Top teachers recognised in Victoria and WA Wednesday July 24, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Education Frontline workers in the education sector have been acknowledged in two states this week. Read more
Callister cleared over claims of 'high stakes' attempt to influence employee evidence in 'Certain Children' case Thursday September 6, 2018 By Harley Dennett Education The Victorian Ombudsman has been unable to establish wrong-doing by the state's Education department secretary and recommended no further action be taken on claims she… Read more
Fired on the spot: compensation for corruption inquiry sacking Tuesday August 21, 2018 By David Donaldson Editors' Picks Fired after explosive testimony at an anti-corruption inquiry, a former public servant is now receiving compensation. Yet the department stands by its decision to sack… Read more
Ultranet: former VIC deputy secretary Darrell Fraser charged Tuesday May 22, 2018 By David Donaldson Education Former deputy secretary at the Victorian Department of Education Darrell Fraser has been charged over his role in the failed software project Ultranet. Read more
Ultranet corruption scandal prompts stronger procurement oversight Wednesday April 18, 2018 By David Donaldson News Victoria's Department of Education and Training has introduced stronger, more centralised controls over procurement, conflicts of interest and IT following IBAC's Ultranet corruption inquiry. Read more
Leaders play an outsize role in integrity Wednesday February 7, 2018 By David Donaldson Features Bad behaviour by leaders is copied more readily than good, "which makes our job harder, but also more important," says Education boss Gill Callister. Read more
Co-design, collaboration, engagement: don't just throw trendy words around Thursday December 7, 2017 By Stephen Easton Editors' Picks There's a lot of hope that more collaborative ways of developing public policy can vastly improve outcomes but these approaches are nothing without ministerial support. Read more
Waiting for TRIM and training, concerns as child protection files get lost in transit Wednesday March 15, 2017 By David Donaldson Features It's been a bumpy ride for Victorian departments as they upgrade and strengthen records management. A new report warns of risk of fraud and child… Read more
Driving citizen engagement through innovation: Inside the Commonwealth Bank’s Intrapreneur initiative Thursday February 23, 2017 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology Government faces plenty of challenges designing effective policies and services that deliver. So what happens when difficult problems get thrown to a big bank to… Read more
We're determined to support those doing the right thing, says Eccles Monday January 30, 2017 By David Donaldson News Corruption investigations into Victoria's Education Department have put complacency to the sword, says the state's most senior public servant, Chris Eccles. Read more
The effective executive: getting out to the coalface Friday November 18, 2016 By David Donaldson Education INTERVIEW: Executives can't rely on information being passed up the line, says Victoria's education secretary. Gill Callister discusses visiting frontline services, harnessing staff ideas… Read more
Gill Callister: look at education evidence, teacher funding works Tuesday November 15, 2016 By David Donaldson News Sniping over Gonski makes school outcomes vulnerable to snake oil ideology, argues Victoria's Education secretary. A new agenda for progress has emerged in Victoria —… Read more
Boys’ clubs: how blokey workplace cultures facilitate corruption Tuesday September 27, 2016 By David Donaldson Features Boys' clubs create the space for inappropriate relationships that can facilitate corruption and other integrity breaches, recent IBAC inquiries show. When women did speak up,… Read more
'Someone we liked': public servants voice corruption shock Friday September 23, 2016 By David Donaldson News What's it like to discover your colleagues may have been involved in corruption? Senior public servants speak about Victoria's "wake up call" proving it's not… Read more
Bringing data into education policy with Evidence for Learning Thursday May 26, 2016 By David Donaldson Features Researchers already know that some of the most popular schooling policies don't work, or have very little impact for high cost. Evidence for Learning hopes… Read more
