Daniel Andrew’s new ministry list for his government’s second term
Re-elected Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has kept his promise that 50% of his cabinet will be women. To do so, he’s broken up the super… Read More
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Public service charity cycle team cracks $288k in donations to Canberra disability service
Last Friday, a group of Canberra public servants pulled on their lycra and set off on bikes to Charlotte’s Pass, deep in the Snowy Mountains,… Read More
The passion for making a difference is our greatest asset ‒ and we must preserve that
APS review panel member and Coca-Cola Amatil Australia chief Alison Watkins reveals her observations of the public service and dwells on the role of business in contributing to the reform debate. Read More
APS diversity and gender equality contributions honoured at 2018 awards
The second annual Australian Public Service Diversity and Gender Equality Awards were presented yesterday morning, highlighting how all levels of the public service can contribute, not just organisation leaders. Read More
Making the most of minimal money: ANAO puts the spotlight on measuring efficiency
Federal agencies put a lot of effort into measuring effectiveness but "rarely develop indicators of efficiency" these days. Read More
10th anniversary of the Global Financial Crisis ‒ and prevention against the next one
We won’t necessarily know beforehand where or when the next crisis will start. But if trouble arises, Australia’s experience demonstrates the old toolkit of responses still works. Read More
CPA Australia is offering full program scholarships
Five 100% scholarships are available - and will help managers and financial officers to further contribute to the management and accountability of charitable not-for-profit organisations. Read More
If you build it, will they come? Solving the participation problem for parenting support
Parenting support programs can reduce the impact of socio-economic disadvantage on children, but only if parents participate, and often there is no funding for encouraging them. Dr Naomi Hackworth presents new research on how and why that must change. Read More
Preparing for public safety mobile broadband
Safety and emergency services across Australia are being invited to join an ambitious trial of a high bandwidth, mobile network that will underpin a whole suite of high-tech, digitally-enabled, services for police, ambulance and fire first responders. Read More
Why we ran a ‘design sprint’ on child sexual exploitation
Design sprints are a methodology pioneered by Google to tackle difficult ‘digital’ problems. The main idea is to bring people together from different disciplines and intensively facilitate them through a process to draw out new and innovative ideas. Read More
The Office of Innovation and Science Australia is looking for a new COO
We are looking for a highly motivated candidate with a passion for innovation, science and research, and experience working at senior levels in a complex stakeholder environment. Read More
Australia poised for global success in regenerative medicine
Australia has all the elements needed to be a global leader in regenerative medicine, translating our research into valuable in-demand products and boosting economic growth, argues Dr Dan Grant. Read More
What is a consultant, and what is the key to great consulting?
Just because someone is an expert doesn’t automatically qualify them to be a consultant. Great consulting should be trusted, transformative and transferable, writes Deloitte's Robert Hillard. Read More
Using technology to alleviate pressure on our healthcare system
As we rely more on technology in healthcare, it’s vital that we maintain security and resilience at the heart of everything that develops in a digital sense. Read More
2019: Another year, another piece of content?
How can government agencies measure the effectiveness of their content strategy, and how to fix it for 2019? Read More