Premium Insights and analysis New governments will always make changes at the top Editors' Picks A newly elected government needs to ensure the personnel it has in the various roles across the public service are aligned with a new vision.
Premium Insights and analysis Election 2022: Historically speaking, public service heads always roll when a government changes Thursday May 19, 2022 By Chris Johnson Editors' Picks The Mandarin takes a look at how each side of politics has acted towards senior public servants when the government changes hands.
Premium Insights and analysis The impact on departments of ministerial musical chairs Tuesday March 30, 2021 By Melissa Coade Career Matters An incoming minister can spell change for structure and composition in their new department, especially at the top, where it's normal for movement among the…
Re-elected Prime Minister's public message to department heads Thursday May 23, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Prime Minister Scott Morrison brought department heads out in front of the media cameras on Thursday and told them not to get in the way…
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…
