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"Regardless of one’s regulatory professional and technical skills and expertise – a local government regulator’s success or failure depends on their ability to juggle several sharp knives at once", writes David MacLennan and Gregory Abood.

A new book offers a practice-based account of how ministers perform their roles and exercise leadership. It also examines how ministers engage in the process of identity formation as new ministers and how their mindset adapts.

A review by the Productivity Commission has found that Australian governments are failing to meet their obligations to First Nations under the National Agreement on Closing the Gap.

Investing in your skills and career has never been more important and ANZSOG is continually refining its courses and programs, and developing new ones, for public servants wanting to take the next step in their careers. Check out what ANZSOG has to offer!

The newly appointed Dean and CEO of ANZSOG, Professor Caron Beaton-Wells has written a message to ANZSOG’s alumni, stakeholders and others outlining her thoughts on becoming ANZSOG Dean and CEO and on the future of the public sector.

New Zealand Public Service Commissioner and former ANZSOG Board Chair, Peter Hughes has announced his retirement after 40 years in the public service. ANZSOG wishes Peter all the best for the future!

Government practices in the use of external consultants to assist on delivery of public services, have raised concerns about the impact of unchecked use of external consultants both within and outside of traditional public service bureaucracies.

The rise of algorithms and AI in both public and private sectors has upped the ante for enhancing transparency and accountability, writes Associate Professor Guzyal Hill.

Sally Washington, ANZSOG Practice Fellow, explores how governments can build a ‘policy infrastructure’ by developing an accessible, repeatable, scalable policy advice process model.

Today Aotearoa New Zealand will observe Waitangi Day! To all our Aotearoa New Zealand colleagues, alumni, and friends, we wish everyone a meaningful and reflective day with family and friends.

The latest addition to ANZSOG’s John L. Alford Case Library, written by ANZSOG Research Fellow Marinella Padula, explores the heavily politicised news story of 'The Very Expensive Public Toilet' 🚽

A chance conversation with a colleague about what happens to a person’s National Disability Insurance Scheme plan if they are sent to prison, has led to Dr Sophie Yates being awarded the ANZSOG Siobhan O’Sullivan Prize for Policy Studies Research for 2023.

Throughout 2022, the department worked with ANZSOG to design a standardised approach for policymaking. Derek Schwarz and Kathy Lu, joined Apolitical’s Design&Delivery series to share ‘The way we do policy’, their process for strategic policymaking.

We are excited to welcome @CaronBW as our new Dean and CEO. She has 20 years of university experience, most recently as Dean, Internal of the Melbourne Business School. She is excited to lead ANZSOG as it responds to the changing needs of the public sector

Check out seven of the most popular articles on the ANZSOG website in 2023, all tackling a different aspect of the challenges facing the public sector.

Another busy year has come to end for everyone! If you're looking for something to do on your well-deserved break, the ANZSOG team has put together a list of books we enjoyed this year. Happy reading, and we’ll see you next year!

ANZSOG continues to build on its established links with the UK Civil Service’s PPU through a review publication into its Postgraduate Learning Offer KCL PGL2 – a course designed for early career public servants and delivered through King’s College London.

Original ANZSOG research examines the complex authorising environment of small statutory agencies and demonstrates the importance of them balancing their formal independence and their practical reliance on larger government departments.