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Meet the public servants quietly shaking up bureaucracy in the APS

Part 3: These are the bureaucrats who are breaking the mould.

The Canberra Times · Aug 4

'Flying blind': why Labor ditched the inland rail route

The $45.6 billion price tag for inland rail was only a modest estimate, prompting the federal government to scrap part of the project amid planning delays.

AAP · May 25

Accrual of status credits could be key to Qantas dominance among MPs and public servants, expert says

Since 2010 government travellers have been banned from accepting frequent flyer points for work-related travel. But ban did not extend to status credits

The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2024

Meet the public service agency that is 'too nice'

It turns out having a friendly workplace isn't always a good thing.

The Canberra Times · Sep 17, 2023

Can a new department head get the politics out of infrastructure? (And is that a good idea anyway?)

Federal infrastructure policy has been rife with controversy for years: from the sports rorts scandal and dubious commuter car parks to overpriced land for the second Sydney airport. So notorious did the excesses become that they convinced the Morrison government’s critics to campaign for a strong anti-corruption commission during the…

The Conversation · Jul 6, 2022