How about speaking normally? Jane Halton and Gordon de Brouwer on institutional trust Federal For institutions that need to rebuild public trust, “starting to speak normally" instead of in stiff bureaucratic language is a necessary step on the journey,… Read more
Reactive, slow, professional: what leaders really think of the APS Wednesday May 15, 2019 By David Donaldson Federal To get a sense of what federal mandarins think of the Australian Public Service, look no further than the APS Review's latest release of consultation… Read more
Former secretary: 'persuasion and trust' the keys to 'complex' role of leading a department Friday May 10, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal The most useful tools for senior public servants are “persuasion and trust” in the view of former Commonwealth secretary Gordon de Brouwer, who sits on… Read more
Delivering local solutions should not be an afterthought Friday April 12, 2019 By Maria Katsonis Research Series Placing citizens at the centre of policymaking and service design means they have the opportunity to shape policy and services in areas that matter to… Read more
Greg Moriarty: collaboration is the key to reform a 'change-resistant bureaucracy' Wednesday April 10, 2019 By Stephen Easton Defence The Department of Defence secretary believes collaboration will be the single most important vector for improving the Australian Public Service. Read more
Federal Budget 2019: incoming APS workforce strategy to 'have regard' to APS Review Tuesday April 2, 2019 By Stephen Easton Economy & Industry A new whole-of-government workforce strategy under development by the Australian Public Service Commission and the Department of Jobs and Small Business will be finished by… Read more
Getting the work of government done Monday April 1, 2019 By Maria Katsonis Research Series The APS seeks outcomes for Australians through complex systems of organisations, rules and relationships. How the APS designs and stewards these systems matters. Research prepared… Read more
APS reviewer Belinda Hutchinson: both major parties want to pursue public service reform Thursday March 28, 2019 By Stephen Easton Features Both major parties are “showing strong signs of taking on board” the panel’s recommendations, according to APS reviewer Belinda Hutchinson. The University of Sydney chancellor… Read more
Finalised APS Review must be a 'strategic masterpiece' to survive whichever party wins government Wednesday March 27, 2019 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks If there is a change of government, the questions are, would Labor continue the review, abandon it, or reconstitute it, and where would it lead… Read more
The next long wave of reform — where will the ideas come from? Monday March 25, 2019 By Terry Moran Features Terry Moran's Accountability Roundtable address pays tribute to Jim Carlton AO; lays out how Moran views the next wave of reform; and cites the key… Read more
APS Review draft: everyone's heard it all before, implementation is the challenge Thursday March 21, 2019 By Stephen Easton Features David Thodey says that implementing lasting reform for the APS would be challenged by the requirement for both realism and and optimism. As always, reform… Read more
What 'common pay' really means and other things we learned questioning David Thodey Thursday March 21, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal One of the more interesting ideas that emerged from the Australian Public Service Review this week was a move towards “common pay”, but as excitement… Read more
Cormann welcomes APS Review priorities for change Wednesday March 20, 2019 By David Donaldson Federal The federal government "welcome" the interim findings of the independent review released Tuesday, says Mathias Cormann. Read more
Learning from failure and success Tuesday March 19, 2019 By Maria Katsonis Research Series Evaluation of policies and programs together with a culture which learns from success and failure is pivotal in producing evidence for effective policy development and… Read more
APS Review sets out four priorities for change Tuesday March 19, 2019 By David Donaldson and Stephen Easton Federal Common pay, a professional stream model and more transparent secretarial appointments are some of the suggestions in today's interim report. Read more
