Department heads reviewed oversight expansions, legislative management, and emergency responses ahead of the federal election ...

Public servants navigate tensions between using public opinion data for policymaking and maintaining apolitical integrity.

The election caretaker period is a chance for the APS to reflect, refine strategic policies, enhance capabilities, and ...

Governmental Expert Advisory Network aims to slash consultancy costs and boost in-house expertise for government projects.

Regulators persist with technical accounting matters, undistracted by political theatrics and looming election uncertainties.

Australian governments' favourite private security firm has landed a new contract with the Northern Territory Department of Corrections.

Melissa Coade is The Mandarin’s news editor based in Canberra’s parliamentary press gallery. She has had various government, ...

Australia’s first deputy chief medical officer for mental health will lead Queensland's review of puberty suppressors and ...

Attacks by the Coalition on working-from-home, combined with a pledge to axe 41,000 Australian Public Service jobs, have been ...

NSW bans exploitative claim farming, protecting abuse survivors from predatory legal tactics and high-pressure schemes.

Despite its staggering prevalence, sexual violence remains largely unaddressed by the justice system, compromising community ...

The term gets bandied around a lot. It’s common to hear we—especially the public sector—need more of it. No one’s quite sure what it actually is, but everyone has a sense of what’s missing. I’m the ...