Waiting for TRIM and training, concerns as child protection files get lost in transit by David Donaldson | 2 comments 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 endangerment, but there have been achievements too.
Partner Content Driving citizen engagement through innovation: Inside the Commonwealth Bank’s Intrapreneur initiative by Patrick Stafford | 0 comments 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 tackle using business and tech smarts? The answers are refreshing and unexpected .
We’re determined to support those doing the right thing, says Eccles by David Donaldson | 0 comments Corruption investigations into Victoria's Education Department have put complacency to the sword, says the state's most senior public servant, Chris Eccles.
The effective executive: getting out to the coalface by David Donaldson | 0 comments 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 and restoring morale after an IBAC probe.
Gill Callister: look at education evidence, teacher funding works by David Donaldson | 0 comments 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 — supported by a clear evidence base.
Boys’ clubs: how blokey workplace cultures facilitate corruption by David Donaldson | 0 comments 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, they were punished.
‘Someone we liked’: public servants voice corruption shock by David Donaldson | 0 comments 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 superior to NSW after all. Departments act to tackle bad behaviour.
Bringing data into education policy with Evidence for Learning by David Donaldson | 1 comment 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 to rectify our current gaps of what works in Australian schooling.
Banker schools corruption ‘completely unacceptable’: Callister by David Donaldson | 0 comments The final report on IBAC's probe into the Education Department's "banker schools" has revealed lax controls and a toxic culture. Senior executives must model ethical behaviour from the top, says Gill Callister.
Victorian budget: win for Service Victoria, central agencies by David Donaldson | 0 comments The Victorian budget has dedicated $81 million to begin the implementation phase of Service Victoria, while central agencies win a boost to improve capacity. And new agencies have been funded.
Restoring the VPS reputation, step one: teach ethical leadership by Harley Dennett | 0 comments In the wake of the anti-corruption inquiry Operation Dunham, the Victorian Secretaries Board has set in motion a series of reforms and reviews with a deadline of the end of 2016. Here is their six-point plan.
The man behind the $1m Ultranet payment: ‘I saw it as my only option’ by David Donaldson | 0 comments The final day of IBAC's Ultranet inquiry heard former Education dep sec Darrell Fraser believed secretly channeling money to a contractor was his only option. Tapes reveal the former minister was told of the payment.
Gill Callister’s anti-corruption war plan to impact entire VPS by Harley Dennett | 0 comments An ambitious anti-corruption reform agenda been announced on the final day of high-profile corruption hearings into the Victorian Education Department. The Secretaries Board has flagged a whole-of-government rollout.
Fraser ‘broke every fucking rule’ for the best reason, IBAC hears by David Donaldson | 0 comments ULTRANET INQUIRY: Rules were broken "for the good of fucking education" according to the latest intercepted calls heard at IBAC. A former executive says then-secretary Richard Bolt "brought me undone" over share purchase.
IBAC rejects private hearing request: ‘a deterrent to others’ by David Donaldson | 0 comments ULTRANET INQUIRY: Public anti-corruption hearings have an important deterrent effect, IBAC's commissioner argued in rejecting an application by ex-executive Darrell Fraser to be examined in private.
