IPAA’s 2022 Spirit of Service Award winners Friday May 13, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Australian Capital Territory Foreign Affairs, Social Services, ATO, ABS, ASD, and the Royal Australian Mint named winners at IPAA (ACT)'s 2022 Spirit of Service Awards.
Victorian public servants celebrated for ‘extraordinary’ service during COVID-19 pandemic Monday May 2, 2022 By Melissa Coade Leadership Advice and Insights IPAA's 2022 Public Sector Women awards recognise leaders across Victoria’s government departments and agencies. List of winners here.
Premium Insights and analysis A senior VPS leader on cracking the work-life balance chestnut Thursday April 21, 2022 By Melissa Coade Career Advice In a demanding and high-pressure job in which your work is constantly being scrutinised, how do some of the best maintain their stamina?…
Premium Insights and analysis Why deregulation isn’t what you think it is – an expert explains Wednesday February 16, 2022 By Melissa Coade Career Matters Regulatory reform will not always mean the bare minimum of government intervention or a total absence of policy instead of order and systems.
Premium Columnists At last, the Australian Public Service at large has discovered what it really means to ‘pivot’ Thursday April 9, 2020 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks Designing straight-forward delivery mechanisms is one of the most difficult challenges in public policy. But, says Verona Burgess, senior public servants are feeling their way…
Gordon de Brouwer: Getting on with public sector reform Wednesday March 18, 2020 By Gordon de Brouwer Editors' Picks The Thodey Review proposed solutions to help address the profound challenges of making and implementing outcomes-based policy in an extremely complex world. Gordon de Brouwer…
Phil Gaetjens: understanding the Prime Minister’s reform agenda for the Australian Public Service Tuesday December 10, 2019 By Philip Gaetjens Features Phil Gaetjens' key messages for the Australian Public Service included flagging further consolidation of corporate functions; cross-portfolio taskforces to solve wicked problems; and increased data…
Premium Insights and analysis What to do when your minister’s policy range is less than what’s demanded of the role. Engage with them at every opportunity to build trust and create an echo chamber Monday August 26, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Features How can a public servant have a role in policy leadership while not overstepping the line? The nuance required couldn't be found in the guideposts…
Promoted Vic agencies put corruption prevention and integrity under the spotlight Wednesday August 23, 2017 By The Mandarin Engage.gov Local and international experts leading the fight against corruption in government will converge in Melbourne in October for a major cross agency event aimed squarely…
