politicians

Glyn Davis requires the APS and political masters to shake free of the compulsion to take the lead in coming up with solutions.

Given they are paid by the public, we have the right to expect certain standards, rules and regulations to apply to political staffers.

One of the human race’s biggest problems has been that people who occupy positions of power are often incapable of using power in a responsible way. In the past, this was mostly due to hereditary systems which assigned power to kings and lords and others, who often didn’t have the intellectual or moral capacity to […]

Anyone who’s ever worked in public service will understand the emotional toll it can take. But emotional work is central to their occupational lives.

Distrust between government and citizens goes both ways, but deliberative democracy offers opportunities in this age of individualism. The convenors of SA’s citizens’ juries consider how government can recover the trust of citizens.

FEATURE: Public trust in government has declined in recent years, but how can public servants help? Experts discuss how public servants can play an important role in reconnecting with the electorate.