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Canada tops civil service gender parity rankings, while USA slips down

By The Mandarin

Executive Transitions and Pathways

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

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

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…

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Are ministerial staff untamable? Peter Hughes’ creative solution allowing political advisers to do their politics while respecting neutrality of public servants

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…

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From rules and manuals, to Better Public Services and a spirit of service: you say you want a revolution, but maybe evolution is better

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

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

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

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

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…