Public service
Alternative labels
APS
Australian public service
Civil service
Report
Embedding gender equality in the Australian Public Service: changing practices, changing cultures
The Australian Public Service Gender Equality Strategy has started an important conversation about the nature of equality, how it is achieved, and the opportunities and challenges it represents.
Report
State of the service report 2016–17
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...
Discussion paper
Is all stewardship equal? Developing a typology of stewardship approaches
This paper reviews the evidence relating to stewardship to explore what the existing literature tells us in terms of what stewardship is, how to steward effectively and the types of outcomes a stewardship approach is capable of producing.
Briefing paper
Embedding gender equality in the Australian Public Service: changing practices, changing cultures
This paper examines the progress of gender equality initiatives in three Australian Public Service (APS) agencies.
Evaluation
Going blind to see more clearly: unconscious bias in Australian Public Services shortlisting processes
This study assessed whether women and minorities are discriminated against in the early stages of the recruitment process for senior positions in the Australian Public Service (APS).