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Merit is the forgotten, fundamental APS Value

Career Advice

Merit is critical to not only fairness, non-partisanship and constraining corruption but also efficiency, effectiveness and overall civil service capability.

Women rise in top APS jobs, more Indigenous leaders and disability employment needed

By Jackson Graham

Federal

Women are on parity with men for the first time in some of the highest pay levels in the APS, yet roles in the top two bands have more males.

APS employment of people with disability below target, royal commission hears

By Jackson Graham

Federal

The APS is yet to meet a target of 7% of its workforce being people with disability but it is performing better than the private sector.

APS return to offices a ‘positive milestone’, commissioner says

By Melissa Coade

Federal

In an open letter to public servants, Peter Woolcott and Phil Gaetjens have signalled the start of a gradual return of staff to the physical office.

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At last, the Australian Public Service at large has discovered what it really means to ‘pivot’

By Verona Burgess

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Designing straight-forward delivery mechanisms is one of the most difficult challenges in public policy. But, says Verona Burgess, senior public servants are feeling their way through this pandemic management, aided by more than 2000 people across the APS and more than 350 “casual” staff volunteering to redeploy to critical government functions.

John Lloyd's resignation nothing to do with 'recent events'

By Stephen Easton

News

The Australian Public Service Commission has issued a further explanation of commissioner John Lloyd’s resignation on August 8, shortly after advising there would be no

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