The top public servants named 2020 IPAA national fellows Wednesday October 21, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal IPAA national president Dr Gordon de Brouwer announced the awards at an event held at Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday. See the full list…
Premium Columnists It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there, even for the public service Wednesday April 29, 2020 By Verona Burgess Career Advice Whilst it's important for leaders to boost staff morale during this mammoth pivot from business-as-usual to crisis management, it's still a dog-eat-dog world out there,…
Premium Insights and analysis Space Agency chief Dr Megan Clark on providing influential advice to government: tell them what the public really thinks Wednesday November 20, 2019 By Stephen Easton Features In this year’s Williams Oration, Australian Space Agency chief executive Dr Megan Clark offered to explain the thinking behind foundational decisions taken in the agency’s…
Senior public servants to share 'f-up' stories as part of Innovation Month Thursday July 4, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal The first Australian Public Service F@#kup Night is being hosted by the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science on July 25. Attendees are promised an…
APS Review draft: everyone's heard it all before, implementation is the challenge Thursday March 21, 2019 By Stephen Easton Career Advice David Thodey says that implementing lasting reform for the APS would be challenged by the requirement for both realism and and optimism. As always, reform…