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oapen-20.500.12657-336052021-11-09T09:25:27Z Steady Hands Needed Wilson, Trevor Cooke, Graham australia foreign affairs foreign relations trade Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia) United States bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JP Politics & government::JPH Political structure & processes::JPHL Political leaders & leadership In this monograph, five former secretaries of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) reflect on their experiences and the challenges of their times. A far cry from the pukka fantasies of ‘Yes Minister’, their recollections reveal the realpolitik of the policy front line where the secretary must stay ahead of emerging themes and issues in Australia’s international relations while simultaneously exercising governance oversight and providing leadership to a large, professional, diverse and dispersed organisation. From the Cold War to the War on Terror; from the floating of the dollar to GATT and the WTO; managing relations big and small, within our region and without; through relentless administrative reforms, technological change and changes of government; steering DFAT requires ‘steady hands’. This collection of public lectures presented in 2006 to the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) offers an invaluable resource for those with an interest in recent Australian history, foreign policy and public sector administration 2013-11-18 00:00:00 2020-04-01T14:51:56Z 2020-04-01T14:51:56Z 2008 book 459751 OCN: 271861665 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/33605 eng application/pdf n/a 459751.pdf http://epress.anu.edu.au/titles/australia-and-new-zealand-school-of-government-anzsog-2/steady_hands_citation ANU Press 10.26530/OAPEN_459751 10.26530/OAPEN_459751 ddc8cc3f-dd57-40ef-b8d5-06f839686b71 95 Canberra open access
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In this monograph, five former secretaries of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) reflect on their experiences and the challenges of their times. A far cry from the pukka fantasies of ‘Yes Minister’, their recollections reveal the realpolitik of the policy front line where the secretary must stay ahead of emerging themes and issues in Australia’s international relations while simultaneously exercising governance oversight and providing leadership to a large, professional, diverse and dispersed organisation. From the Cold War to the War on Terror; from the floating of the dollar to GATT and the WTO; managing relations big and small, within our region and without; through relentless administrative reforms, technological change and changes of government; steering DFAT requires ‘steady hands’. This collection of public lectures presented in 2006 to the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) offers an invaluable resource for those with an interest in recent Australian history, foreign policy and public sector administration
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