Enablement: how governments can achieve more by letting go Editors' Picks Key points: The traditional service delivery model is increasingly being challenged by an enablement mindset. Young people, in particular, are challenging old hierarchies, power structures
Why we ran a ‘design sprint’ on child sexual exploitation November 21, 2018 By Jack Collier Career Advice 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
The case for an evaluator-general: why we need it and how we should configure it November 21, 2018 By Nicholas Gruen Economy & Industry Last week, the federal ALP committed to implementing a Treasury-based evaluator-general if it gained office at the next election. The APS Review has also been
In defence of ASIC: there’s more to regulation than prosecution November 21, 2018 By Clinton Free, Dimity Kingsford Smith & Hannah Harris Economy & Industry An irony of the banking royal commission is that it may end up having its greatest impact on an entity that isn’t a bank. The
Incremental reform now, 'real cultural change' later: why the APS has two reform projects November 20, 2018 By Stephen Easton Career Advice While the Australian Public Service Review panel works on a list of public recommendations to flesh out its five-point “vision” for the high-performance bureaucracy of
Lessons from the hill: Steven Kennedy’s ‘secret list’ of questions to ask yourself during a briefing November 20, 2018 By Harley Dennett Career Advice Steven Kennedy Dr Steven Kennedy, one of Australia’s most senior public servants, has twice been seconded to the Prime Minister’s Office
10 social impact lessons I learnt as a not-for-profit leader November 20, 2018 By Kristy Muir Editors' Picks CEO Kristy Muir reflects on the key lessons she’s learnt as the Centre for Social Impact marks its 10th birthday. It is natural to reflect
The gender qualification gap: women ‘over-invest’ in workplace capabilities November 20, 2018 By Leonora Risse Career Advice It took a Nobel Prize before Canadian physicist Donna Strickland got promoted to a full professorship. As anecdotal evidence that women have to prove themselves even more than
Economic underpinnings of the 'four pillars' policy are crumbling November 19, 2018 By Pat McConnell Economy & Industry It will be worth watching the final round of hearings at the banking royal commission, which begin today. The chief executives of each of the big four
The Fifth Risk and what it means for Australia November 19, 2018 By Darryl Carlton Editors' Picks What is happening in the US public service right now makes an interesting laboratory study from which we could draw lessons for the Thodey Review.
Australia poised for global success in regenerative medicine November 16, 2018 By Dan Grant Editors' Picks Therapies which harness cells and tissues to enable the body to regenerate and heal itself sound like the stuff of science fiction. Far from it.
'Policy made on the run does not have a good track record', says the brain behind Grattan November 15, 2018 By David Donaldson Economy & Industry Governments aren’t doing the research needed to underpin rigorous policy development, worries Grattan Institute CEO John Daley. He spoke to The Mandarin about selling reform, what’s driving
Are you flexible enough for flexible work? November 15, 2018 By SmartCompany Career Advice The Fair Work Commission recently added a new rule about flexible work in Australia that tips the scales in favour of employees. In a nutshell, if
Australia needs to triple its social housing by 2036. This is the best way to do it November 15, 2018 By Julie Lawson, Hal Pawson, Laurence Troy & Ryan van den Nouwelant Community & Social A tenfold increase in building is needed to overcome the current social housing shortfall and cover projected growth in need. But it can be done,
