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NT policeman receives ANZSOG Indigenous Churchill Fellowship

Community & Social

Senior Constable Alphonsus Shields has been named as ANZSOG’s inaugural Indigenous Churchill Fellowship recipient. Shields is a General Duties Policeman in the Northern Territory Police’s…

‘We’re not better. We’re different’: moving towards treaty

By Shannon Jenkins

Community & Social

An Indigenous leader has called on the public service to change the way it approaches Indigenous affairs. Professor Mick Dodson, the first-ever Northern Territory Treaty…

Politics of the unmentionables, part 3: Sex

By Scott Hamilton & Stuart Kells

Australian Capital Territory

Despite its long and storied history, sex work is still poorly regulated and highly stigmatized. In many places it is illegal, and sex workers have…

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Garran Oration 2019: Mick Dodson has seen the public service struggle with change and Indigenous decision-making, but there’s no need to be afraid

By Mick Dodson

Culture

Professor Mick Dodson, the first-ever Northern Territory Treaty Commissioner, delivered the Garran Oration at the IPAA National Conference, held in Darwin on 26 September 2019.

Public servants honoured with IPAA National Fellowships in 2019

By The Mandarin

Australian Capital Territory

Ten new additions to the ranks of Institute of Public Administration Australia National Fellows were announced in Darwin last night. Professor Peter Shergold, who concludes…

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What’s the most effective way to motivate staff? Performance pay schemes are trending again, but Allan Hawke saw distorted results

By Allan Hawke

Australian Capital Territory

Allan Hawke is aware of the argument that performance pay is supposed to work in organisations where rewards constitute a significant part of total remuneration,…

Confronting the challenge of collaboration in a world obsessed with being in opposition

By Paul Porteous

Australian Capital Territory

Rather than processes, it may be the clashing of values that has reduced our tolerance for engaging alternative perspectives. Social capital, the once-lauded holy grail…

Politicians who become lobbyists can be bad for Australians’ health

By Peter Miller; Gary Sacks; Narelle Robertson

Australian Capital Territory

Most of us would hope the policies governments introduce are based on the best available evidence. However, a study published today suggests former politicians, staffers…

Leading reform from the classroom, one innovation at a time

By Leslie Loble

Australian Capital Territory

The world is changing fast, and business-as-usual will not prepare us for all that lies ahead. By embedding agile innovation processes into our work, the…

Where are the women? A gender analysis of the APS Review

By Linda Colley & Sue Williamson

Australian Capital Territory

The biggest review of the Australian Public Service (APS) in 40 years is likely to herald significant changes, particularly for APS employees. As the APS…

Australia’s political lobbying regime is broken and needs urgent reform

By George Rennie

Australian Capital Territory

Recent jobs taken by former senior ministers Julie Bishop and Christopher Pyne have brought on ire of the Australian Senate, which is now concluding an…

Older Windows systems must be patched to avert another computer worm outbreak: ACSC

By Stephen Easton

Australian Capital Territory

The Australian Cyber Security Centre warns it is way past patching time for all users of Windows 7, Vista or XP, as well as Windows…

NT Chief Minister denies pay freeze is fuelling high executive turnover

By Stephen Easton

News

The Northern Territory government is confident its executive pay freeze will not lead to significant turnover in the upper ranks of the public sector, mainly…

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We have a collective responsibility to build environments in which children thrive. Here are five ways to work differently with families to help keep kids safe

By Annette Michaux

Australian Capital Territory

Annette Michaux and Nat Kendall-Taylor outline the five major strategies for moving forward on child protection that resulted from a major national research project involving…

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Without a holistic architecture of service delivery, citizens miss out on coordinated and suitable responses to their particular welfare needs

By Verona Burgess

Australian Capital Territory

Amid the ongoing search for the holy grail of “local” service-delivery design, one of the very few certainties is the APS is nowhere near ready to…

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NT policeman receives ANZSOG Indigenous Churchill Fellowship

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‘We’re not better. We’re different’: moving towards treaty

Politics of the unmentionables, part 3: Sex

Garran Oration 2019: Mick Dodson has seen the public service struggle with change and Indigenous decision-making, but there’s no need to be afraid

Public servants honoured with IPAA National Fellowships in 2019

What’s the most effective way to motivate staff? Performance pay schemes are trending again, but Allan Hawke saw distorted results

Confronting the challenge of collaboration in a world obsessed with being in opposition

Politicians who become lobbyists can be bad for Australians’ health

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Leading reform from the classroom, one innovation at a time

Where are the women? A gender analysis of the APS Review

Australia’s political lobbying regime is broken and needs urgent reform

Older Windows systems must be patched to avert another computer worm outbreak: ACSC

NT Chief Minister denies pay freeze is fuelling high executive turnover

We have a collective responsibility to build environments in which children thrive. Here are five ways to work differently with families to help keep kids safe

Without a holistic architecture of service delivery, citizens miss out on coordinated and suitable responses to their particular welfare needs