Premium Columnists Where the department secretary chips are falling Friday June 24, 2022 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks Onwards and upwards, then, to the new era of 16 portfolio departments and one extra secretary, so 17 secretaries altogether.
Agriculture department proposes panel to improve market access for producers Tuesday August 10, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry The Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment is on the hunt for a range of experts who can help improve market access for Australian…
Australian alpaca farmers to benefit from trade deal with Chile Friday June 18, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Australia has inked a deal allowing the live export of alpacas to Chile, which Agriculture, Water and the Environment says will deliver benefits to the…
Indigenous Affairs’ latest shakeup brings in a former military chief Thursday September 20, 2018 By Harley Dennett Community & Social A shakeup inside Australia's federal Indigenous Affairs bureaucracy will see its top official, Andrew Tongue, replaced with the recently retired Vice Chief of the Defence…
New PM&C staff struggled with conflict of interest after policy mergers Tuesday September 13, 2016 By David Donaldson Community & Social The PM's department can walk and chew gum, but conflicting new roles put merged staff in the position of either critiquing their own work or…
Working with PMO and central agencies like 'being loved by a 900-pound gorilla' Monday August 15, 2016 By David Donaldson Editors' Picks Andrew Tongue knows a thing or two about working at the centre of governments. The PM&C associate secretary explains the right and wrong ways to…
Indigenous bureaucrats could foster self-determination Wednesday June 29, 2016 By Stephen Easton Features First Australians can overcome the tyranny of the majority and wrest back self-determination, leaders argue. When armed with facts and fire in the belly, Pat…
Andrew Tongue: if I knew then what I know now ... Monday August 25, 2014 By Andrew Tongue Features When the pressure is on to drive tough reform and it looks like the wheels are about to fall off, hold your nerve and "beware…
