Peter Woolcott named ANZSOG chair Thursday November 19, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal After serving as a director at the organisation for the past year, Woolcott was named chair at the ANZSOG annual general meeting on Wednesday.
Canada tops civil service gender parity rankings, while USA slips down Tuesday April 21, 2020 By The Mandarin Federal Canada has topped a league table ranking G20 countries by the proportion of women amongst their senior civil servants, with a 48.1% figure putting it…
NZ public service heads take 20% pay cut Wednesday April 15, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Chief executives in the New Zealand Public Service have volunteered to slash their pay by 20% over the next six months in response to the…
NZ public service trials flexible work policy, on the rise in APS Friday November 29, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social Almost half of the New Zealand Public Service has signed up to a flexible work program designed to reduce the gender pay gap, while flexible…
Premium Interviews Are ministerial staff untamable? Peter Hughes’ creative solution allowing political advisers to do their politics while respecting neutrality of public servants Friday November 8, 2019 By Peter Debus Features New Zealand's State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes sat down with The Mandarin’s Peter Debus to talk the evolution of public sector reform, how it will…
Premium Interviews From rules and manuals, to Better Public Services and a spirit of service: you say you want a revolution, but maybe evolution is better Friday November 8, 2019 By Peter Debus Features State Services Commissioner Peter Hughes sat down with The Mandarin’s Peter Debus to talk about the evolution of public sector reform, how it will build…
Health department wins NZ’s top public service award Friday September 13, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Health An initiative that improves the health of low-income families with housing has taken the top gong in New Zealand’s Spirit of Service Awards.
Top New South Wales public servant picked to lead New Zealand Treasury Tuesday June 25, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry Senior New South Wales public servant Dr Caralee McLiesh has been appointed as the next Secretary to Te Tai Ōhanga, the Treasury of New Zealand,…
Former NZ Customs head to lead industry and employment mega-department Tuesday August 14, 2018 By Stephen Easton Career Matters The New Zealand government has granted a five-year appointment to the acting chief executive of its Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Carolyn Tremain, who…
Peter Hughes: the Australian response to the Syrian crisis Thursday September 10, 2015 By Harley Dennett Foreign Affairs & Immigration Former Immigration department deputy secretary, and now Crawford School visiting fellow, Peter Hughes has written an opinion piece for John Menadue’s blog about the one-off Syrian crisis response of an…
