Gill Callister, Greg Wilson and Richard Bolt, the heads of Victoria's education, justice and economic development super departments, have announced their resignations ahead of post-election machinery of government changes. Read More
Top public servants from NSW, Victoria, Queensland and WA have been awarded Harvard scholarships to study an executive program in 2018 or 2019. Read More
As technology changes the economy, it's up to government to ensure life doesn't get worse for the already disadvantaged, argues Richard Bolt. Read More
Unlike the Commonwealth, Victoria has no framework for consistently calculating the costs and benefits of MoG changes. This must be addressed, says a parliamentary report. Still, there was praise for VPS' efficiency. Read More
An ambitious anti-corruption reform agenda been announced on the final day of high-profile corruption hearings into the Victorian Education Department. The Secretaries Board has flagged a whole-of-government rollout. Read More
The Victorian Education Department's failed Ultranet software system may have cost four times the original budgeted amount following flawed tendering. And staff failed to declare conflicts of interest, IBAC heard yesterday. Read More
Scrutiny of Victoria's post-election machinery of government changes offers a peek into the thinking of departmental secretaries and the reasoning behind the changes. Read More
PART TWO: Victorian super-secretary Richard Bolt explains how departments can inoculate themselves against corruption. He tells The Mandarin running a mega-department is challenging but "stimulating". Read More
INTERVIEW: The head of Victoria's DEDJTR came to the public service via a qualification in electrical engineering, political activism and a stint with the Democrats. Educate yourself as widely as you can, he says. Read More
