Premium Insights and analysis What merit has to do with hiring a woman in the public service if gender equality is a consideration Career Matters Definitive HR guidance for hiring panels is needed to avoid unconscious bias that is negatively impacting women’s chances of landing a job.
Recapping the biggest APS stories of 2023, part 2 December 20, 2023 By Melissa Coade Editors' Picks Here’s the second part of our recap of the 2023 stories that have grabbed our attention.
Recapping the biggest APS stories of 2023, part 1 December 19, 2023 By Melissa Coade Editors' Picks This year has been a bumper one for the public service, equal parts plagued by scandal and major efforts to reform.
Premium Insights and analysis APS apex animal: How can wannabe secretaries craft a resume that counts? November 9, 2023 By Melissa Coade Secretaries' Salaries Series 2023 Reaching the highest levels of the APS is a mix of destiny and talent but Australia’s top mandarins share some common lines in their CV.
Movers & Shakers: Trio of first assistant secretaries, democracy taskforce expert advisers revealed July 21, 2023 By The Mandarin Federal Team of experts chosen for Strengthening Democracy Taskforce, incoming board members for Venues NSW, a new Queensland Future Fisheries Taskforce chair and much more.
Movers & Shakers: SES elevations at Defence, DFAT, ONI and DISR June 30, 2023 By The Mandarin Career Matters Queen of the tracks, countering modern slavery, national legal assistance review, independent biosecurity commission, and lots more.
King’s Birthday Honours 2023: Gongs galore for mandarins, mayors and government administrators June 12, 2023 By Melissa Coade Federal King’s Birthday Honours 2023 public servants appointed to AM include Mathew Butlin, Terry Hill, and IPAA NSW vice president Jane Spring.
PSsst! A fair estimation of the parliamentary fashion parade June 1, 2023 By The Mandarin Federal A fair estimation of the parliamentary fashion parade, AFP chief gets emojitional, lambasting Kathryn Campbell. PsST! Here’s what we’ve heard.
Movers & Shakers: Scientist re-appointed ambassador for women in STEM November 25, 2022 By Melissa Coade and Anna Macdonald Federal Former secretary named president of AIIA, trio join Screen Australia board, First Nations appointment to National Aboriginal Art Gallery.
Mandarins to play a central role in Close the Gap, among other government priorities October 26, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Among other initiatives, Katy Gallagher announced a new team has been established, called the Future Made in Australia Office.
PSsst! Minister’s entertaining pick for speechwriter, Abbott unmasked in Japan October 4, 2022 By The Mandarin Federal Minister gets wordsmith to sign dotted line, Albo up late, union goes potty over Tax’s new Parramatta digs. PSsst! Here’s what we’ve heard.
Premium Insights and analysis Spy boss a self-confessed latecomer to feminism September 5, 2022 By Melissa Coade Career Matters ASD director-general Rachel Noble said her mother’s feminist resolve to forge her own path as a military nurse helped her realise why feminism is needed.
Cyber bosses on what it means for public agencies to be resilient June 2, 2022 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology UK’s National Cyber Security Centre boss has told public sector leaders in Canberra that ‘increasing resilience’ for critical infrastructure is easier said than done.