New book offers unique insight into the craft of public administration Editors' Picks An excellent new book from Dr Christine Shearer, titled The Craft of Public Administration: Perspectives from Australia has been so well received by academic peers
What 'common pay' really means and other things we learned questioning David Thodey March 21, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal 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
Earning public trust: Sir John Key goes back to Westminster basics November 23, 2017 By Stephen Easton Features “You also have to be careful what you promise, and you’re at the risk of elements outside your control,” warned the former New Zealand prime
The breaking down of Australia's borrowed political conventions December 9, 2015 By The Mandarin Features Conventions are accepted practices that don’t have the authority of law but depend instead on the force of shared values and expectations. They are more
