Premium Columnists Woe betide a public servant on the wrong side of a sudden pivot Editors' Picks If events of the past week in NSW can remind federal public servants of anything, it should be that circumstances can change in the blink…
Parkinson’s investigation under fire, passed over to Gaetjens Monday September 30, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The former secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has been criticised over his report into two former ministers, with a push…
SES on sick leave accused of 'snowballing' Senate committee Monday February 8, 2016 By Stephen Easton News The chair of a Senate committee has accused a senior executive from the Department of Parliamentary Services of providing "deliberately misleading" answers to questions in…
A breakdown of trust: accountability the key to Carol Mills sacking Tuesday April 28, 2015 By Stephen Easton News Accountability mechanisms like Senate committees may be onerous and seemingly unfair at times, but the dismissal of Parliamentary Services secretary Carol Mills demonstrates they must…
