All posts tagged "Scott Morrison"

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  US Office of Personnel Management uses live polling for staff meetings; UK unions vow to fight anti-strike law: management & workforce news in brief

  Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. US Office of Personnel Management introduces live polling to staff meetings in bid to

  • Posted January 12, 2023
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  Former Australian PM slammed by inquiry into secret appointments  

  The decision of former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison to appoint himself to five additional departments in secret was “unnecessary” and “corrosive of trust in government”, an inquiry has found.

  • Posted November 30, 2022
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  Government reform on the cards in Australia after revelations that ex-PM gave himself additional powers in secret

  It has been revealed that former Australian prime minister Scott Morrison secretly appointed himself head of five ministries during his time in office, in what his successor called an “unprecedented

  • Posted August 17, 2022
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  Australia’s top public servant leaves post after Labor election victory

  Phil Gaetjens has left his post as Australia’s top public servant after the country’s incoming prime minister signalled he was prepared to dismiss him. Labor leader Anthony Albanese had indicated

  • Posted May 23, 2022
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  Vote of confidence: how climate-conscious electorates are forcing governments to get serious about going green

  World leaders announced target after target at COP26 but there has been little clarity on the delivery mechanisms behind them. Yet there is evidence that citizens increasingly want action on

  • Posted November 14, 2021
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  Former diplomats challenge Australian government on climate change inaction

  A group of 70 former Australian diplomats have written to the country’s prime minister Scott Morrison raising “deep concern” about his government’s failure to commit to climate change targets.  

  • Posted September 30, 2021
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  Australia’s auditor general calls for more funding as number of investigations drop

  The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) – which conducted six fewer audits than its target this year, due to budget constraints – will be forced to further cut the number

  • Posted October 4, 2020
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  Australian environment department failed in planning oversight role, says auditors

  Campaigners have called for the creation of an independent environmental protection agency in Australia, after the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) released a report condemning the government’s implementation of the

  • Posted June 29, 2020
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  Pointing the way forward on civil service reform

  Delivering reforms means “changing the engine as the plane is in flight”, Singapore’s civil service head Leo Yip told colleagues from 17 countries at the 2020 Global Government Summit. Matt

  • Posted May 25, 2020
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  Top Australian former officials blast country’s ‘failure’ on climate change

  Former Australian civil service leaders have condemned successive governments’ failure to tackle climate change, with former Australian Public Service chief Martin Parkinson calling their efforts “incoherent” and ex-Treasury secretary Ken

  • Posted May 20, 2020
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