The federal Labor opposition has promised a more collaborative relationship between program experts and evaluation experts if it forms government after next year's election. Read More
Leadership development programs should call on senior managers to “get out from behind the email” and take a more active role in mentoring staff, says a study on the influence of the 70:20:10 learning model in the Australian public sector. Read More
It's not clear if the federal minister responsible for the first myGovID pilot program is listening to those raising privacy concerns, but he's clearly annoyed it's been called 'Big Brother'. Read More
Digital technologies put an abundance of data at our fingertips, but we must ensure questions of what should, and should not, be measured are answered before we use them in official statistics. Read More
Extensive work has been done to ensure that the privacy and security of users has been built into the very heart of myGovID, says Human Services and Digital Transformation Minister Michael Keenan. Read More
New South Wales needs a new public advocate for vulnerable adults in place by next July, ombudsman Michael Barnes has warned, after compiling over 200… Read More
Debbie Power has been named as the new head of New Zealand's Ministry of Social Development. Read More
When the young union legal officer Penny Wong, active in Labor politics since her university days, considered a run for federal parliament, she concluded that… Read More
October has shone a spotlight on mental health at both the state and national level. First, the federal government announced a Productivity Commission inquiry into the role of mental health in the Australian economy and the best ways to support national mental wellbeing. A fortnight later, the Victorian Premier promised a royal commission into mental health if re-elected. Read More
Ever since the New South Wales government restructured its Premier's Awards for Public Service around the outcomes-based 12 Premier's Priorities, something interesting has developed out that approach. Read More
Organised around the 12 NSW Premier's Priorities, the Premier’s Awards for Public Service recognises the teams and individuals who have contributed greatly to those priorities. Read More
Nationwide, the public sector has seen mild growth in both wages and personnel over the past financial year, aggregated across all three tiers of government. Read More
The APS Review panel is planning to craft a concise set of big ideas for public service reform rather than a highly prescriptive blueprint, according to its chair. Read More
The release of secretaries' board notes from the prime ministerial spill provide an insight into what APS mandarins talk about when their ministers are falling around them. Read More
With over 100 entries for the DTA’s GovHack challenges, how were the winners decided? Marita Baier-Gorman takes us behind the scenes of the judging process. Read More
