Premium Insights and analysis Health secretary Blair Comley is drawing a line through public service micro-management habits Editors' Picks The new boss of the Department of Health and Aged Care is on a mission to ‘devolve leadership’ in his organisation.
Jane Halton links ‘chilling’ effect of FOI to robodebt’s frank and fearless advice epic fail July 11, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social Candour is a lost art, laments former finance secretary Jane Halton. If everything is on record, people say far less.
Premium Insights and analysis Shorten’s Services Australia cleanup promises systemic fairness and efficiency April 17, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Editors' Picks Two big jurisdictions are competing for crucial digital talent. But it’s more about attraction and effect than brand. Watch this space.
Boost for Australian cultural institutions with another May Budget line item revealed April 6, 2023 By Melissa Coade Culture Labor has announced $535.3 million over four years to be distributed among nine National Collecting Institutions.
Decade-long APS consulting binge costs laid bare by auditor April 4, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Australian Capital Territory It’s getting hot in here, so take off all your… here’s the official tale of the tape on consulting spend. With tables, and real surprises.
Gallagher rejects CPSU 20% pay increase bid, wants better APS mobility March 20, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Australian Capital Territory The Finance minister has flatly rejected the CPSU’s big ticket claim for a 20% pay bump as the APSC digs in to strike a sustainable deal.
Premium Case studies ‘It’s unfathomable’: Tudge claims SES ministerial mushrooming propelled robodebt illegality February 2, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social Former human services minister Alan Tudge has sheeted legal blame for robodebt’s unlawfulness to the scheme’s bureaucratic masters.
Premium Insights and analysis A word on hope and doing better in public service from the top bureaucrat in NSW November 7, 2022 By Melissa Coade Editors' Picks Secretary of the NSW DPC Michael Coutts-Trotter frankly summarises the huge task of supporting the community over the past 12 months.
Low hanging APS cuts a harder task than they look October 25, 2022 By Julian Bajkowski Federal The Public Service has come away intact after the first Budget, but specifics on where $3.6 billion in cuts will come from are still opaque.
Labor government gets down to business with national security and finances at top of agenda May 24, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal The new Labor government will convene ministry meetings for the National Security Committee and Expenditure Review Committee on Wednesday.
