‘We’ve turned a corner’: Phil Gaetjens reflects on the public service’s transformative year Federal After almost 44 years in the public service, Gaetjens said he has never been prouder of the APS, and encouraged the 2020 graduates to take…
Australians became more trusting of federal public services during pandemic: survey Wednesday December 16, 2020 By Michelle Grattan Editors' Picks The Citizen Experience Survey, done regularly and nationally, measures public satisfaction, trust and experiences with Australian public services.
Opinion: Australia’s public sector yearns for collaboration Tuesday December 15, 2020 By Simon Vatcher Communications & Technology Government departments have been restricted by confined, legacy platforms that prohibit collaboration between departments beyond voice calls and fax machines, created by an inherent lack…
Premium Columnists The pandemic that saved the skin of the Australian Public Service – for now Friday December 11, 2020 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks COVID-19 has not only made a real prime minister out of Scott Morrison but may also have done the federal bureaucracy a big favour in…
Premium Insights and analysis When it comes to China, the public sector has to pick up the pieces Tuesday December 8, 2020 By Chris Johnson Editors' Picks Amid all the setbacks, progress is being made on many fronts thanks to the efforts of dedicated public servants on both sides.
Senate inquiry to probe APS capability, ASL cap Wednesday December 2, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Referred to the Finance and Public Administration References Committee on Tuesday, the inquiry will look at the APS’ digital and data capability and whether APS…
National auditor-general gives handling of APS response to COVID-19 a thumbs up Tuesday December 1, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The report assessed the management of the APS pandemic response, led by the Secretaries Board, the Chief Operating Officers Committee, Australian Public Service Commissioner Peter…
Women still not equal at the highest levels of the APS Tuesday December 1, 2020 By Chris Johnson Editors' Picks There are now more women working in the APS than there are men – but you wouldn’t know it if you were only dealing with…
Premium Insights and analysis State of the Service Report recognises APS for its evolution of service in a crisis year Tuesday December 1, 2020 By Chris Johnson Editors' Picks As Australians already know, and what the State of the Service Report makes clear, the pandemic forced the public sector to adapt – quickly and…
Can the Australian Public Service rise to the cloud? Wednesday November 25, 2020 By Tom Uren and Matt Yannopoulos Communications & Technology The recent review of the Australian public service found it hasn't fully taken advantage of cloud computing and the changes in culture and mindset that can flow…
Premium The Briefing The Briefing: Donald Trump’s stacking of the US public sector is on another level than local efforts, but only just Thursday November 19, 2020 By Chris Woods Editors' Picks While Donald Trump's last-minute effort to stack America's public sector is on its own level of cronyism, it is not wholly distinct from efforts by…
Australia seeing a ‘creep’ in political public service appointments, ex deputy secretary warns Wednesday November 18, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Stephen Bartos, Lucy Turnbull and Geoff Gallop discussed the key events and issues that have defined 2020 for the final Mandarin Talks event for the…
Premium Insights and analysis A different kind of public service, a different kind of system Tuesday November 17, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Careers The outgoing president of the US has made it clear that he will not got down without a fight, and without taking as many people…
Premium Columnists The trouble with grey areas: an Australian Prime Minister Trump could drive a truck through our caretaker conventions Friday November 13, 2020 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks There’s an underlying assumption that everyone knows what good behaviour is – in other words, the caretaker conventions assume that all sides recognise a moral…
‘They have an institutional memory, they have an inbuilt integrity’: Kevin Rudd on the benefits of an independent public service Thursday November 5, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The politicisation of the APS has led to 'rampant' corruption within the federal government because it has compromised the inbuilt integrity that can only come…
