The 'State of the Service Report' is a collaboration between the Australian Public Service Commission and APS agencies. It shows how the APS is supporting the priorities of the Australian Government, the Parliament and serving the Australian community.

The integrity of the public service is one of the key drivers of public trust in government institutions. The APS Integrity Taskforce was established to take a ‘bird’s-eye’ view of the Australian Public Service integrity landscape, identify gaps and look for opportunities to learn from and build upon the important work already underway across the...

There is currently a high volume of activity across the Commonwealth to strengthen integrity systems and culture. This guide brings together a sample of good practices, to shine a light on innovative work underway and to encourage the sharing and uptake of scalable ideas across the Australian Public Service (APS).

The author of this paper argues that the lack of a clear and convincing definition of public purpose in recent decades has undermined the process of government policy formulation and implementation.

The Principles of Public Administration are a comprehensive framework of standards expressing values and behaviours that citizens and businesses expect from a modern public administration.