Can an appointed administrator be an influential voice in reform of the local government sector? The VLGA says it expects the new three-person team appointed…

Indigenous groups have welcomed a rejig of Victoria's Aboriginal affairs unit. The changes will enhance policy capacity, following a review and a shuffling of mandarins.

Yehudi Blacher, currently IPAA vice president, has been called back from retirement to head up a review into the VPS' Aboriginal Affairs agency. The state's…

Large omnibus government departments are cost-effective and prevent silos, proponents argue. But could they actually undermine governance? The Mandarin investigates.

He reformed local government, put on the Commonwealth Games and created a new department with eight ministers. But Yehudi Blacher says ministerial advisers often don't…