One of the more interesting ideas that emerged from the Australian Public Service Review this week was a move towards “common pay”, but as excitement buzzed the review chair realised something was amiss. Read More
Former Westpac chief executive and Hawke-era Treasury deputy secretary David Morgan has added his voice to those who argue the Australian Public Service needs leaders who don’t fear the axe. Read More
Verona Burgess looks at how two critical elections could trigger another round of politically and personally favoured musical chairs at the top of the public service. Read More
The release of secretaries' board notes from the prime ministerial spill provide an insight into what APS mandarins talk about when their ministers are falling around them. Read More
As well as angering Labor, the installation of Phil Gaetjens has raised eyebrows in bureaucratic quarters. Read More
Would a Shorten Labor government bring another night of the long knives? Verona Burgess thinks some executives could be seen as turn-coats, but wiser heads might prevail. Read More
BREAKING: The dean of Commonwealth departmental secretaries, Department of Finance boss Jane Halton, has resigned from the public service saying she wants to give somebody else a chance at the top job. Read More
