The Department of Defence and the ADF face numerous challenges on many fronts. From recruitment to procurement, and from critical technology requirements to culture issues, Australia’s defence leaders ...

How much do we really want productivity growth, and what firms and workers are we prepared to throw on the scrap heap to achieve it?

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Donald Trump’s second inauguration as president of the United States last week brought a slew of viral moments. But it also brought about significant changes in the US civil service. Of 26 executive ...

A highly accomplished public sector integrity leader is sought to lead the new office of Information Commissioner through innovation and advocacy. The OIC will be led by the Information Commissioner, ...

The Albanese government has finally released its suggested model of rules for accounting, auditing and sustainability reporting. This 21-page treatise on why a structural change ought to be ...

For public sector organisations striving to maximise efficiency, uphold compliance, and better serve citizens, effective travel and expense (T&E) management is critical. Managing T&E processes more ...

Clean drinking water aboard Royal Australian Navy vessels is usually taken as a given for operational safety, but nowhere so as much as onboard submarines, which necessarily remain underwater for long ...

Insolvency and restructuring specialist KordaMentha has mounted a brazen raid into the lucrative, tightly-held Defence and national security sector in an effort to snare business from the beleaguered ...

The federal opposition has added a government efficiency portfolio to its front bench in a further signal that public service will be a key issue in this year’s election. Opposition Indigenous affairs ...