The management of government records plays an integral role in Australian Government performance, integrity, accountability and transparency. This guide shares 8 lessons – from analysis of recent audits – on improving records management practices in Australian Government entities.

The strategy sets out commitments to change the system of public services in Scotland – to be preventative, to better join up and to be efficient – in order to better deliver for people. It identifies the underlying systemic barriers and root causes which prevent moving faster and further, and sets out practical actions to...

An audit conducted to assess if the Victorian public service gets value for money when it uses contractors and consultants. It found procurement and reporting processes comply with requirements, but public transparency about spending could be improved. The three departments looked at in detail could not always demonstrate value for money. The report made three...

This paper sets out a progressive alternative to DOGE, the US Department of Government Efficiency. It makes the case for a department organised around intelligence, linking multiple tiers of government, and a movement. The paper suggests what is to be done, how it should be done, what principles should be used, and what structures work...

A national examination of the current and anticipated use of Generative AI (GenAI) in policy work. It sought to understand how senior Australian public servants perceived the strengths and weaknesses of these applications, the potential of GenAI for policy work, and what needs to happen to make GenAI safe to use in policy work.