All posts by Tim Fish

About Tim Fish

Tim Fish is a government and defence journalist with experience in politics and global travel. With a MA degree in War Studies and work as reporter on public service publications, Tim has expertise and has written extensively on government and international security.

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  Turmoil ahead: will the pendulum swing again to change New Zealand’s public sector?

  With the general election in New Zealand less than a month away, the country’s public services are braced for change. Tim Fish explores New Zealand’s public service reform history and

  • Posted September 19, 2023
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  New Zealand election battle lines drawn over public services

  A series of announcements by the major political parties contesting for power at the next general election in New Zealand – scheduled for 14 October – have put public services

  • Posted September 4, 2023
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  Stark implications for Australian Public Service in wake of Robodebt report

  The release of the Royal Commission report into the Robodebt scheme has exploded a hand grenade under Australian politics and government, identifying problems across the Australian Public Service that will

  • Posted July 23, 2023
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  ‘We want to make evaluation a fundamental part of what government does’: the inside story of setting up the Australian Centre for Evaluation

  The Australian government, led by prime minister Anthony Albanese, has created a Australian Centre for Evaluation to improve appraisal of policy and delivery across departments. In an exclusive interview, Treasury

  • Posted July 16, 2023
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  ‘Radical incrementalism’: new APS commissioner details 10-year reform agenda

  Priorities for reform of the Australian Public Service (APS) will include a focus on people, behaviours and strengthening laws and institutions to ensure that the APS can sustain delivering and

  • Posted July 3, 2023
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