NSW shake-up: Berejiklian only wants to see her cabinet every two weeks Monday April 15, 2019 By Stephen Easton New South Wales After New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian's post-election cabinet's first meeting today, it might not convene again for a fortnight. Read more
Public service becomes a ministerial portfolio in NSW post-election reshuffle Tuesday April 2, 2019 By Stephen Easton New South Wales New South Wales now has a Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations following a post-election reshuffle, in which Don Harwin was allocated the… 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
'Growth' of community housing may be an illusion. The cost-shifting isn't Thursday January 24, 2019 By Michael Darcy Community & Social For the first time a state government housing agency has effectively contracted out all its operations in some regions, but will this improve and add… Read more
Berejiklian's Industry swoop: new secretary already at the helm Monday March 19, 2018 By Stephen Easton News New South Wales Department of Industry secretary Simon Smith was replaced over the weekend by Simon Draper, who has been promoted from deputy secretary for… Read more
Grand designs: will NSW’s big social housing flip work? Thursday September 14, 2017 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social There are signs social housing builds are finally changing for the better. But can good architecture change entrenched disadvantage and a punitive mentality towards welfare… Read more
NSW Treasury snatches state customer service czar Mike Pratt as its new secretary Tuesday July 11, 2017 By Julian Bajkowski Career Matters The Treasury head role with the Western world's most envied surplus will go to the state's Customer Service Commissioner, continuing the trend of taxing bank… Read more
Reform doesn't take forever: NSW Treasury's reformist chief resigns after two years Wednesday June 28, 2017 By Julian Bajkowski News The NSW Budget reporting process has been fundamentally changed to show outcome effectiveness. And it didn't take that long. Read more
Real time government? NSW reveals new digital strategy Tuesday May 23, 2017 By Julian Bajkowski News When digital by default becomes the new normal for the public sector there’s only one thing left to do. Speed things up. Read more
Peter Hall to lead the new ICAC structure he doesn't support Friday April 21, 2017 By Stephen Easton Features NSW Supreme Court judge Peter Hall has been named ICAC's first chief commissioner as it moves ahead with a new organisational structure he doesn't really… Read more
New NSW Cabinet to be sworn in Monday, as Premier picks her priorities Sunday January 29, 2017 By The Mandarin News Seven new faces (four Liberal, three Nationals) joined the NSW Cabinet after Sunday's reshuffle. The new cabinet will be sworn in at Government House Monday… Read more
NSW Nationals dump support for council mergers before leadership spill Friday January 20, 2017 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social Unpopular forced council mergers in NSW are now unfit for the future after rejection by The Nationals. Read more
Unions, Opposition call for clarity of NSW agency cuts Tuesday March 1, 2016 By The Mandarin News NSW Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian revealed no additional detail of the planned axing of NSW government agencies in her address to the Sydney Institute on Monday… Read more
NSW government audit: which agencies face the chop? Monday February 29, 2016 By The Mandarin News The NSW government will review its agency structure with a view to dumping some bodies. Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian will outline the radical cost-cutting strategy in… Read more
NSW budget: a booming state spends its war chest Tuesday June 23, 2015 By Tom Burton News Rather than build a larger surplus to prepare for any economic downturn, the 2015-16 NSW budget boasts five areas of record spending, with infrastructure spending… Read more
