Australian Public Service historical trove unveiled at Old Parliament House

Harley Dennett
May 31 2021 - 12:00am
Peter Woolcott, Ben Morton and Daryl Karp launch a new exhibition celebrating the history of the Australian Public Service. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Peter Woolcott, Ben Morton and Daryl Karp launch a new exhibition celebrating the history of the Australian Public Service. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

How many Australians could identify what a departmental secretary of Prime Minister and Cabinet does without referencing a television satire?

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Harley Dennett

Harley Dennett

Public Service Editor

Former federal politics bureau chief for the Canberra Times, via a career that's taken me from rural Victoria to Washington DC. Telling the stories of my local LGBTI community brought me to political journalism, where I've covered eight budgets, four national elections in two countries, Defence, public service and international governance.

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