Public sector estimates’ homework should be more detailed Defence Senator Pocock questioned Defence over the movement of department staff from the public service to private sector consulting practices.
Secretaries board agrees to survey APS about commonwealth corruption May 14, 2024 By Melissa Coade Federal Paul Brereton updated the secretaries board on the work of the NAAC and asked for their backing in conducting the public sector-wide survey.
New laws restricting post-Defence employment take effect May 7, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Careers Defence’s coders and even cleaners are among departing personnel who will need to check whether the bans apply to them.
Defence middle managers decide department priorities don’t apply to them May 7, 2024 By David Schmidtchen Defence Why do middle managers in Defence believe they are so powerless to influence change? How have they come to believe that?
Premium Insights and analysis Defence must accept external oversight to show people are truly its greatest asset April 18, 2024 By Melissa Coade Culture The government must heed the message from the once-in-a-generation inquiry examining Defence’s suicide rates.
Premium Insights and analysis What national security experts are saying about the evolution of AUKUS April 15, 2024 By Melissa Coade Editors' Picks There is a heated debate about how best to secure Australia’s place in the Indo-Pacific — particularly if the deadlines to complete the AUKUS submarines are not met.
War Memorial project on track, despite lingering problems April 13, 2024 By Dan Holmes Culture The ANAO review shows the Australian War Memorial has problems with probity, contracts, and conflicts of interest.
Every four hours, emergency services are alerted to a life or death crisis for ADF personnel April 12, 2024 By Melissa Coade Defence New research has flagged that every four hours emergency services are contacted by a serving or ex-serving ADF member across the country.
Defence secretary sets record straight on AUKUS arrangements April 9, 2024 By Melissa Coade Defence If you thought the AUKUS trilateral security partnership was an alliance, Greg Moriarty has news for you — it’s not. It’s a deep technology-sharing partnership.
Premium Case studies Do APS systems measure what matters when it comes to performance of top Defence officials? April 9, 2024 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Leadership, accountability, measures of assessing the efficacy of senior bureaucrats within Defence were spotlighted by the veterans suicide RC.
Defence drops 10-page UFO dossier April 8, 2024 By Dan Holmes Defence The dossier includes 17 defence communications about UFOs and unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) created between July and October 2023.
Everyone is worried about what will happen after the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide April 3, 2024 By Melissa Coade Defence The royal commission chair said that without change, Defence could not be an employer of choice nor attract the right people.
Outgoing top brass asked to ensure Defence suicide prevention stays a priority March 29, 2024 By Melissa Coade Defence General Angus Campbell said the royal commission was a once-in-a-generation opportunity for change in Defence.
‘We have let them down’: Defence chief emphatic members who died by suicide not failures in ADF’s eyes March 28, 2024 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Angus Campbell railed against the suggestion that Defence personnel who died by suicide let down the service.
Surge in defence industry jobs as manufacturing returns to onshore production March 28, 2024 By Julian Bajkowski Defence Australia’s perennially challenged defence industry is now growing strongly, and NSW and Canberra are major employment powerhouses.
