Verona Burgess: changing of the guard by Verona Burgess | 0 comments 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.
Mike Mrdak shows how an experienced leader doesn’t mince words by Harley Dennett | 0 comments How to get states and territories to co-operate, is the federation working, and which agencies can't be trusted with reform — the federal Infrastructure and Regional Development secretary pulls no punches.
APS leadership turnover set for another jolt — for better or for worse by Verona Burgess | 1 comment The high turnover of APS secretaries is expected to continue next year, but a ministerial reshuffle could cut short even more top mandarins' careers, writes Verona Burgess.
Policy proof: Mrdak on Infrastructure’s evaluation renaissance by Stephen Easton | 0 comments It's not good enough to simply enact the policies of government and assume it's all going according to plan, says one department head. Public servants need to make sure policies aren't just good on paper by rediscovering the lost art of evaluation.
