APS begins long journey back to leading on gender equality

Cash reveals new strategy.

28 April, 2016

Does enterprise bargaining (still) work for women in the public sector?

Workplace conditions that help women are too easily sacrificed in enterprise bargaining.

10 March, 2016

Prime Minister and Cabinet staff to vote on “sub-par” pay offer

Ballot closes on Sunday.

14 October, 2015

Rise of the Born-Again-Bureaucrat: over 60, at the top and loving it

Thawely and Fraser set to shake up APS.

9 December, 2014

Reforms primed to accelerate under new APS chief Thawley

Echoes of Max-the-Axe as Howard’s former adviser returns

3 November, 2014

Ian Watt makes graceful departure as Public Service chief

Abbott pays tribute to 30-year contribution.

3 November, 2014

PM&C primed for tough pay negotiations

Early August kick-off for formal bargaining

1 August, 2014

Jane Halton leaves Health for Finance, Treasury still open

More announcements pending in latest round of APS musical chairs

26 June, 2014

Why PM&C’s social media policy is a dud

Getting across social media has never been easy for government organisations of any kind.

11 April, 2014

Coalition recasts federal public service structure

By Julian Bajkowski Furniture removalists and stationers in Canberra are set for a busy Christmas after Prime Minister Tony Abbott revealed his much anticipated carve-up of ministerial and departmental functions. The big themes in the changesare simplification and clarity, and there is plenty on the move. The bureaucratic shake-up will hit dozens of departments agencies […]

18 September, 2013

Abbott warning to Public Service chief on Carbon Tax

By Julian Bajkowski Opposition leader Tony Abbott very publicly told the head of the public service, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet Secretary Dr Ian Watt AO, that he expects to have legislation to scrap the price on carbon and an emissions trading scheme pre-written and ready to table should the Coalition win government. The […]

6 August, 2013

BCA bureaucratic meddling claims slammed by Gray

Special Minister of State, Gary Gray, has vehemently rejected claims by the head the Business Council of Australia, Jennifer Westacott, that inexperienced and meddlesome ministerial staffers are eroding the quality of policy development and public administration. In an angry rebuke to Ms Westacott’s speech and proposed public service improvements last week, Mr Gray has accused […]

25 September, 2012