The prime minister's department is looking for outsiders to fill key roles.
It is ditching stilted public service selection criteria and asking for a one-page pitch explaining what applicants can achieve.
"If you need more, communicating with a time-constrained prime minister will come hard to you," departmental head Michael Thawley writes in The Australian.
"We must invite into our ranks colleagues from outside who have expertise and useful experience."
That means reaching out to the private sector, universities, think tanks, not-for-profits, state governments and other countries.
Likewise, public servants could gain a lot from working in the private sector, Mr Thawley said.
Those who have left to gain a first-hand understanding of how business works will be welcomed back.
"We may not want a revolving door, but we do want a door that revolves more readily."
Mr Thawley's department will no longer advertise jobs by hard-to-understand public service classifications but by the expertise and outcomes it wants.
"By the way, we would be interested to hear from philosophers, mathematicians, engineers or physicists with an interest in policy."
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