Premium Columnists The APS needs to radically and quickly overhaul what 'service delivery' means to them. That should start with genuinely listening to their front-line people Friday August 2, 2019 By Verona Burgess Features Much of the APS needs to lose the attitude that policy is the apex of public administration and service delivery is done by lesser mortals,… Read more
Phil Gaetjens promoted to head of PM&C, Dr Steven Kennedy to lead Treasury Thursday July 25, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Treasury secretary Phil Gaetjens will lead the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet from September, and be replaced by the secretary of the Department… Read more
Towards a professional approach to public policy: reforming people instead of structure and process Wednesday June 26, 2019 By Stephen Easton Features The importance of thinking about how implementation is going to work when designing policy is well recognised but remains a challenge, said Sir Chris Wormald… Read more
Re-elected Prime Minister's public message to department heads Thursday May 23, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal 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… Read more
Mike Mrdak: public servants must ditch the business jargon, stop being scared of citizens Wednesday May 8, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology 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 Monday May 6, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal 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 Wednesday September 20, 2017 By Verona Burgess Features 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… Read more
Mike Mrdak shows how an experienced leader doesn't mince words Friday August 25, 2017 By Harley Dennett Editors' Picks 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… Read more
APS leadership turnover set for another jolt — for better or for worse Wednesday July 12, 2017 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks 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… Read more
Policy proof: Mrdak on Infrastructure's evaluation renaissance Friday March 20, 2015 By Stephen Easton Features 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… Read more
