A corruption watchdog has called for greater political transparency after revelations that a disgraced mayor fabricated his military service, medical records and his education. Findings from Queensland’s Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) reveal former Townsville mayor Troy Thompson was a far cry from the military serviceman he claimed to be. It
Former Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus KC has been given a special advocacy role to advance Australia’s human rights leadership on the international stage. As the new International Human Rights Envoy, the Australian MP will call for the abolition of the death penalty, as well as for the rights and protections of
Taking control of finances in a changing economy helps build clarity and confidence. The goal is to make decisions that balance immediate needs with long-term plans. In times like these, strategic financial guidance helps people make thoughtful decisions with a longer-term view. Recent data reinforce this. Research from Russell Investments
Things have been rocky at Australia’s primary scientific research body, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). On November 18, the agency confirmed 350 research redundancies following a staff and union meeting. This heralds the largest cull of permanent researchers since pandemic funding under the four-year “COVID safety
Senior Executive Service Band 2 Penelope Spies has become assistant commissioner, operational capability, at Home Affairs. Louise Gates Louise Gates, Richard Juckes, and Alistair Beasley have been appointed executive directors at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare in the Department of Health. Band 1 Lauren Power moves from an
What if we stopped treating bureaucracies as dysfunctional engines of red tape and started seeing them as institutions that make knowledge? What if they provide us with the sort of situational knowledge that helps us tell truth from noise? When exaggerated claims about “mass migration” circulated, Australia’s chief statistician, David
“Many agencies continue to report critical skill shortages, which put digital projects at risk.” That’s the blunt takeaway from a Digital Transformation Agency report, backed by the APSC, which shows pay gaps and slow hiring are still holding back efforts to build in-house digital capability. (And then there’s the Canberra
An independent examination of the federal government’s Major and Local Community Infrastructure Program has taken aim at Labor’s choice to deliver on an election commitment using the murkiest grants process possible. The Centre for Public Integrity outlined its concerns about the $560 million program in a new report released on
APSC first commissioner Jo Talbot has described the recently unveiled AI plan for the public service as a key opportunity for agencies to review their workforce strategies for meeting skills gaps. Speaking on the Mandarin Talks webinar on Thursday, Talbot said the federal government’s plan to encourage the APS to
Victoria Anderson will commence as secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) from December, following the sudden departure of the most recent secretary several months ago. Anderson takes the top post at DAFF, having just served as Treasury’s small business, corporate, and law group deputy secretary. She
Coalition Senator Jane Hume has been given night-time reading by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet so she can understand the department’s flexible work arrangements. The department has responded to a series of questions from Hume on the work-from-home arrangements for the Prime Minister’s department, which sought details
What does bureaucracy feel like from the inside? Harriet Martineau imagined bureaucracy as a logical, humane alternative to the fragmentation of local governance. To her, centralisation offered fairness, consistency, and compassion through skilled administration. Charles Dickens, on the other hand, saw bureaucracy as a farcical, self-perpetuating ...
A corruption watchdog has called for greater political transparency after revelations that a disgraced mayor fabricated his military service, medical records and his education. Findings from Queensland’s Crime and Corruption Commission (CCC) reveal former Townsville mayor Troy Thompson was a far cry from the military serviceman he claimed to be. It
Former Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus KC has been given a special advocacy role to advance Australia’s human rights leadership on the international stage. As the new International Human Rights Envoy, the Australian MP will call for the abolition of the death penalty, as well as for the rights and protections of
Taking control of finances in a changing economy helps build clarity and confidence. The goal is to make decisions that balance immediate needs with long-term plans. In times like these, strategic financial guidance helps people make thoughtful decisions with a longer-term view. Recent data reinforce this. Research from Russell Investments
Things have been rocky at Australia’s primary scientific research body, the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). On November 18, the agency confirmed 350 research redundancies following a staff and union meeting. This heralds the largest cull of permanent researchers since pandemic funding under the four-year “COVID safety
Senior Executive Service Band 2 Penelope Spies has become assistant commissioner, operational capability, at Home Affairs. Louise Gates Louise Gates, Richard Juckes, and Alistair Beasley have been appointed executive directors at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare in the Department of Health. Band 1 Lauren Power moves from an
What if we stopped treating bureaucracies as dysfunctional engines of red tape and started seeing them as institutions that make knowledge? What if they provide us with the sort of situational knowledge that helps us tell truth from noise? When exaggerated claims about “mass migration” circulated, Australia’s chief statistician, David
“Many agencies continue to report critical skill shortages, which put digital projects at risk.” That’s the blunt takeaway from a Digital Transformation Agency report, backed by the APSC, which shows pay gaps and slow hiring are still holding back efforts to build in-house digital capability. (And then there’s the Canberra
An independent examination of the federal government’s Major and Local Community Infrastructure Program has taken aim at Labor’s choice to deliver on an election commitment using the murkiest grants process possible. The Centre for Public Integrity outlined its concerns about the $560 million program in a new report released on
APSC first commissioner Jo Talbot has described the recently unveiled AI plan for the public service as a key opportunity for agencies to review their workforce strategies for meeting skills gaps. Speaking on the Mandarin Talks webinar on Thursday, Talbot said the federal government’s plan to encourage the APS to
Victoria Anderson will commence as secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) from December, following the sudden departure of the most recent secretary several months ago. Anderson takes the top post at DAFF, having just served as Treasury’s small business, corporate, and law group deputy secretary. She
Coalition Senator Jane Hume has been given night-time reading by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet so she can understand the department’s flexible work arrangements. The department has responded to a series of questions from Hume on the work-from-home arrangements for the Prime Minister’s department, which sought details
What does bureaucracy feel like from the inside? Harriet Martineau imagined bureaucracy as a logical, humane alternative to the fragmentation of local governance. To her, centralisation offered fairness, consistency, and compassion through skilled administration. Charles Dickens, on the other hand, saw bureaucracy as a farcical, self-perpetuating ...
