Border Force chief Roman Quaedvlieg’s future decided 'in weeks' News Attorney-General Christian Porter has said he will make a decision on the future of the head of Border Force, Commissioner Roman Quaedvlieg, within weeks. Porter
Frances Adamson tipped to lead DFAT if government is returned June 21, 2016 By Stephen Easton News Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet foreign policy adviser Frances Adamson has been tipped as the government’s preferred candidate to take over as secretary
Keane: after years of decline, who'll rescue the public service? February 12, 2016 By Bernard Keane Features There are public service bungles, of various scales, under every government. No public administration is ever perfect, no matter the government. But the Australian public
Two departments, two decisions on releasing 'blue books' December 21, 2015 By Stephen Easton Culture Two central departments of the Commonwealth government, two different decisions on what parts of their “blue books” can be released. First, Treasury. In response to
Reshaping government legal services in the public interest July 6, 2015 By Gabrielle Appleby Features On July 1, the Australian Government Solicitor was brought back into the fold of the Attorney-General’s Department having spent one and half decades as an independent
Government off the record: the limits of transparency March 16, 2015 By Stephen Easton Features The recent appearance of Attorney-General’s Department secretary Chris Moraitis before a Senate Estimates committee revealed a surprisingly casual attitude towards creating and retaining records of
'Contemptible' attack on Moraitis not fair game: Brandis March 2, 2015 By The Mandarin News Attorney-General George Brandis has the back of his departmental secretary, calling questions on the conduct of Chris Moraitis a “disgraceful, contemptible attack on the integrity of
The minister, the job offer and the secretarial messenger February 25, 2015 By Jason Whittaker Editors' Picks Labor wants police to investigate the pressure Attorney-General’s Department secretary Chris Moraitis applied to human rights commissioner Gillian Triggs to stand down. Do they have
