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
Mike Mrdak
Mike Mrdak: public servants must ditch the business jargon, stop being scared of citizens
Government agencies need to be more open, honest and direct with the public, come to terms with social media and realise that working with people… Read More
ABC searches high and low but finds the right managing director already in the office
A “national and international search that produced many impressive candidates” has only served to convince the ABC board it already had the perfect managing director… 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
Mike Mrdak shows how an experienced leader doesn’t mince words
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. Read More
APS leadership turnover set for another jolt — for better or for worse
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. Read More
Policy proof: Mrdak on Infrastructure’s evaluation renaissance
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. Read More