Secretaries board agrees to survey APS about commonwealth corruption 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.
Infrastructure ‘hotties list’ prompts new respectful workplace program February 18, 2024 By Dan Holmes Federal Following the ‘hotties list’ scandal, Infrastructure has added a respectful workplace program to its four-week induction process.
Pollies vs bureaucrats: The most interesting stoushes of 2023 December 21, 2023 By Tom Ravlic Editors' Picks Here are the themes that dominated the past year in senate committees and estimates. Did someone say t-shirts and a hotties list?…
Recapping the biggest APS stories of 2023, part 2 December 20, 2023 By Melissa Coade Editors' Picks Here’s the second part of our recap of the 2023 stories that have grabbed our attention.
Premium Columnists Mind the gap between mandarins’ pay and exemplary leadership November 10, 2023 By Verona Burgess Secretaries' Salaries Series 2023 Are today’s secretaries paid what they are worth? Or rather, are they worth what they are paid? In some cases, certainly not.
Premium Columnists Sounds of silence win the day on robodebt and Pezzullo October 27, 2023 By Verona Burgess Community & Social How would any, or even all of the de Brouwer recommendations combined, have prevented robodebt or the behaviour of Michael Pezzullo?
Public servants ranked female workers on ‘hotties list’ October 23, 2023 By Kat Wong Careers Junior public servants at the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts allegedly created a ‘hotties list’ ranking their female co-workers.
Tax goes sour on APS wage offer October 6, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social Australia’s revenue agency staff necessarily know what other people get paid, and what they should earn. Not happy Katy.
DEWR staff prepare to strike as APS pay row escalates October 5, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Careers The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR) is the third agency in a week to be hit by a staff claim for authorisation to walk off the job.
Premium Insights and analysis DITRDCA on clarity mission to work out exactly what it wants to achieve for Australia September 18, 2023 By Melissa Coade Editors' Picks DITRDCA is an organisation that can be forgiven for wondering who and what it is, and it needs to update its narrative and purpose statement.
Infrastructure’s niceness not helpful when it comes to staff underperformance September 18, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Federal The ability to have “difficult conversations” with staff was flagged as part of the omnibus department’s capability review.
Premium Interviews How one secretary builds synergies and stewards his own way through political furore August 23, 2023 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology There are few more prepared to take the reins of a mega commonwealth department spanning so many portfolios than Jim Betts.
Can a culture free of fear thrive in the APS? Jim Betts thinks so August 17, 2023 By Melissa Coade Federal The DITRDCA secretary knows his role is much more than “some omniscient policy adviser” to the ministers he directly reports to.
Premium Columnists Former poachers might be not so desirable after PwC scandal June 30, 2023 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks A former career with a major consultancy may not have quite the cachet it gained when so-called ‘small government’ became all the rage.
Premium Interviews Allyship from senior leadership crucial for these neurodivergent public servants June 28, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Community & Social The importance of top-down leadership is critical to creating an inclusive bureaucracy, according to two neurodivergent public servants.
