The Western Australian government hopes to “diversify” the economy with its first Asian Engagement Strategy.  The plan centres on tourism, energy, primary industry, mining and…

Retiring ASIO head Duncan Lewis says the Australian Public Service "could do better" by offering a lot more education and training to prepare its leaders,…

Senior executives at the Department of Home Affairs know they need to do a lot of work to build morale and confidence in their leadership…

The Department of Defence faces three new charges over workplace health and safety breaches after an investigation by Comcare, but some lawyers continue to wonder…

Addressing the growing crisis of faith in democracy and public institutions is not easy but it is a key responsibility of public servants, says Department…

Two new parliamentary inquiries will look into the privatisation, outsourcing and service delivery of various government programs that have implications on public servants and the…

It’s been two years since the government announced it would establish a Home Affairs portfolio, and just over 18 months since it came into…

What do a virtual-reality system that lets Australian athletes experience being drug-tested and efforts to educate politicians on appropriate use of public money have in…

On 22 July, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Prime Minister James Marape held the inaugural Papua New Guinea-Australia Leaders’ Dialogue. Prime Minister Marape’s visit to…

The Department of Home Affairs has not accepted recommendations to improve protections for roughly 30,000 refugees and asylum seekers "living in the shadows" in Australia. …

McKinsey researchers find a new generation of outperforming nations, from the South China Sea to the Horn of Africa, which are leaving poverty behind.

Michael Pezzullo chose the first day of the caretaker period this year to set out his own views on how Australia's visa and citizenship processing…

A scathing review from the Lowy Institute says there is a "severe gender imbalance" across the international relations sector, despite evidence of gender-balanced workforces functioning…

Former Australian Minister of Trade Craig Emerson has warned of a "dangerous" future perpetuated by US and Chinese decisions to ignore international trade rules.