The Public Sector Informant

Opinion: As a management consultancy that proudly works with government agencies across Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, we welcome this scrutiny. Here's why. canberratimes.com.au/story/8063712/…

Public servants told to rank priority workplace conditions ahead of wage bargaining | @harleyd canberratimes.com.au/story/8063208/…

Sluggish wage growth has dealt rank-and-file public servants real pay cuts in the past decade, new figures show, but experts say budget constraints are likely to dampen any rebound | @dougdingwall @RollinsA canberratimes.com.au/story/8050161/…

Opinion: Of all the things Katy Gallagher wants to do to make the public service better, fixing up its pay and conditions will likely be the most difficult, time-consuming and attenuated | Paddy Gourley canberratimes.com.au/story/8048026/…

Why didn't the Prime Minister just announce that Greg Moriarty was re-appointed for five years at the Department of Defence in August when the appointment was made? here's what's caught Public Eye's attention this week. canberratimes.com.au/story/8045750/…

Opinion: If the nation has to pay this price, then it needs to get full value, in the form of learning the lessons and instituting real and lasting reforms in government. /canberratimes.com.au/story/8023820/…

Opinion: How can they be expected to speak truth to power if they can't recognise truth in the first place?canberratimes.com.au/story/8023815/…

Public Eye: While most of us will hopefully have a quiet or relaxed Christmas Day, there's no rest for Santa and his reindeer, according to a draft parliamentary daily summary | @harleyd @sbasfordcanales canberratimes.com.au/story/8022413/…

.@JohnWilsonLegal and @KieranPender look at what might be in store for the Australian Public Service on the industrial relations and employment front in the 12 months ahead. canberratimes.com.au/story/8014284/…

Public Eye: To give a more complete picture of which APS agencies are the most favoured by their own staff, here are the top three within small and medium categories | @harleyd @sbasfordcanales canberratimes.com.au/story/8013198/…

The pandemic forced us to adapt when it came to how and where we work. So how will the APS approach flexible work in the future? It's not as straightforward as it may seem. canberratimes.com.au/story/7979409/…

Spicy speeches, a FOI force awakens, and some APS acronym acrimony. Here's what caught the attention of our Public Eye writers @sbasfordcanales and @dougdingwall canberratimes.com.au/story/7977460/…

Labor's first budget since regaining power signals a major expansion of the public service, showing staffing levels growing by 8000 and ranks of agencies increasing across the bureaucracy | @dougdingwall canberratimes.com.au/story/7954804/…

Opinion: It is not surprising that secretaries and governments have not been wildly enthusiastic about evaluation | Wendy Jarvie, Trish Mercer and Russell Ayres canberratimes.com.au/story/7894750/…

'Top secret' change for spies, Davis quotes Kant, and the ATO's rumoured move to Barton | This week's public eye column brought to you by @dougdingwall and @sbasfordcanales canberratimes.com.au/story/7893332/…

Opinion: It is a reminder that recent concerns about falling standards of government integrity have involved the failings of public officials as well as those of ministers | Richard Mulgan canberratimes.com.au/story/7887190/…

APS meeting buzzwords, dental floss at the hot desk, and what movies are spies watching right now? This week's Public Eye column with @dougdingwall and @sbasfordcanales canberratimes.com.au/story/7884311/…

Opinion: There are serious weaknesses in the classification review's report | Andrew Podger canberratimes.com.au/story/7877987/…

Welcome to our new, more regular public eye column. Every Monday, we'll bring you the latest snippets, news, views and a bit of gossip from across the APS. Get up to date via @dougdingwall and @sbasfordcanales canberratimes.com.au/story/7873976/…

Given the potential consequences of an adverse APS code of conduct finding, properly affording procedural fairness is essential | @JohnWilsonLegal @KieranPender canberratimes.com.au/story/7801317/…