‘Being smart is not enough’ — instead of searching for the perfect all-rounder, build a diverse team December 20, 2019 By David Donaldson Career Advice What skills do different policy shops look for in staff? A public management expert, a think tanker, and a consultant-turned-public servant weigh in. Nailing down
An interesting and ongoing correlation between homelessness and Christmas is not enough to shift the dial December 19, 2019 By Chris Hartley Community & Social In this Christmas/holiday season we see more media attention on the issue of homelessness. Many of these media stories highlight the efforts of volunteers inspired
Record-breaking number of public interest disclosures made by NSW Public Service December 19, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales A record number of reports of corruption have been made by the New South Wales Public Service this year, with several government entities receiving praise
The end of Murray-Darling bipartisanship means the end of our largest river system December 19, 2019 By Scott Hamilton & Stuart Kells Editors' Picks Last summer, Australia witnessed piscine megadeath at Menindee. This year, summer has only just arrived but the rivers, lakes and billabongs of the Murray Darling
