Four Victorian frontbenchers resign, cabinet reshuffle imminent News James Merlino, Martin Foley, Lisa Neville and Martin Pakula have resigned their positions as frontbenchers in the Victorian state government.
Premium Insights and analysis For accountability and transparency, questions on notice should be banned Tuesday June 14, 2022 By Bernard Keane Editors' Picks It’s a political rule of thumb that upon entering government, MPs suddenly change their views about accountability and transparency, sometimes radically so.
Your chance to make those West Wing dreams come true Thursday June 2, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal A new government means new political staffers — and they’re hiring. The work is important and the pay is good. …
Labor’s senator for the ACT named minister for the public service Wednesday June 1, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal Katy Gallagher will be responsible for the portfolio overseeing the APS, in addition to finance and women. …
Five tips for the APS in helping ministers deal with an independent crossbench Friday May 27, 2022 By Brenton Prosser Career Advice Some tips for the APS in helping their incoming minister navigate the new sea of teal in parliament.
Premium Insights and analysis To renew democracy, let’s start by bringing meaning to the ministerial oath of office Wednesday October 13, 2021 By Sean Innis Australian Capital Territory Ministers who argue ‘the people did not vote us out’ as a defence for not following the practices of good government are failing their oath…
Premium Insights and analysis Does Australia need nine governments? Wednesday September 22, 2021 By Christopher Kelly Australian Capital Territory Streamlining nine bickering governments is all upside with no downsides. But solving it requires each state to voluntarily yield its sovereignty.
Premium Interviews The art of advising a minister and other department secretary duties Thursday June 10, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Dr Don Russell shares his tips for those senior public servants committed to helping ministers serve the Australian people.
How public servants can prevent their new minister from scrapping a good policy Friday June 4, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Caroline Edwards has explained how APS employees should respond when a new minister wants to pull the plug on a policy or program.
Why is there no APS college? ASIO head Duncan Lewis says public service needs its own school Wednesday September 11, 2019 By Stephen Easton Defence Retiring ASIO head Duncan Lewis says the Australian Public Service "could do better" by offering a lot more education and training to prepare its leaders,…
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…
Public servants hastily polish up the blue books as new Morrison ministry takes shape Wednesday May 22, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal A who's-who of the members in contention for Coalition ministerial positions in the days after the 2019 federal election.
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…
Public service becomes a ministerial portfolio in NSW post-election reshuffle Tuesday April 2, 2019 By Stephen Easton New South Wales 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…
Martin Parkinson: public servants should school rookie MPs and ministers Tuesday December 18, 2018 By Stephen Easton Federal The public service should provide training to new members of parliament, ministers and their staff, in the view of senior Commonwealth secretary Martin Parkinson. He…
