Three new department secretaries appointed Friday July 9, 2021 By Chris Johnson Federal Scott Morrison has appointed new secretaries for Foreign Affairs, Social Services and the Attorney-General’s Department.
Adamson departure clears way for shakeup Thursday May 20, 2021 By Chris Johnson Editors' Picks Beyond DFAT, other departments likely to be impacted by Frances Adamson’s imminent departure include Defence, Home Affairs, Attorney-General and even PM&C.
Chris Moraitis departs secretary role to lead Office of the Special Investigator Thursday December 17, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Careers The new secretary of the Attorney-General's Department has not been announced.
Premium Expert briefings COVID ate-it: Public servants front a tough fortnight at Senate Estimates Thursday October 29, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Features As scandals circle the public service and the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts business as usual, Senate Estimates has aired some tough questions.
The Coalition’s favourite think tank wants AGD secretary Chris Moraitis stood down Tuesday November 5, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Right-wing activists from the Institute of Public Affairs claim Attorney-General’s Department staff are running a “covert political operation” against conservatives and demand secretary Chris Moraitis…
Achievement unlocked: PM gives two federal department heads another go Wednesday September 11, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Department of Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo and Attorney-General’s Department secretary Chris Moraitis have been reappointed to their respective roles. “I congratulate them both and…
Premium Columnists The APS needs to radically and quickly overhaul what 'service delivery' means to them. That should start with genuinely listening to their front-line people Friday August 2, 2019 By Verona Burgess Career Advice Much of the APS needs to lose the attitude that policy is the apex of public administration and service delivery is done by lesser mortals,…
Phil Gaetjens promoted to head of PM&C, Dr Steven Kennedy to lead Treasury Thursday July 25, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Treasury secretary Phil Gaetjens will lead the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet from September, and be replaced by the secretary of the Department…
Re-elected Prime Minister's public message to department heads Thursday May 23, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Prime Minister Scott Morrison brought department heads out in front of the media cameras on Thursday and told them not to get in the way…
Beware the axe: stability is good, but loyalty is better for some incoming ministers Wednesday April 18, 2018 By Verona Burgess Career Advice Would a Shorten Labor government bring another night of the long knives? Verona Burgess thinks some executives could be seen as turn-coats, but wiser heads…
Border Force chief Roman Quaedvlieg’s future decided 'in weeks' Wednesday February 28, 2018 By Michelle Grattan News Now the Quaedvlieg matter has become so difficult that it has been handed to Attorney-General Christian Porter to make the call on his future. Questions have been…
Moraitis on the change imperative: navigating the challenge of organisational change Friday February 23, 2018 By The Mandarin Career Advice The Commonwealth's departmental heads have been increasingly drawn to the transformation of the Australian Public Service: what it should be, where it should go, and…
Gillian Triggs to headline Power to Persuade symposium after AHRC term expires Friday June 16, 2017 By The Mandarin News 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…
Meet the six candidates for DFAT’s top job Wednesday June 15, 2016 By Michael Sainsbury Foreign Affairs & Immigration 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…
Keane: after years of decline, who'll rescue the public service? Friday February 12, 2016 By Bernard Keane Features OPINION: A former Canberra SES gives a stinging assessment of a "toxic mix of incompetence and politicisation" in the federal public service. Is it…
