Adaptability, staff engagement and computers for clerical work were Menzies' priorities for the public service.

Jane Hume's questioning centred on whether Rob Stefanic disclosed conflict of interest regarding his friendship with Cate Saunders.

The minister has warned that APS cuts so soon after efforts to restore the bureaucracy’s capability would be “damaging”.

Argentina's president has sacked 34,280 public servants and 200 government bodies since assuming office in December 2023.

Freedom of information (FOI) requests granted in full have hit a five-year low, according to the Office of the Australian ...

James Twaddle, from consultancy firm Oliver Wyman, expects efficiency to be a live issue for governments, especially ...

Dr Huw McKay is a visiting fellow of the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University. The Mandarin ...

The determination covers the handling of conflicts of interest, maintaining quality control and dealing with false and misleading statements.

The real bottleneck in the race to decarbonise is the lack of credible pricing of greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) that incentivises clean economic activity. A CCTC — an intermediary — won’t solve that ...

In the face of perceived tardiness on the climate change front, the environmental defender has emerged as a challenge to lawmakers and bureaucrats.

The committed optimist has an infallible cheerfulness. Although we see optimism and pessimism as opposites, both are ...

Public service commissioners have always called for more scientific techniques to improve the efficiency of public sector processes.