Public Service

Failures in Victoria’s hotel quarantine have highlighted concern that outsourcing is hollowing out government. So when is contracting out appropriate and when isn’t it?

Examining Nicholas Gruen’s proposal for an Evaluator General to ensure policy is genuinely evidence-based

Consulting to Australian state and federal governments is big business, but sharpening the capacity and critical thinking of civil servants could reduce reliance on the industry

Dr Martin Parkinson reflects on a career in the Australian Public Service; from the reforms of the 80s to leading today’s service

Policy failures reduce public trust in Australia’s Public Service, so what does policy success look like?

Was the Census fail a one-off or is there a pattern of failure within the public service, and if so what is happening?