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Jane Halton links ‘chilling’ effect of FOI to robodebt’s frank and fearless advice epic fail

Community & Social

Candour is a lost art, laments former finance secretary Jane Halton. If everything is on record, people say far less.

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Columnists

Labor ministers and the public service

By Richard Mulgan

Editors' Picks

Labor ministers will not easily adopt the critical independence needed to impose effective cultural reform on the senior public service.

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Insights and analysis

Treating the symptoms and addressing the excesses

By Bernard Keane

Australian Capital Territory

For some, the APS is just another vested interest trying to distort policy like corporations, lobbyists, think tanks and consultants.

NSW public service commissioner Emma Hogan to lead Department of Customer Service

By Stephen Easton

Career Advice

The New South Wales public service commissioner Emma Hogan is taking over as secretary of the Department of Customer Service from Glenn King, who is leaving the public sector after seven years in senior roles with the state government. Hogan, a human resources expert, was brought in to lead the government’s workforce management agency in […]

The Centre for Strategy and Governance shares its views (succinctly and politely) on the APS Review

By Verona Burgess

Features

What do former mandarins think about the Australian Public Service Review so far? Quite a lot, and not all of it is flattering.

Estimates grill: questions for Lloyd, tributes for McPhee

By Harley Dennett

News

Commission heads came under attack early in Estimates, but the imminent departure of Auditor-General Ian McPhee did bring politicians together, briefly, to reflect on his track record and service over 40 years.

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