The Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation has increased administration fees for members of the Public Sector Superannuation Accumulation Plan (PSSap) and ADF Super funds, but only by… Read More
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has chosen the head of her defence department to become the next Deputy State Services Commissioner. Secretary of Defence… Read More
The Department of Defence faces three charges of breaching the Commonwealth Work Health and Safety Act over the death of soldier Jason Challis during a… Read More
The Department of Defence secretary believes collaboration will be the single most important vector for improving the Australian Public Service. Read More
Defence is not applying its special process for troubled projects with "rigour", and is more interested in maintaining relationships with industry, argues ANAO. Read More
Top Home Affairs official, Michael Pezzullo, says he has seen "a dark kaleidoscope of future stormy possibilities" which threaten a great cost on the nation, but Australia has seen and dealt with these types of challenges before. Read More
For International Women’s Day, Senator Marise Payne spoke to a packed Great Hall at Parliament House this week on women in public sector leadership, drawing… Read More
Minister for Foreign Affairs Marise Payne has challenged all Australian Public Service bosses to put in place support for staff experiencing domestic violence, using the… Read More
The Air Force is pitching a new innovation plan and asking industry to help it create a combined human-machine workforce of augmented intelligence: the creativity and flexibility of humans, and the tempo and accuracy of machines. Read More
One of the most compelling areas of public administration demanding attention this year is the role of regulation and oversight across government, says Verona Burgess. Read More
Imagine HR as an extreme sport -- that's what it's like to fill Navy's Collins Class submarines and keep those few with the right aptitude who are also willing to spend months on board each year for decades of their life. Read More
With a stroke of the Governor General's pen, the end of legal gender-based restrictions on women in the Australian Defence Force will soon be official. Read More
The wealth of data available to government today can be overwhelming. But is it useful? And if so, how do you generate useful analytic insights to support decision making? Read More
The head of DFAT gives a diplomatic perspective on the recent establishment of the Australian Space Agency while addressing the UN, including the future of multilateral space diplomacy and the creation of rules-based order for the final frontier. Read More
Cyberspace is not the Wild West, the Australian government assures. Nonetheless, it's joined an international posse for the cyber equivalent of pistols at high noon. Read More
