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Underperformance in the public sector is difficult and painful: Linda Waugh talks about how to guide and advise a way through it

By Verona Burgess

Features

With her first year as the Merit Protection Commissioner under her belt, Linda Waugh reflects on public service merit, the Canberra bubble and some service-wide…

John McMillan bats away claims of apprehended bias against John Lloyd

By Stephen Easton

Federal

The experienced jurist responds to the former APS commissioner's claims that he exceeded his brief and that he should have been excluded due to apprehended bias…

'Unfair and biased': John Lloyd gets the last word

By Stephen Easton

Federal

The former Australian public service commissioner has accused the merit protection commissioner's office of smearing his reputation.

Lloyd could have avoided code of conduct breach

By David Donaldson

Federal

John Lloyd breached the code of conduct, but could have taken actions to avoid this risk, says the Merit Protection Commissioner. It's now in the hands of…

John Lloyd: tap future APS leaders who can avoid PC 'group think' and 'virtue signalling'

By Stephen Easton

Australian Capital Territory

Mandarins need ways to tap the public sector leaders of tomorrow on the shoulder rather than wait patiently for the cream to rise to the…

Why John Lloyd's APS supporters will miss him

By Harley Dennett

Editors' Picks

When the APS Commissioner John Lloyd leaves his Parkes office for the last time today and returns full-time to Melbourne, there will be more than a…

Time to fix the federal Public Service Act

By Verona Burgess

Editors' Picks

It is an absurdity that the Prime Minister can merely pick whoever he wants to be the commissioner – with no specified competitive process, writes…

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…

Union sees change coming for APS enterprise bargaining

By The Mandarin

Federal

Diplomacy has trumped ideology with the appointment of Peter Woolcott as Australian Public Service Commissioner says the union responsible for bargaining on behalf of APS…

Turnbull's chief of staff appointed next Australian Public Service Commissioner

By Stephen Easton

Federal

The next Australian Public Service Commissioner will be Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's current chief of staff, Peter Woolcott.

John Lloyd faces Merit Protection inquiry into alleged code of conduct breach

By Stephen Easton

Federal

The acting Merit Protection Commissioner for the Australian Public Service, Mark Davidson, has kicked off an inquiry into an alleged breach of the code of…

Tom Burton: do we need a public service commission?

By Tom Burton

Editors' Picks

The departure of John Lloyd opens the question about how best to drive rapid change in the public sector — and the need, if at…

John Lloyd's resignation nothing to do with 'recent events'

By Stephen Easton

News

The Australian Public Service Commission has issued a further explanation of commissioner John Lloyd’s resignation on August 8, shortly after advising there would be no…

APS commissioner John Lloyd resigns

By Stephen Easton

News

The Australian Public Service Commissioner John Lloyd has resigned, effective from August 8. ABC federal press gallery reporter Jane Norman reported that APSC staff were…

Bargaining policy: clock ticking on government's toxic war with its own workforce

By Verona Burgess

Editors' Picks

The terms of reference for the independent review of the Australian Public Service do not specifically list agency bargaining but it is not something that…