NSW showcases underrepresented voices ahead of council elections Community & Social The NSW government calls on people from a range of backgrounds to take part in the September council elections, to increase diversity in local government.
Adamson leaves DFAT on high note with focus on diverse workforce Thursday June 24, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Culture 'The complexity we face ... demands that we have our most dynamic, creative and talented people on the case,' Adamson said in her last few…
Premium Expert briefings How the best bosses interrupt bias on their teams Tuesday April 13, 2021 By Joan C. Williams and Sky Mihaylo Career Matters Research shows that bias-prevention programs rarely deliver. And some organisations don’t invest in them at all. So how can you, as an individual leader, make…
Why should women adapt to hierarchy? Tuesday March 30, 2021 By Naouma Kourti Career Matters Women are told to imitate men's hierarchical approach to leadership, yet have been managing without this since time immemorial.
Peak local government body celebrates increased diversity in Victorian councils Friday November 13, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social Victoria has hit a new milestone after the recent 2020 council elections saw women represent a total of 43.8% of all councillors in the state,…
WA government launches revised policy to break down language barriers in the public sector Wednesday November 11, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social The state government noted that more than 17% of Western Australians speak a language other than English. Of those, more than 14% do not speak…
Neurodiversity at work benefits everyone – why companies are hiring autistic people Monday September 28, 2020 By Carol A Adams Career Advice Neurodiverse people offer different perspectives and don’t succumb to the sort of groupthink or non-evidence based decision making that lands many companies in trouble.
IPAA Victoria names top 50 public sector women for 2020 Thursday September 17, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News Outstanding women working in the Victorian Public Sector have been celebrated at IPAA Victoria’s Top 50 Public Sector Women event. Full list of winners within.
Women have disrupted research on bird song, and their findings show how diversity can improve all fields of science Wednesday September 16, 2020 By Kevin Omland, Evangeline Rose and Karan Odom Career Advice Although ornithology is now a relatively gender-balanced field, more women need to be promoted into senior leadership positions so that they can lead key decisions…
Top spy agency values imagination and diversity, according to Rachel Noble Tuesday September 1, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Australian Signals Directorate head Rachel Noble says politicians have final say on bolstering spy powers, ASD cannot conduct mass surveillance on Australians, and it's 'rethinking'…
New APS style manual ‘fit for the digital age’ Friday July 31, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The Digital Transformation Agency on Thursday released the guide in Beta, with the hope that the public would provide feedback ahead of its official launch…
Premium Interviews Unsettling complacencies: EPA Chair Kate Auty wants public servants to resist retreating into their comfort zone Thursday July 23, 2020 By David Donaldson Australian Capital Territory It's not enough to keep having "the same old conversations", argues new Victorian EPA Chair Kate Auty. For her, improving diversity and community engagement has…
Premium Insights and analysis ‘It can be very patronising and very tokenistic’: how power sits at the centre of public engagement Thursday July 9, 2020 By David Donaldson Community & Social Public engagement is a great way to access expertise held by the community, but is often frustrating for participants — especially those from diverse communities.
SES to have 3% Indigenous employee representation by 2024 under new APS workforce strategy Friday July 3, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social The government has released a five-year workforce strategy to increase and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment across the Australian Public Service. Launched on…
Victorian public servants more stressed than healthcare workers, but face less than half the amount of violence at work Monday April 27, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social A summary of the responses to the People Matter Survey — the state government’s largest sector-wide workforce survey.
