Premium Interviews The art of advising a minister and other department secretary duties Thursday June 10, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Dr Don Russell shares his tips for those senior public servants committed to helping ministers serve the Australian people.
The making of a diamond mine Wednesday February 24, 2021 By Stuart Kells Economy & Industry A trail of alluvial diamonds, an ancient volcano trek, an entrepreneurial magnate. Then a whole lot of manoeuvring between Australian diamond searchers, politicians, and lobbyists…
Premium Interviews Mary Ann O’Loughlin: how I fell in love with policy-making, and figured out what works and the evil problems that don’t Friday December 13, 2019 By Martin Stewart-Weeks Editors' Picks Mary Ann O’Loughlin landed in one of Australia’s most purple phases of creative policy-making and promptly fell in love with it. Young, curious, engaged and…
CSIRO responds to ‘disingenuous’ news story Monday November 18, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Australia’s science agency has hit back at a recent article published in The Australian that claimed departments and agencies engaged in contracts with Chinese government…
Performance pay doesn’t work in the APS, according to a former secretary Friday September 27, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Career Advice Former secretary Allan Hawke has called for the end of performance pay in the Australian Public Service. He argues that the system clashes with public…
Lessons from the Hawke and Howard years of Australian governance Friday May 17, 2019 By Nicholas Gruen Career Advice In politics, you sign up to a struggle on behalf of those you claim to represent. You owe them everything you can manage to stitch…
Labor declares 'great respect' for ASIO and ASIS after Paul Keating calls for a clean-out Monday May 6, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Former prime minister Paul Keating does, and he sparked a kerfuffle last night by saying senior foreign intelligence and domestic security officers should be turfed…
Turnbull, Keating team up to rejuvenate the birthplace of Australia's bureaucracy Tuesday November 27, 2018 By Harley Dennett New South Wales Lucy Turnbull, former Sydney lord mayor, and Paul Keating, former prime minister, will work together to develop a long-term vision for the historic Macquarie Street…
Upmarket agitprop: Clive James on John Howard on Bob Menzies Wednesday April 26, 2017 By Nicholas Gruen Features Nicholas Gruen reviews a book review by Clive James and ponders the decline of serious debate. He says James joined the culture wars and attacked…
Gareth Evans: public servants had it best under us Tuesday March 8, 2016 By The Mandarin News Were the Labor years of Hawke and Keating good for the public service? That's been in dispute, with a senior minister of the time insisting…
Tingle: Australia's legacy of public service wisdom gutted by politicians Monday November 23, 2015 By The Mandarin Economy & Industry Australia's devaluing of the public service is not just about politicisation — bright young recruits have lost access to the experience of their elders, writes…
Karaoke strategy: Paul Keating on APEC Friday October 23, 2015 By David Donaldson Features The APEC leaders' forum is one of the key foreign policy legacies of the Keating era. The former PM recounts the manoeuvring that got the…
