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Doyens of the Canberra bubble gather to hear Prime Minister ScoMo give the APS its orders, while Yarralumla fills with sunshine

By Verona Burgess

Features

If you are a public servant, Scott Morrison's address to the APS was not boring, no matter what absolutely everyone else was predicting and concluding.

Frances Adamson: trust, cooperation and inclusion are fundamental to policy and delivery

By Stephen Easton

Features

Addressing the growing crisis of faith in democracy and public institutions is not easy but it is a key responsibility of public servants, says Department…

Phil Gaetjens promoted to head of PM&C, Dr Steven Kennedy to lead Treasury

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…

Lowy Institute: Lack of women in Australia’s international relations sector harms national interest

By Shannon Jenkins

Defence

A scathing review from the Lowy Institute says there is a "severe gender imbalance" across the international relations sector, despite evidence of gender-balanced workforces functioning…

Re-elected Prime Minister's public message to department heads

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…

International Women's Day: Marise Payne says female leaders make the world more peaceful

By The Mandarin

Australian Capital Territory

For International Women’s Day, Senator Marise Payne spoke to a packed Great Hall at Parliament House this week on women in public sector leadership, drawing…

Human Services a template for domestic violence support: Marise Payne

By Stephen Easton

Community & Social

Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne has challenged all Australian Public Service bosses to put in place support for staff experiencing domestic violence, using the…

Frances Adamson: space diplomacy is now 'core business' for Australia

By Frances Adamson

Communications & Technology

The head of DFAT gives a diplomatic perspective on the recent establishment of the Australian Space Agency while addressing the UN, including the future of…

China's double standards: Frances Adamson on the other side of the trade war story

By Stephen Easton

Features

Australian diplomats continue to strongly advocate free trade and multilateral diplomacy in response to Donald Trump’s revival of protectionism and the ensuing threat of trade…

Frances Adamson on Australia's plan to ride out Donald Trump's trade war with China

By Stephen Easton

Federal

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade secretary Frances Adamson briefed business leaders yesterday as the trade war between the United States and China heats up,…

Leadership: life is messy, sometimes you won't have a bloody clue, so be courageous

By Stephen Easton

Editors' Picks

Anne Sherry is one of Australia's most successful women in leadership. Throughout a successful career spanning the public sector, banking and the cruise ship industry,…

Food, climate change and national security

By Frances Adamson

Features

Climate change and food security are two inextricable issues for the modern international community, and Australians can add help resolve them through world-class research and…

Turnbull's new brooms: Woolcott and Mathieson are no apparatchiks

By Verona Burgess

Editors' Picks

Both well-regarded, with only short stints in ministerial offices, the recent appointments of Peter Woolcott and Clive Mathieson show Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull still trusts in…

Podcast: Frances Adamson, unscripted

By The Mandarin

Editors' Picks

Who hasn't wanted to throw an unanswerable question at a top diplomat just to test the skill set they're most famous for.

Beware the axe: stability is good, but loyalty is better for some incoming ministers

By Verona Burgess

Career Matters

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…