Re-elected Prime Minister’s public message to department heads
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 of his agenda. Read More
Heather Smith
Innovation a multi-generation effort for government
Public Sector Innovation Month is upon us, which means a range of awards, activities and events focused on new ideas inside the bureaucracy that ultimately lead to better outcomes in the community. Read More
APS and the missing ‘burning platform’ for improvement
The only heartening aspect of the Australian cricket team’s cheating scandal is that, despite everything, the people clearly believe that moral leadership is of vital importance in institutions we value. Read More
What really bothers your secretary
Public service chiefs answer what is their greatest leadership challenge, and how to build a coalition for change. Read More
Why do 98% of APS stay in the same organisation? Secretaries want to find out
Why move organisations? Australian Public Service senior leaders offered their reasons. Read More
Verona Burgess: changing of the guard
Nearly half the Australian Public Service get new bosses this month as Prime Minister and Cabinet secretary Martin Parkinson puts his stamp on the Secretaries Board. Read More
Heather Smith: keeping pace with digital disruption
VIDEO: Digital disruption has impacted every part of government, but few portfolios have seen quite as much change as the Department of the Communications and the Arts. Heather Smith's address to IPAA. Read More
Heather Smith shifts from PM&C to head Communications
Dr Heather Smith, a deputy secretary at in the Prime Minister's Department, will step up to lead Communications and the Arts — and avoid working under her husband. Read More
New ‘open by default’ public data policy just the beginning
Data can fuel innovation, improve service delivery and underpin genuine evidence-based policy. A new 18-month roadmap and training from PM&C aims to shift public service culture on data sharing. Read More
Martin Parkinson returning to APS?
Rumours swirl of a return of the former Treasury secretary, but in what role? The search begins to find the next secretary of the Department of Communications, but there's a bigger prize in consideration — with a hitch. Read More