| Description |
xxiv, 336 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
A separate department: Shepherd and Deane, 1911-1928 -- The three clerks: McLaren, Starling and Strahan, 1929-1949 -- Cerebral reaction: Brown, Bunting and Hewitt, 1949-1974 -- A second opinion: Menadue, Carmody and Yeend, 1974-1986 -- Policy driving: Codd and Keating, 1986-1996 -- Making it happen: Moore-Wilton, Shergold and Moran, 1996-2010 -- Working in the department -- Supporting external and international affairs -- Servicing the Cabinet -- Federal-state relations -- Policy advice -- Leading the Australian Public Service -- Reinvention and renewal |
| Summary |
Now a century old, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet is at the heart of government in Australia. From Postbox to Powerhouse tracks its history, from its very humble beginnings as a department that did little more than circulate papers between other government departments |
| Analysis |
Anecdotes |
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Australia -- Politics and government -- History |
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Australia. Dept. of the Prime Minister and Cabinet -- History |
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Cabinet |
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Department heads |
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Dept of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |
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History, 1901-1999 |
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History, 2000-2009 |
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History, 2010- |
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Leadership |
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Organisational change |
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Policy process |
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Political change |
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Political conditions |
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Prime Minister |
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Public administration -- Australia -- History |
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Public sector effectiveness |
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Public service management |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [299]-316) and index |
| Audience |
Tertiary/Undergraduate, General |
| Subject |
Australia. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet -- History.
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Public administration -- Australia -- History.
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| SUBJECT |
Australia -- Politics and government http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024
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Australia -- Politics and government. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85009597
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| Author |
Scott, Joanne, 1966-
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Stevens, Bron (Bronwyn)
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| ISBN |
1742375146 (hbk.) |
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9781742375144 (hbk.) |
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