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How should public servants respond if a minister asks them to do party political work?

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Where should senior public servants and political staffers draw the line between their public duty and the expectation by some ministers for public funds to…

Census boycott would hurt public policymaking across government

By Myriam Robin and David Donaldson

Editors' Picks

Privacy concerns around next Tuesday's Census have led to calls for a boycott. Partial or false data risks interrupting records on everything from inequality to…

Adaptive government? Easier said than done, Peter Shergold told

By Stephen Easton

Features

Peter Shergold is backing his blueprint for "adaptive government". But he's being warned it needs structural change and real resources. And the botched home insulation…

Statistical anomaly? Treasury's David Gruen to PM&C, not ABS

By Stephen Easton

News

Media reports insisted Dr David Gruen would become the next chief statistician. Instead, he's turned up in Prime Minister and Cabinet as a deputy secretary…

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How should public servants respond if a minister asks them to do party political work?

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Census boycott would hurt public policymaking across government

Adaptive government? Easier said than done, Peter Shergold told

Statistical anomaly? Treasury's David Gruen to PM&C, not ABS