It’s all the APS big wigs are talking about this week – the launch of the ‘Government writing handbook’, and who gets their ...

The Great War necessitated several amendments to the 1902 public service act. Preference for entrance to the Commonwealth ...

Mark Dreyfus is less than happy that ministers preserve the documents of their predecessors regarding unresolved FOI ...

Queensland’s embattled Truth Telling and Treaty Inquiry has appealed to the rule of law to push back against stop-work orders ...

The establishment of the Commonwealth Public Service was no small feat. The constitution mandated the pay and conditions of ...

COP29 has performed half the job. World leaders will have to apply the brakes on global warming properly next year.

Lack of opposition support for the misinformation bill meant there was no legislative pathway to passing it into law.

It started with an auditor's question. Urgent remedial legislation is rushed before the Parliament as questions grow over ...

NACC inspector Gail Furness said the 'eminent person' reviewing the robodebt inquiry decision must retain practical ...

Consultation needs to be taken seriously, not treated as a formality to be ticked off by a department or a minister’s office ...

The development of Defence recruit training will be subject to informal monitoring by the ombud via complaints handling and ...

Australia's trust in government is declining as financial stress impacts social fabric and attitudes toward immigration.