What does “emerging” really mean? Capability reviews bury hard truths in soft language; it's time the APS stopped marking its ...

Public Information Disclosure Act reforms are holding up so far, says ombud, with more disclosures, more agency engagement ...

DPIRD restructuring prompts union backlash over job mismatch, regional losses. and deletion of specialist roles across key ...

Scott McNaughton steps up as NDIA CEO, Creative Australia names arts disabilities partners, ARC advisory committee announced.

As Treaty talks stall and key targets worsen, Closing the Gap risks becoming policy theatre without serious structural reform.

Government information is recognised under the Freedom of Information Act as a national resource — to be conceived, created and circulated. Personal information is also a resource — it should be ...

Commissioner says independent umpires found no code-of-conduct allegations were substantiated following the APSC's robodebt ...

Consultancy contracts worth $2 million-plus could soon face parliamentary scrutiny under a new bill aiming to close the ...

The nation’s spooks are getting more scrutiny. A new bill aims to ensure intelligence powers don’t outrun parliamentary oversight.

Ex-PM&C boss Glyn Davis has signed on with Policy Institute Australia, backing its push for independent, market-minded reform ...

Public service perks face a bipartisan reckoning as Jacqui Lambie and Chris Minns put top-tier pay in their legislative ...

Public service perks face a bipartisan reckoning as Jacqui Lambie and Chris Minns put top-tier pay in their legislative ...