States and territories have improved integrity measures, but Commonwealth lags far behind Australian Capital Territory When it comes to cleaning up Australian politics, some states are doing much better than others – and almost all are showing up the Commonwealth
Hierarchy and mystery job applications — public servants reveal their frustrations October 26, 2018 By David Donaldson Career Advice What are public servants’ biggest bugbears? Motivation-destroying hierarchy and performance management come in near the top, alongside confusing recruitment processes. Hierarchy is the bane of
Top public servants named new IPAA national fellows October 18, 2018 By David Donaldson Australian Capital Territory The Institute of Public Administration Australia has recognised ten of its finest with the organisation’s highest honour, a national fellow award, in Melbourne on Tuesday
Crisis of confidence: a black dog stalks the public service October 17, 2018 By Harley Dennett Australian Capital Territory Alarming new research has revealed the black dog stalking the public services of Australia as their unique professional obligations are afforded less respect than in
Labor promises COAG Economic Reform Council would meet twice a year October 11, 2018 By David Donaldson Australian Capital Territory A Labor government will establish a new and independent COAG Economic Reform Council to examine, track and report to COAG on long-term reform priorities, Shadow
Where we're going, we will need road safety: Commonwealth gets into future transport October 9, 2018 By The Mandarin Australian Capital Territory The federal government has taken a deliberate step into the realm of driverless cars and mobility-as-a-service apps with the establishment of an Office of Future
Beware the IT industry's 'fail fast' mantra: white paper on how local governments do digital October 9, 2018 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory State and local government agencies should be wary of taking on board too much of the IT industry’s received wisdom about rapid and agile product
Can politics build, rather than divide? October 2, 2018 By The Mandarin Australian Capital Territory Leadership at all levels is a practice encouraged in most public sector organisations, but does it apply in politics? Nominations have opened for a non-partisan prize
What the new Australian Digital Council discussed September 17, 2018 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory The new Australian Digital Council confirmed the first priorities for data sharing between state, territory and federal agencies are digital identity projects and longitudinal research
WA names new Jobs and Tourism boss August 23, 2018 By David Donaldson News The West Australian government has named Rebecca Brown as the new director general of the Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation. [caption id=”attachment_97575″ align=”alignright”
Password123: public servants risk cyber attacks with weak security August 22, 2018 By David Donaldson Career Advice Public sector agencies “are not taking risks to information systems seriously enough,” says Western Australia’s Auditor General Caroline Spencer. Weak passwords are one of the
Harvard scholarships for four state mandarins August 17, 2018 By David Donaldson New South Wales Four top state public servants have been awarded Harvard scholarships. The 2018 recipients of the Sir James Wolfensohn Public Service Scholarship are: [caption id=”attachment_97361″ align=”alignright”
'Right of return', payouts cut for axed WA senior officials August 16, 2018 By The Mandarin Career Advice The Western Australian McGowan government has introduced legislation to reduce payouts to senior government officials for early termination and prevent their return to the public
Very few public service bosses in Australia and NZ feel like global digital leaders 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
