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Three lines of defence to help with managing the risks in decision-making

Australian Capital Territory

Regulatory reviews of organisational failings inevitably focus on why risks were not effectively identified, measured, monitored or managed. The risks are the same for policy-makers.

Commonwealth tips millions into mental health for police and emergency workers

By The Mandarin

Australian Capital Territory

The Commonwealth has committed almost $5.8 million to mental health initiatives for traumatised police and emergency services personnel, over half of which comes from the…

Banning 'tiny vehicles' would deny us smarter ways to get around our cities

By Hussein Dia

Australian Capital Territory

The exploding popularity of e-scooters could reshape mobility in our cities. Regulators need to adapt their approaches to handle the innovation rather than ban it altogether.

Law Council: governments don't seem to care about Indigenous incarceration

By Stephen Easton

Australian Capital Territory

It appears the federal government doesn’t care about high rates of Indigenous incarceration, according to the Law Council of Australia, given it has failed to…

New way to text or email citizens: feds offer free trial to all levels of government

By Stephen Easton

Australian Capital Territory

The Digital Transformation Agency is inviting local, state, territory, and federal government agencies to try out a new system to send texts and emails to…

National health survey: obesity, chronic conditions rise

By David Donaldson

Australian Capital Territory

There are few bright spots in the Australian Bureau of Statistics' National Health Survey results.

The public service and caretaker government

By Geoff Gallop

Australian Capital Territory

Elections are periods of intense emotion and elevated temptation. The stakes are high and the political process is highly charged. The government will want to…

Governments ensure the public sector keeps pace with slow wage growth

By Stephen Easton

Australian Capital Territory

The slow wage growth that has become the norm across the economy is also evident in the public sector, with most governments choosing to put…

International Women's Day: Marise Payne says female leaders make the world more peaceful

By The Mandarin

Australian Capital Territory

For International Women’s Day, Senator Marise Payne spoke to a packed Great Hall at Parliament House this week on women in public sector leadership, drawing…

From #censusfail to survey by mail: what's so innovative about a national postal vote?

By Stephen Easton

Australian Capital Territory

A few people scratched their heads last year after hearing the Australian Bureau of Statistics won a public sector innovation award for running the same-sex…

Case study: mental health services still struggling in the NDIS era

By Stephen Easton

Australian Capital Territory

There is ongoing concern that certain mental health services are struggling to survive after their funding was shifted to the NDIS, despite being designed to…

Have your say: OECD group drafts commitments to public sector innovation

By Stephen Easton

Australian Capital Territory

An OECD body is working on a declaration that would see signatories commit to public sector innovation, and help cement a better common understanding of…

Murray-Darling Basin Authority digs in against royal commission, full response weeks away

By Stephen Easton

Australian Capital Territory

The MDBA’s five current members have resolved to rally around chief executive Phillip Glyde and continue denying the extremely serious findings of the SA royal…

Why does water administration require 'cloak and dagger' secrecy akin to ASIO?

By Harley Dennett

Australian Capital Territory

'The MDBA doth protest too much, methinks,' writes Commissioner Bret Walker in a rebuke that drew upon the works of George Orwell and William Shakespeare to…

Peter Woolcott on probation: APS managers must put new public servants to the test

By The Mandarin

Australian Capital Territory

Managers need to make the most of the probation period for new employees to reduce the chance of having to deal with unsuitable staff members…

Australian Capital Territory

Three lines of defence to help with managing the risks in decision-making

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Commonwealth tips millions into mental health for police and emergency workers

Banning 'tiny vehicles' would deny us smarter ways to get around our cities

Law Council: governments don't seem to care about Indigenous incarceration

New way to text or email citizens: feds offer free trial to all levels of government

National health survey: obesity, chronic conditions rise

The public service and caretaker government

Governments ensure the public sector keeps pace with slow wage growth

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International Women's Day: Marise Payne says female leaders make the world more peaceful

From #censusfail to survey by mail: what's so innovative about a national postal vote?

Case study: mental health services still struggling in the NDIS era

Have your say: OECD group drafts commitments to public sector innovation

Murray-Darling Basin Authority digs in against royal commission, full response weeks away

Why does water administration require 'cloak and dagger' secrecy akin to ASIO?

Peter Woolcott on probation: APS managers must put new public servants to the test