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Many reviews over the years have revealed the efficiency dividend often does impact the level and quality of services, particularly for smaller agencies and particularly over time.
With a change of government a real prospect according to the opinion polls, public servants are starting to gossip about what an Albanese administration would mean for them. For Canberra’s bureaucrats…
During Ukraine’s darkest hours, Volodymyr Zelensky has shown himself to be a man for the people, of the people — not just in rhetoric, but more importantly, in action.
Today’s journalism students are less likely to find full-time jobs as professional journalists. The craft has become ‘post-industrial’, entrepreneurial and atypical.
New data show bullying is widespread in the public service, with many reluctant to report it. There are several key ways to change this.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, governments in Canada have spent hundreds of millions of dollars on outside consulting firms like McKinsey, Deloitte and EY with almost no public oversight.
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”.
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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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Helen Sullivan is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Professor of Public Sector Management, Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG)
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Associate Professor, Human Resource Management, UNSW Canberra, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, Public Service Research, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Monash University
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Deputy Director, Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University
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Professor, Crawford School of Public Policy and Head of Energy, Institute for Climate Energy and Disaster Solutions, Australian National University
