New South Wales now has a Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations following a post-election reshuffle, in which Don Harwin was allocated the…

It sounds ominous -- a minister asking for a list of public servants seconded to the last minister's office before a change of government --…

Ministers and their offices are facing major volatility. Empowered citizens and stakeholders want recognition of their concerns – and for governments to respond quickly with…

Policymakers need empirical research, and a lot of researchers aspire to influence public policy. There is a sense, however, that the lines of communication between…