This strategy provides an important framework to increase Indigenous employment outcomes across the Commonwealth public sector.

This report looks at the current state of the Australian Public Service (APS) under two broad themes: culture and capability. As leadership is a driver of both culture and capability, leadership and the role of leaders, are explored throughout the report.

In the three years since the release of Balancing the Future: Australian Public Service Gender Equality Strategy 2016-19, positive progress has been made to improve gender equality in the Australian Public Service (APS).

This report has been structured around the themes of culture, capability and leadership. It is informed by data from the annual Australian Public Service (APS) agency survey and APS employee census, as well as the APS employment database.

Section 44 of the Public Service Act 1999 (Cwlth) requires the Australian Public Service Commissioner to give a report each year on the state of the Australian Public Service (APS) for presentation to the parliament. This State of the Service report provides a high level assessment of the APS during 2016–17. More detailed information is...