Purpose – Australia has been a leader in public sector performance management for around three decades yet there have been persistent weaknesses in the quality and use of performance information since the system was established. This paper seeks to identify and explain the key factors...

Australia is one of the Anglophone countries that readily adapted to a public management approach. Reforms since the 1980s have shown remarkable breadth, longevity and significance. The reforms acknowledge failure of existing approaches and the need to address management deficiencies, fiscal...