How Australia’s political leadership had slipped back into its pattern of appearing to fix things or ‘dilly dallying around’ is a mystery to the former top mandarin.
It was a day to discover, learn about and master the art of meaningful communication strategies. Great communication won’t make a poor policy good, but poor communication can guarantee that policy doesn’t deliver. Add to that, the third decade of the 21st century is bringing a perfect storm of issues that will make it harder […]
It was a day to discover, learn about and master the art of meaningful communication strategies. Great communication won’t make a poor policy good, but poor communication can guarantee that policy doesn’t deliver. Add to that, the third decade of the 21st century is bringing a perfect storm of issues that will make it harder […]
Shane Rattenbury shares his insights on climate change, energy policy, bipartisanship and tri-partisanship.
Working out which powers can be relinquished is the first step agencies can make towards Aboriginal self-determination, says Rueben Berg.
Even the flexible work advocates at VEOHRC worried about providing frontline services remotely during lockdown — and were surprised at how well it worked.
New research shows fewer staff are experiencing sexism while working remotely, as well as the most effective ways to win over fence-sitters on gender equality.
'The more women who come through, the easier it gets, the better it is, the more women have the ability to be themselves, to feel these gender prisons less', says the former PM.
Moonee Valley council's 'Mamma's Kitchen' is giving women from Somalia, Eritrea and Sudan the chance to use their cooking skills in paid work, and it's helping to build confidence and experience.
Australians trust government — and say they prioritise improving healthcare and addressing poverty — more than before the pandemic. Yet they are still worried, with many young people choosing financial stability over career development.
From the grandiose to the incremental, missions offer a powerful policy tool for getting things done. What makes them work?
Reputation can't be left to the comms team, argues Michelle Bryne, head of strategic communications at the Victorian Essential Services Commission. Remember that every interaction with stakeholders impacts their view, and rethink those hundred-page reports.
Homeless hotel programs have given many the security to make positive changes in their lives. Victoria hopes to make these changes permanent.
Some of the changes forced onto Victoria's prison system by the pandemic have led to better services that will endure into the future, says Corrections Victoria Acting Commissioner Larissa Strong. Advocates hope the experience will lead to deeper shifts.
You wouldn't roll out a vaccine without testing it first, and behavioural interventions should be no different. Professors Steve Reicher and David Halpern recently reflected on the pandemic's lessons for government.
