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
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Greg Moriarty: collaboration is the key to reform a ‘change-resistant bureaucracy’
The Department of Defence secretary believes collaboration will be the single most important vector for improving the Australian Public Service. Read More
Whistleblower’s tip-off sparks second Robodebt review
The Commonwealth Ombudsman Michael Manthorpe has agreed to investigate Centrelink's debt recovery program for a second time. Read More
One week left to apply for Australia’s ‘most significant’ CIO job
"With over $174 billion in payments processed per year, the CIO for the Department of Human Services is arguably the most significant role of its kind in Australia," says the job advertisement. 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
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
Renee Leon: crowdsourcing and ideas ownership in policymaking
When your stakeholders can't fit in a room, or keep being told "no, we've tried that before", rethink the traditional approach to policymaking. The Employment secretary says her department is learning how to listen again. Read More
Confidence v being the ‘ball-breaker’: female bosses speak up
Women are unfairly judged for their confidence and ambition — but that shouldn't discourage them from climbing the ladder. Some of Canberra's most powerful female leaders offer advice on negotiating the public service. Read More
Collaboration is king, but ‘healthy silos’ may still have their place
Employment secretary Renee Leon is embracing collaboration within and beyond government with "a bold new experiment" in collaborative, outcomes-focused outsourcing. Read More
Halton: get over the fear of failure or drown in red tape
Commonwealth public servants are trying to cut back internal red tape. But ministers and mandarins must get over their fear of failure to achieve agility. A review of internal red tape could be made public. Read More
Let ideas transcend jurisdiction: ACT invites widely for first territory IPAA conference
It's usually in conversation and probing that you get to hear the depth of each others' thinking, says Carmel McGregor. IPAA ACT will host its first conference next week to debate collaboration, capability and capacity for reform and how to make the public service great. Read More
Leon on Employment, shared services and work flexibility
FIRST INTERVIEW: Employment secretary Renée Leon sat down with The Mandarin to discuss the shared services experiment, policy challenges in the portfolio and evolving leadership responsibility. Read More