Safeguarding the APS by building better relationships between ministers, their offices and agencies Wednesday October 13, 2021 By Ken Smith Editors' Picks ANZSOG dean and CEO Ken Smith AO replies to an article recently published as part of The Mandarin's 'Politicisation of the public service' series. …
Premium The Select Committee What do you wish you had learned sooner? Monday September 6, 2021 By Chris Johnson Career Advice When it comes to being in and/or dealing with the public sector over many years, what is the one thing you wished you had learned…
Premium Interviews The group pushing to fix the ‘systemic’ problems that impact child outcomes in Australia Tuesday May 18, 2021 By Melissa Coade Culture ANZSOG and a network of NGOs have teamed up to get the ball rolling on transformative systemic changes required to improve child and youth wellbeing.
Premium The Select Committee When your minister is under a cloud – The Select Committee Thursday March 25, 2021 By Chris Johnson Australian Capital Territory When a minister has a big shadow hanging over them, how does it affect their departments? How do departmental leaders react and should anything be done…
Premium Insights and analysis A different kind of public service, a different kind of system Tuesday November 17, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Careers The outgoing president of the US has made it clear that he will not got down without a fight, and without taking as many people…
Premium The Select Committee Define the public interest – The Select Committee Tuesday September 1, 2020 By Chris Johnson Editors' Picks This instalment of The Select Committee includes comment from our whole brains trust – the entire nine-member panel. And while we were acutely aware of…
Premium The Select Committee Reshaping the nature of federation – The Select Committee Tuesday July 7, 2020 By Chris Johnson Editors' Picks Has the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic shown that the time has come to reshape the nature of federation and manage bigger national issues in…
The nine policy experts answering the burning questions facing public sector leaders Tuesday June 16, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News With nine members from a range of backgrounds, including Lucy Turnbull, Geoff Gallop, and Richard Bolt, the Select Committee provides comment and insight into key…
Premium The Select Committee Introducing The Select Committee – The Mandarin Brains Trust Thursday June 11, 2020 By Chris Johnson Editors' Picks The Mandarin has asked nine highly skilled high achievers to form a panel we are calling The Select Committee. These people are huge contributors to…
Premium Insights and analysis Trust in public institutions is the prerequisite for many other policy levers to work. Push back against unnecessary secrecy Wednesday March 4, 2020 By Ken Smith Editors' Picks Trust in public institutions is a valuable form of social capital. The public service needs to be better at promoting integrity, better at embracing transparency,…
Indigenous public service leaders wanted, to help reform ‘the structures of colonisation’ Monday November 25, 2019 By Stephen Easton Community & Social Governments need to make a long-term investment in Indigenous leadership backed up by significant structural and cultural change, argues the head of the Australia New…
NT policeman receives ANZSOG Indigenous Churchill Fellowship Tuesday October 8, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social Senior Constable Alphonsus Shields has been named as ANZSOG’s inaugural Indigenous Churchill Fellowship recipient. Shields is a General Duties Policeman in the Northern Territory Police’s…
Accountability in an age of democratic disquiet Friday September 28, 2018 By Ken Smith Editors' Picks This is an edited extract from the 2018 Solomon Lecture, delivered by Professor Ken Smith, ANZSOG Dean and CEO, in Brisbane on Monday at the…
The public service warms to renewal Tuesday January 30, 2018 By Mark Evans Features Public trust in government is cooling, surveys show. Senior public servants are watching this and planning how to rejuvenate their organisations to engage with public…
Fixing federalism: forget the turf wars and focus on outcomes Thursday November 30, 2017 By The Mandarin Features ANZSOG chief executive Professor Ken Smith on Commonwealth-state relations: "Forget the turf wars and protection of revenue streams. We need more focus on outcomes, not…
