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But media coverage misses the nuances of the role. This is what we found when we spoke to them.
Public statements against payroll fraud seem to materialise at strategic moments.
Kenya faces the dilemma of an ageing workforce. The problem can be addressed by developing a strategic workforce plan for employees.
Police are sworn to protect the public, but cadets are still trained for battle – not public service – according to a new study examining all 50 US state police academy curricula.
A recent survey reveals a general uneasiness about using French among both francophone and anglophone public servants in administrative regions where bilingualism is required.
In ancient Athens, the richest people paid taxes to support what the residents considered the salvation of the city. These taxes earned them social and political clout more valuable than money.
Broadcasters have a duty to inform the public and hold politicians to account. This mission is more important now than ever before.
A strong ICAC – unlike the body the federal government is proposing – would have had the power to properly and impartially investigate the “sports rorts” affair.
While the long-awaited Thodey Report makes many sensible recommendations, the detail is often missing and the analysis weak. And the government’s response rules out key reforms.
A proposal to ensure changes to the machinery of government “are well planned and evaluated” received short shrift.
Morrison said the shrinking of the number of departments was “to ensure the services that Australians rely on are delivered more efficiently and effectively”.
The former public service commissioner said the relationship between ministers and the Australian public service has transformed from a partnership to one more like “master-servant”.
Ahead of the formal receipt of the Thodey report on the public service, Morrison stresses the service must be responsive to both its ministers and the “quiet Australians”.
Michelle Grattan reviews another busy week in federal politics, and take a look at the prime minister’s major speech on Monday on the public service.
On the ‘creeping crisis’ in the public service
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A timely study of the public service, titled Today's problems, Yesterday's toolkit discusses the ‘creeping crisis’ of effectiveness and legitimacy the Australian public service is facing.
Our new research shows that public servants are eager to become innovative public problem solvers, but their leaders are standing in their way.
University of Canberra Deputy Vice-Chancellor Geoff Crisp speaks with Michelle Grattan about the week in politics.
The public service is a soft target, and Scott Morrison has already had it in his sights, telling it to remember the old adage – that it is on tap and the government is on top.
The decision confirms the steady march of employer control over workers’ private views and activities, supported by courts and tribunals over many years.
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Professor of Public Management, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Professor of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in Economy and Society, Department of Sociology, Macquarie University
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Professor of Public Sector Management, Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG)
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney
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Professor emeritus, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
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