Premium Case studies Case study: how not to hire a public service leader from the private sector (or: How a highly respected CEO of a venerable NGO learned about politics the hard way) Health South Australia’s Labor opposition is keeping the pressure on SA Health chief executive Dr Chris McGowan, peppering the government with questions about his involvement in
Cross-sector space challenge launches in Adelaide October 1, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry A program that brings Australia’s innovators together to solve real-world problems using space data and capabilities has launched this week. Organised by Amazon Web Services
SA Health offers voluntary redundancy to hospital workers September 6, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Health South Australia’s health department is offering hospital staff voluntary redundancies, insisting it’s what some workers want. Staff from the Central Adelaide Local Health Network (CALHN)
Partnership boost for dryland farming research August 22, 2019 By Andrew Spence Economy & Industry South Australia is positioning itself as a global leader in dryland agriculture following a major partnership between government and the state’s biggest university. The collaboration
SA government agrees to cut red tape and improve local procurement August 13, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry The South Australian government has responded to the final report of the SA Productivity Commission’s stage one inquiry into government procurement, promising to back local
AusTrade veteran takes the reins at SA Department for Trade, Tourism and Investment July 2, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry The South Australian government has appointed long-serving AusTrade commissioner Leonie Muldoon as head of its Department for Trade, Tourism and Investment. Muldoon was previously senior
NSW shake-up: Berejiklian only wants to see her cabinet every two weeks April 15, 2019 By Stephen Easton New South Wales After New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s post-election cabinet’s first meeting today, it might not convene again for a fortnight. Berejiklian only wants to hold
The Space Agency goes to... Adelaide December 12, 2018 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology South Australia has won the bidding war to host the Australian Space Agency’s headquarters on the site of the old Royal Adelaide Hospital. Prime Minister
NSW, SA governments progress deals with Commonwealth on digital and data December 7, 2018 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology The South Australian government is sold on the benefits of digital identity credentials and will either start accepting the federal government’s myGovID at some point
Nothing to fear from 'business-like' efficiency: SA public service chief Jim McDowell September 17, 2018 By Stephen Easton News South Australian public servants have nothing to fear from their new chief’s mission to run the bureaucracy more like a business, according to a profile
Marshall's law: ministers must respect public service independence September 14, 2018 By Harley Dennett Career Advice South Australian Premier Steven Marshall showed his softer side in his first address to the people of the state’s public sector At times sharing jokes,
Premier Steven Marshall's address to the South Australian Public Sector September 14, 2018 By Steven Marshall Features This week the South Australian Premier Steven Marshall gave his first public address to the state’s public sector at the Adelaide Convention Centre, hosted by
SA Premier appoints first new mandarin, eyes NZ-style public service KPIs April 16, 2018 By Stephen Easton Jurisdiction The South Australian premier has found a permanent replacement for one of four chief executives he sacked shortly after coming into office, and now plans
New SA premier sacks four chief executives March 21, 2018 By David Donaldson News Don Russell. In a move that has now become commonplace, a change of governing party in South Australia has led to