The slow wage growth that has become the norm across the economy is also evident in the public sector, with most governments choosing to put a hard ceiling on pay rises and risk the inevitable industrial disputes this approach tends to cause. Read More
The role of corporate affairs and corporate communications has never been more broad or crucial to company reputation. Read More
Many public sector organisations are confused on where to start in their digital transformation, and are seeking experts to guide them on their journey. Read More
Cloud services are on the agenda of public sector organisations to drive efficiencies, enable mobility for in-field operations, and turbocharge their digital culture transformation programs to improve citizen engagement and experience. Read More
The success rate of “large-scale change efforts in the public sector” is only about 20% internationally, according to a survey completed last December by McKinsey… Read More
The major political parties need to get serious about the shape of digital government, if the review of the APS is to be effective. Read More
Updated (July 2018): the Australian government has chosen to include government procurement in the mandatory reporting rules designed to expose forced labour in supply chains. Read More
The McGowan government has all the key pieces in place for its sweeping project to rebuild the Western Australian public sector, having issued its response to the Langoulant inquiry. It claims to have created a new culture across government after just one year in office. Read More
Australia's public sector is as big as the nation itself. Being able to find people and making the right connections is more important -- and easier -- than ever. Read More
About 60% of Australian Public Service staff thought learning and development activities they did in the last year were worth the time and effort. Read More
What does it take to be an effective CFO in the public sector? And what can finance professionals do to have more strategic impact? Mandarin associate publisher James Judge talks to some CFOs (on and off the record) to get the answers. Read More
Watch a highlights video of last Thursday's presentation night for the Public Sector Innovation Awards. "The obligation on us as ministers, and as a government, is to keep giving you permission to experiment," said Cabinet Secretary Arthur Sinodinos. Read More
This year's Public Sector Innovation Awards recognised six examples of good ideas from inside the ACT and Commonwealth governments. Read More
Jobwatch: big opportunities in the Victoria, NSW and Commonwealth governments. Read More
There's high-tech innovation happening in the public sector all over Australia, and awards programs are a good way to take a look at some of the top examples. Some projects aim to improve public administration while others show the benefits of publicly funded R&D. Read More
