Premium Insights and analysis Home Affairs’ secretary hassles are no problem for Stephanie Foster Editors' Picks Stephanie Foster’s track record points to someone who, like a magical fairy godmother, materialises during times of strife.
Secretaries board endorses draft integrity report in principle September 21, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Community & Social The secretaries board stated it ‘will consider implementation of the report in coordination with other integrity initiatives’.
Katy Gallagher’s latest review announcement puts merit over politics for public sector boards February 6, 2023 By Melissa Coade Federal The government has tapped former APS commissioner Lynelle Briggs to kick off its public sector integrity reformation project.
Premium Columnists Gaetjens should have told truth to power December 1, 2022 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks There is plenty of evidence in the Bell report that, once again, the APS chose not to speak truth to power when it should have.
Which secretaries knew about Morrison’s ministries to their own departments November 28, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Economy & Industry A key question for the public service out of the Bell inquiry into Scott Morrison’s multiple ministries was which secretaries knew.
Premium Insights and analysis Bell report on Scott Morrison’s secret self-appointments to ministries absolves G-G November 28, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Former High Court judge Virginia Bell makes six recommendations to avoid prime ministers pulling a Scott Morrison on secret additional ministries.
Premium Insights and analysis A not so private affair: What a recruiter thinks about remuneration for our stewards of the public service November 24, 2022 By Melissa Coade APS Secretary Salaries 2022 Sector experts and recruitment agencies say that being limited to sourcing talent from the internal ranks of the APS will be challenging.
What your boss gets paid: The APS secretaries’ salaries list November 22, 2022 By Anna Macdonald APS Secretary Salaries 2022 The Mandarin ranks each APS secretary’s salary by two measures: total remuneration and base salary.
How top bureaucrats’ pay is determined November 22, 2022 By Melissa Coade APS Secretary Salaries 2022 Coming up with the figure for a secretary’s salary might seem a process of mystical divination, but the Remuneration Tribunal manages it.
The price of precarity: APS politicisation leaves a rich legacy November 22, 2022 By Bernard Keane APS Secretary Salaries 2022 The Mandarin’s analysis of APS secretarial salaries suggests taxpayers are paying a double price for politicisation.
Office of Best Practice Regulation gets a new name November 21, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Federal The Office of Best Practice Regulation within PM&C has been renamed the Office of Impact Analysis — AKA the OIA.
Stephanie Foster swoops into new Home Affairs role October 7, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal Stephanie Foster has packed up her desk at PM&C to commence a new job with Mike Pezzullo’s Home Affairs leadership team.
Malcolm Turnbull: Who knew and didn’t act on Scott Morrison’s power grab? August 25, 2022 By James Robertson Editors' Picks We can accept Morrison failed; we can say he was a control freak. That doesn’t explain why the rest of the system went along with it, says Malcolm Turnbull.
Premium Insights and analysis Former PM&C boss Phil Gaetjens’ farewell speech in full August 25, 2022 By Melissa Coade Career Advice The IPAA ACT valedictory speech of former DPM&C secretary Philip Gaetjens, in which he describes the sliding-doors moments that made his career.
Premium Columnists One ring to rule them all August 19, 2022 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks Scott Morrison’s place in history will be stained by the outrageous deceit that he perpetrated on the nation.