An audit looking at whether several departments were complying with reporting requirements found that procurement policies could be improved by defining "strategic consultancy advice". Read More
A year after the 2017 Western Australian state election swept Premier Mark McGowan's government to power, the effects of the massive public sector shake up are still being felt. 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
Toning down the hierarchy and trusting staff were two of the key factors that helped WA property titles agency Landgate gain recognition as one of the country's top public sector innovators. The Mandarin spoke to CEO Jodi Cant about the messy work of reform. Read More
Western Australian public sector workers have accepted a new employment deal that will provide two annual pay rises of $1000 and 10 days paid family and domestic violence leave to over 33,000 government employees. Read More
The state's dire budget and debt situation will have a deep impact on the bureaucracy's centre, but it comes at a time of significant reinvestment in transformation. Read More
Eight more of Western Australia's public service directors-general were officially approved by the state governor this week, leaving only the newly formed Department of Communities without a permanent head. Read More
The bill's passage brings WA in line with the rest of Australia. The other five states have also extended their state auditor-general's powers to local government in the last decade. Read More
The WA government is being accused of taking the state back to the bad old days of corruption known as WA Inc. Archivists fear for the record-keeping standards that underpin accountability, but the legislative guarantee of an independent records authority remains in place. Read More
Whether a government stands accused of having too many public servants or is in the process of downsizing, public service salaries and the redundancy packages they have every right to remain a source of fascination to news reporters. Read More
The much-reduced Western Australia public sector has no choice in complying, but for everybody else, there's just one week left to make a case for keeping or scrapping 26 state programs and projects that are on the new McGowan Labor government's hit list. Read More
There's bipartisan agreement to keep local government honest in the West with state-level scrutiny. The Corruption and Crime Commission has found serious misconduct in several shires, but WA councils deny they're all corrupt. Read More
The WA government has knocked up a quick prototype of its new myWA online service delivery portal. It has put the call out for alpha testers and wants the public to shape the real thing over 2017. Read More
A senior WA public servant now on 'gardening leave' has received a settlement and apology from Cabinet Minister Joe Francis. The minister has retracted the offending comments, but now blames the department's advice. Read More
A malware audit in the Western Australian public sector has led to calls for sector-wide security standards to be finalised, and regular compliance check-ups -- though it's not clear if anyone's funded for that currently. Read More
