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NSW public service commissioner Emma Hogan to lead Department of Customer Service

By Stephen Easton

New South Wales

The New South Wales public service commissioner Emma Hogan is taking over as secretary of the Department of Customer Service from Glenn King, who is…

DPC Sydney office to undergo $3 million renovation

By Shannon Jenkins

New South Wales

The NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet has awarded a contract estimated to be worth more than $3 million for office renovations. INTREC Management has…

Privatisation is 'short-sighted', says NSW opposition

By Shannon Jenkins

Economy & Industry

NSW Labor will oppose privatisations that were floated by Premier Gladys Berejiklian while at a trade delegation in London. Shadow Treasurer…

Jobs chief steps down during ongoing agency review related to MOG changes

By Shannon Jenkins

Economy & Industry

Jobs for NSW chief executive officer Nicole Cook has left her role, according to a Treasury spokesperson. Jobs for NSW was originally an independent agency…

NSW public sector takes aim at Indigenous employment targets with three-point strategy

By Stephen Easton

Community & Social

The New South Wales government aims to have 114 senior leaders from Indigenous backgrounds in the state's public sector by 2025, up from a current…

'Ambitious' new Premier's Priorities for NSW

By Shannon Jenkins

New South Wales

New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has set 14 new social Priorities that aim to address community challenges and improve quality of life for all…

NSW shake-up: Berejiklian only wants to see her cabinet every two weeks

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.

Public service becomes a ministerial portfolio in NSW post-election reshuffle

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…

View from The Hill: NSW result gives federal Liberals a boost in the mind games

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…

'Growth' of community housing may be an illusion. The cost-shifting isn't

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…

Berejiklian's Industry swoop: new secretary already at the helm

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…

Grand designs: will NSW’s big social housing flip work?

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…

NSW Treasury snatches state customer service czar Mike Pratt as its new secretary

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…

Reform doesn't take forever: NSW Treasury's reformist chief resigns after two years

By Julian Bajkowski

News

The NSW Budget reporting process has been fundamentally changed to show outcome effectiveness. And it didn't take that long.

Real time government? NSW reveals new digital strategy

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.