The New Zealand National Party’s Nick Smith has slammed three NZ government departments for conducting polling into people’s political persuasions. The opposition State Services spokesperson…

The New Zealand National Party has attacked the government's plans for extensive public service reforms involving a major overhaul of the legislation.

New Zealand's public service will undergo the "biggest shake-up in 30 years" which will involve replacing its underpinning legislation and, according to Minister for State…

What is happening in the US public service right now makes an interesting laboratory study from which we could draw lessons for the Thodey Review.

Australians are fed up with policymakers too scared of their own shadow to make the bold calls, says new attitude research. One of the nation's…

The Western Australian Service Priority Review has recommended a framework of performance targets for the whole government to chase in a wide-ranging interim report, published today,…

Focusing on a handful of targets has helped New Zealand make progress on a range of complex social problems, improving collaboration across government and with…

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…

In his final days in the role, the outgoing Australian public service commissioner reflects on culture, performance management and skilling the service for future needs.