Treasury and the CSIRO have both recently felt the need to clarify advice they have provided the government, after opposition complaints about what ministers did…

Dr Steven Kennedy, one of Australia's most senior public servants, has twice been seconded to the Prime Minister's Office -- picking up a few tricks…

The APS Review panel is planning to craft a concise set of big ideas for public service reform rather than a highly prescriptive blueprint, according…

Dr Steven Kennedy is the secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities. This is the second half of a speech hosted…

Dr Steven Kennedy is the secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities. This is the first half of a speech hosted…

One of the federal government's newest departmental secretaries, Dr Steven Kennedy, disputes the narrative that Australian Public Service has experienced a severe capability decline over…

There's a lot of hope that more collaborative ways of developing public policy can vastly improve outcomes but these approaches are nothing without ministerial support.

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…

There is sameness about the top end of the Australian Public Service this week's mandarin changes continue to propagate.