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The Briefing

The Briefing: Unpacking the first empirical study of the Productivity Commission’s production and communication of evidence

By Chris Woods

Career Advice

In the first ever empirical study of the Productivity Commission's production and communication of evidence, the UNSW’s Centre for Social Impact has identified practices undertaken…

First empirical study of Productivity Commission’s production and communication of evidence blurs apolitical and political status

By Chris Woods

Career Advice

One of many qualifiers is the hypothetical that, if no policy entrepreneurs' recommendations were accepted, then the PC would not be succeeding in its role…

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Upscaling the healthcare sector, real-time: Australian disability researchers call for a coronavirus response package

By Chris Woods

Editors' Picks

The Centre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health has five relatively straightforward recommendations for equipping the healthcare system to rapidly scale up the healthcare…

Independent information sharing plays essential market stewardship functions within the NDIS, says Centre for Social Impact

By Shannon Jenkins

Federal

The latest report from the Centre for Social Impact looked at the distinct role information provision plays in the NDIS market and makes service-enhancement suggestions.

NDIA, NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission respond to 2020 provider survey

By Chris Woods

Community & Social

Last month, the Centre for Social Impact released the 2020 annual market survey of NDIS providers. The Mandarin has sourced official responses from the two…

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Trends and research

Gemma Carey on two outstanding market actions the NDIA could take on NDIS pricing and sustainability

By Chris Woods

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Yesterday, the Centre for Social Impact released the latest annual market survey of NDIS providers. Despite some improvements in pricing, the report found consistently high…

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What the latest NDIS provider survey says about pricing, sustainability and collaboration

By Chris Woods

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The latest, and only existing, data collection vehicle of registered NDIS providers has been released today, and found that, despite some improvements around pricing, an…

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Magic concepts in policymaking — beware the appeal of ‘fix all’ ideas, and spend time on the details

By David Donaldson

Features

Falling back on 'innovation' or restructuring as a solution to deep problems can obscure the work needed to fix the problem. Here's how to know…

Can flexible work hurt your health?

By David Donaldson

Career Advice

It allows many public servants to juggle family or study commitments while working, but is there a downside to flexible work?…

How is the NDIS impacting collaboration?

By Gemma Carey & Daniel Reeders

Features

The NDIS is impacting the way organisations work with each other. What does it mean for clients? A new study will consider the impact of…

New PM&C staff struggled with conflict of interest after policy mergers

By David Donaldson

Community & Social

The PM's department can walk and chew gum, but conflicting new roles put merged staff in the position of either critiquing their own work or…

'Boundary spanners' key to breaking organisational silos

By David Donaldson

Features

If silos are a fact of life, governments can focus on developing people who can work across them and link up different teams. New research…

Adaptive government? Easier said than done, Peter Shergold told

By Stephen Easton

Features

Peter Shergold is backing his blueprint for "adaptive government". But he's being warned it needs structural change and real resources. And the botched home insulation…

NDIS case-study: 'build learning and adaptation into structure'

By David Donaldson

Features

To avoid the NDIS becoming compliance-driven and ineffective, the capacity for adaptation must be built in from the start, says Dr Gemma Carey. Previous implementation…