Controversial APVMA base opens in push for decentralisation Monday August 12, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales Two new agency headquarters have opened in regional Australia as part of the government's "decentralisation agenda". The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority's new building… Read more
Public servants hastily polish up the blue books as new Morrison ministry takes shape Wednesday May 22, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal A who's-who of the members in contention for Coalition ministerial positions in the days after the 2019 federal election. Read more
Joyce sacked Ag secretary 'to remind him where the authority starts from' Tuesday April 30, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry Video has emerged of ex-minister Barnaby Joyce explaining why he sacked former Department of Agriculture and Water Resources secretary Paul Grimes, as the auditor-general confirms… Read more
View from The Hill: NSW result gives federal Liberals a boost in the mind games Monday March 25, 2019 By Michelle Grattan New South Wales The Liberals would delude themselves if they took too much heart from NSW. But at a psychological level it will lift the spirits of their… Read more
Barnaby Joyce’s decision to sell his story is a breach of professional ethics Thursday May 31, 2018 By Denis Muller Editors' Picks The ex-deputy PM's decision to accept money for a TV interview betrays a complete lack of understanding of the convention that, in democratic political systems,… Read more
David Littleproud lines up Philip Moss to investigate Agriculture department Monday April 23, 2018 By Stephen Easton News Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud has asked the public sector integrity expert to review the "capabilities, investigative capacity and culture" of his department with respect… Read more
APVMA staff don't want to change their address, not looking for a New England Thursday March 29, 2018 By Stephen Easton News At least 110 of around 200 staff have decided to leave the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority rather than move with it to Armidale,… Read more
Loopholes and lies: the real scandal of Barnaby Joyce Friday February 16, 2018 By Simon Longstaff Editors' Picks When principles matter no more – that’s the real scandal, says Simon Longstaff. Read more
Cocktail umbrella in a monsoon: public servants watch as public trust abused Friday February 16, 2018 By Stephen Easton News The nation’s top agriculture official has been dragged into the Deputy Prime Minister’s swirling scandals, providing him a letter of support that now looks like… Read more
Verona Burgess: Joyce affair could never happen in the public service… could it? Wednesday February 14, 2018 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks They're corrosive to the wellbeing of every workplace, yet affairs between married bosses and subordinates can't feasibly be prevented. Sorting it out swiftly with no… Read more
Cracks form in the convention of cabinet confidentiality, PM&C gets the glue Thursday February 1, 2018 By Stephen Easton News “Apart from anything else, you ought to be found and sacked," says former head of the Australian Public Service Terry Moran, to whoever is responsible… Read more
National integrity commission: got a better idea to strengthen public trust? Thursday February 1, 2018 By Stephen Easton Features COMMENT: A new federal watchdog is the only concrete idea on the table that confronts declining public trust in government. The APS would have… Read more
What a week! High Court throws government further off-balance Monday October 30, 2017 By David Donaldson Features The ship of state has been listing for a while, and last week some of its key personnel fell overboard, writes David Donaldson. But it… Read more
Water report provides the 'systemic fix' but damage to the public service lingers Tuesday September 12, 2017 By Stephen Easton Community & Social Water management failures have damaged the reputation of the New South Wales public service and exposed a culture of expediency. A "systemic fix" has been… Read more
Verona Burgess: decentralisation spin lands in the long grass Wednesday September 6, 2017 By Verona Burgess Features Just when you might think deputy PM Barnaby Joyce would pull in his head while the High Court resolves the dual-citizenship crisis, he has, characteristically,… Read more
