Gillian Triggs to headline Power to Persuade symposium after AHRC term expires by The Mandarin | 0 comments Many will be eager to hear Gillian Triggs' side of the controversial efforts by the then-Abbott government to delegitimise both her and the commission following the AHRC report into children in immigration detention facilities.
Meet the six candidates for DFAT’s top job by Michael Sainsbury | 0 comments Giving the top job to a former spy chief would upset a lot of Australia's neighbours, but it's a distinct possibility. All six have previous ambassadorial experience, but there's only one woman in the running.
Keane: after years of decline, who’ll rescue the public service? by Bernard Keane | OPINION: A former Canberra SES gives a stinging assessment of a "toxic mix of incompetence and politicisation" in the federal public service. Is it right, and do the positive signs reflect a turnaround?
Two departments, two decisions on releasing ‘blue books’ by Stephen Easton | Some public servants need little encouragement to fight FOI tooth and nail — but should they? Two departments handled the release of their "blue books" very differently, while Labor fights to force more disclosure.
Reshaping government legal services in the public interest by Gabrielle Appleby | 0 comments How to best provide legal services to the public sector is a question being struggled with by governments everywhere. In determining structural questions such as centralisation and contestability, the government must consider not just value for money, but independence and the public interest, Gabrielle Appleby writes.
