Advertising guru calls for creative leadership in government Community & Social Chief Creative Officer at PwC Russel Howcroft has called for the Commonwealth government to establish a Creativity Commission. According to Howcroft — who recently spoke…
How do public servants deal with the outside world: is there any truth to the stories we tell ourselves? Thursday October 31, 2019 By Peter Debus Features As an innovative, real-time exercise, IPAA Queensland polled over 400 public purpose workers at their recent annual forum. In a live session choreographed by Ben…
Anti-corruption commissioners unite to demand public sector leaders take integrity more seriously Wednesday October 30, 2019 By Stephen Easton Australian Capital Territory Nine anti-corruption commissioners from across Australia all say public sector leaders must take the risk of corruption more seriously in a strongly-worded open letter, but…
Planned burns rather than expensive aircraft will lower the cost of bushfires Wednesday October 30, 2019 By Liza Gelt Australian Capital Territory The NSW Government committed $38 million to four large air tankers in preparation for one of the state’s most dangerous fire seasons. Available for service…
A watchdog’s work is never done: Qld CCC held 244 days of hearings in one big year Monday October 14, 2019 By Stephen Easton Career Advice It has been a big year for the commissioner charged with investigating crime and corruption in the Queensland public sector, Alan MacSporran, but that is…
Back to basics: auditor-general urges all agencies to review cybersecurity and fix common gaps Monday October 14, 2019 By Stephen Easton Communications & Technology Cybersecurity consultants hired by the Queensland Audit Office were able to break into computer systems to access confidential and sensitive information held by each of…
Way beyond robodebt: new $70m research centre to improve automated decision-making Monday October 14, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Researchers from eight Australian universities and 22 partner organisations from around the world will work to improve automated decision-making through a new centre of excellence…
Tropic of Shakespeare: what studying Macbeth in Queensland could teach us about place and shipwrecks Monday October 14, 2019 By Claire Hansen Culture What does the study of literature have to do with the environment? What is the connection between the literary and the real when it comes…
Politics of the unmentionables, part 3: Sex Friday September 27, 2019 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…
Public servants honoured with IPAA National Fellowships in 2019 Thursday September 26, 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…
Premium Insights and analysis What’s the most effective way to motivate staff? Performance pay schemes are trending again, but Allan Hawke saw distorted results Thursday September 26, 2019 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 Wednesday September 25, 2019 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 Wednesday September 25, 2019 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…
Bargaining bonus: Palaszczuk offers public servants an extra $1250 on top of capped pay rise Monday September 23, 2019 By Stephen Easton News The Queensland government has put a one-off $1250 bonus on the table in pay negotiations with public sector workers but is holding firm on its…
Safety first for Queensland Health’s new director-general: ‘My heart still beats for the bush’ Monday September 23, 2019 By Stephen Easton News Highly experienced physician and clinical safety expert Dr John Wakefield has been appointed as the director-general of Queensland Health, following the recent retirement of Michael…
