Public service
Alternative labels
APS
Australian public service
Civil service
Report
Reform of the centre of government
This short paper offers a diagnosis of the problem facing the government ‘machine’, a review of the changes recently made to it, and the Institute for Government’s recommendations on further reforms that most benefit the government, the civil service and the UK public.
Strategy
Commonwealth Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workforce strategy 2020–24
This strategy provides an important framework to increase Indigenous employment outcomes across the Commonwealth public sector.
Guide
Managing consultants: a guide for working with consultants in government
This guide attempts to provide high-level and practical tips for those in government working with consultants, rather than offering detailed analysis of the government’s use of consultants or recommendations for reform.
Briefing paper
Public sector reform in Iraq
Iraq’s public sector has shown formidable resistance to reform. The goal of this briefing is to guide policymakers, international financial institutions and development agencies in their design and implementation of public sector reform programmes in Iraq.
Report
Fraud within and against the Commonwealth: the most harmful frauds, 2016-17 to 2018-19
This report presents the information about the most harmful internal and external frauds committed against the Commonwealth in 2018–19, compared with those reported in 2016–17 and 2017–18.