Harvard scholarships for four state mandarins New South Wales Top public servants from NSW, Victoria, Queensland and WA have been awarded Harvard scholarships to study an executive program in 2018 or 2019.
Jim Murphy calls time on Queensland Under Treasurer role Wednesday August 15, 2018 By The Mandarin News A vacancy has opened up at Queensland Treasury's top gig after one of Australia's high flying Treasury alumni indicates he will be stepping down as…
Very few public service bosses in Australia and NZ feel like global digital leaders Friday August 10, 2018 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory Only 7% of public sector leaders in Australia and New Zealand believe their organisation is further along its “digital transformation journey” than international counterparts, according to…
Spring water war: SA Royal Commissioner vs the Commonwealth in October Friday August 3, 2018 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory The battle over whether Murray-Darling Basin Authority staff can be compelled to appear before the SA royal commission into the troubled multi-government water management plan…
Blast from the past: Palaszczuk asks 1990s public service reformer to define future state Monday July 23, 2018 By Stephen Easton News The Queensland government wants to know what “the public sector of tomorrow” will look like and has asked Peter Coaldrake, who ran the Goss government’s…
Think the dual citizenship saga does not affect state parliamentarians? It might be time to think again Wednesday July 18, 2018 By Lorraine Finlay Australian Capital Territory Given the national conversation about dual citizenship and the Australian Constitution, it is an opportune time to consider the constitutional impact of dual citizenship at…
New code of conduct for Queensland public service fuels political conspiracy theory Wednesday July 11, 2018 By Stephen Easton News A new draft code of conduct for Queensland public servants is already controversial -- but not because of what it says.
Queensland budget: why the state kept public sector jobs growth Wednesday June 13, 2018 By Harley Dennett News The Murdoch press has been gunning for cuts to public sector jobs in the Queensland Palaszczuk government over several years now — without success. Yesterday, State…
Don’t keep history a mystery: National Reconciliation Week in action Monday May 28, 2018 By David Donaldson News Australians are being urged to learn more about their national history as part of National Reconciliation Week. Queensland has launched a Reconciliation Action Plan.
Disturbing allegations against Queensland's electoral commissioner Friday May 18, 2018 By Stephen Easton News The Crime and Corruption Commission has substantiated five somewhat disturbing allegations against Queensland's former electoral commissioner Walter Van der Merwe, finding he breached the public…
