James Whelan, Public Service Research Program Director, recently wrote an article for Government News discussing the newly published CPD paper entitled State of the Public Service Report. Within this article for Government News James discusses the big questions debated around the Australian Public Service including: Are there enough or too many public servants in Australia? Are public service agencies and the services they provide meeting the Australian public expectations? And do Australians feel they are adequately investing in public services?

Read the full article in Government News by James here

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