The Department of Home Affairs has issued an intriguing statement acknowledging it made an "erroneous" referral to the Australian Federal Police earlier this year. It…

It seems like every week the government is looking to cut spending somewhere in the budget as it chases after a surplus. How do individual…

Foreign Minister Marise Payne has scolded the secretary-general of the Commonwealth for inviting international leaders to a cricket match in Adelaide without Australia’s knowledge.

In the past five years, more than 95,000 people who arrived by plane have lodged a claim for asylum in Australia, new statistics show. Labor’s…

Museums have emerged as new and effective actors of cultural soft power, including outside the West in countries like China and Russia.

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…