Economist’s appointment shows serious public sector reform starts now Federal Last month, the federal government was voted into power flagging a reform agenda, and now it has installed some key players to get that work
Gaetjens’ end-of-year address condemns accusations of politicisation in APS December 9, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal PM&C secretary Phil Gaetjens has used an end-of-year address to public servants to condemn personal attacks on staff and accusations of politicisation. Speaking at the
WA professor takes home award for research on APS whistleblowing July 27, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Institute of Public Administration Australia has this week named Jeannette Taylor as the winner of the 2020 Sam Richardson Award. The annual award recognises
The top public servants named 2020 IPAA national fellows October 21, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Victorian Public Sector Commissioner Adam Fennessy and Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources deputy secretary Elizabeth Kelly are among the nine new Institute of
Frances Adamson and Angus Campbell discuss diplomacy and security during challenging times September 2, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Defence The partnership between the federal Foreign Affairs and Trade and Defence departments has only become more important as Australia’s national interests face greater challenges, according
Public Sector Innovation Awards: 2020 finalists announced July 6, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Department of Education, Skills and Employment and Services Australia have each taken out two of the 12 finalist spots in the 2020 Public Sector
If he could turn back time: Andrew Colvin's tips on change management, in hindsight July 30, 2019 By Stephen Easton Features If Andrew Colvin could turn back time, the Australian Federal Police commissioner would not have wasted so much time battling the minority of staff who
Video: IPAA marks 50 years of federal Indigenous affairs policy with PM&C June 20, 2017 By The Mandarin Editors' Picks Watch the full video of a a fascinating seminar marking the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum that made Indigenous affairs policy a concern of
Full video: David Kalisch and Alastair MacGibbon on Census 2016 December 14, 2016 By The Mandarin News Australian Statistician David Kalisch and the Prime Minister’s cybersecurity adviser Alastair MacGibbon (pictured) went over lessons learned from the 2016 Census for the benefit of
Don't hide public service integrity 'horror stories': Jennings September 22, 2016 By David Donaldson Career Advice Trust is an important factor in smoothing the way for government to get things done. But publicising public sector integrity failures harms confidence, so how
Wanted: brave and independent leaders, must embrace risk November 6, 2015 By Stephen Easton Career Advice After decades of negativity about the role government can play in society and the economy, Australian political leaders have begun encouraging public servants to be
Running the UK Civil Service with 'Two Jobs Bob' October 16, 2015 By David Donaldson Features For a while Lord Bob Kerslake’s nickname was ‘two jobs Bob’. He wasn’t holding down just any two jobs. Between 2012 and mid-2014 he was both
Public sector's best, brightest honoured with IPAA fellowships October 15, 2015 By The Mandarin News A new class of national IPAA fellows and young public sector leader awardees were been announced at the 2015 Garran Oration in Sydney on Wednesday night.
Inside DFAT's independent evaluation experiment June 5, 2015 By Stephen Easton Features The key to a successful evaluation unit is the right balance between accountability and learning, according to the bureaucrat who keeps an eye on the
