Public sector leadership awards finalists announced
Medical cannabis and a World Heritage bid are among the policy areas represented among the finalists for this year's IPAA Victoria Leadership in the Public Sector Awards. Read More
Jurisdiction
A loose approach to governance and ministerial oversight hampers Indigenous outcomes
COMMENT: Close scrutiny during Senate estimates has done little to improve the governance and ministerial oversight of one of the federal government's key Indigenous agencies. Read More
New ‘federal ICAC’ announced: Commonwealth Integrity Commission will have oversight of APS, MPs and contractors
The Morrison government has announced its model for a federal anti-corruption body to be called the Commonwealth Integrity Commission, and proposed a new criminal offensive for public sector corruption. Read More
DTA proffers ‘six keys to success’ with whole-of-government digital service platforms
Hot on the heels of the federal Digital Transformation Strategy comes the Digital Service Platforms Strategy, which tells of “six keys to success” when public… Read More
ClauseBank: consultation on new additions to procurement contract copy-and-paste list
The Department of Finance is asking for feedback on a new round of standard clauses for procurement contracts, to be added to its relatively new ClauseBank resource. Read More
The Space Agency goes to… Adelaide
South Australia has won the bidding war to host the Australian Space Agency's headquarters on the site of the old Royal Adelaide Hospital. Read More
‘Oh wow.’ How public servants react when the minister asks who worked for their opponent
It sounds ominous -- a minister asking for a list of public servants seconded to the last minister's office before a change of government -- but it was all just a big misunderstanding, according to South Australian frontbencher David Speirs, whose office caused a mild stir in his department. Read More
Home Affairs secretary fears cyber doom; critics say he made it more likely
Viewed through the prism of military analogy, as is favoured by Home Affairs boss Michael Pezzullo, the growing cyber threats is a war with no established doctrine. Is cyber martial law the answer? Read More
NSW, SA governments progress deals with Commonwealth on digital and data
South Australia's Marshall government is sold on the benefits of digital identity credentials and will either start accepting the federal government's myGovID in the future, or build its own similar version. Read More
Engaging Victoria – can a platform increase government legitimacy?
Key points: People need to understand what influence they have over the policymaking process The Victorian government are taking citizen engagement to a… Read More
Movers & shakers: job sharing at the senior levels of the public sector
Formal job sharing for public sector senior executives does happen. Just not very often. The structure it can takes, and how permanent it can be is evolving beyond the straightforward cases. Read More
Information Security Manual update: 20% less cyber controls, no more ‘should’ or ‘must’
The Australian government's Information Security Manual has been simplified with the removal of 258 recommended cyber security controls and the addition of 63. Read More
Most of New Zealand’s public service leaders are women
The NZ State Services Commission lists 32 chief executive roles, of which 17 will be filled by women on a permanent or acting basis as of February 4. Read More
‘Missing-in-action’ senior officials need to take a long walk in the hall of mirrors
Two in five APS employees wonder what their senior officials are contributing to the agency’s work. These 'missing-in-action' executives might want to update their New Year's resolutions, writes Verona Burgess. Read More
Security review finds online voting OK for NSW election, calls for national platform
Ex-public servant Roger Wilkins' review finds the NSW online voting system is secure enough for the next state election, and that it should be expanded to a national level. Read More