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Opinion: public servants will devise ways to work around the rules — often with no evil intent at all

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To work on the assumption that all are potential criminals is counterproductive and will hit morale at a time when we want innovation and new…

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Question your assumptions and don’t presume your opponents are stupid: zoo chief Jenny Gray on ethical leadership

By David Donaldson

Features

Testing the logic behind your arguments can only strengthen them, argues the head of Zoos Victoria.

What ought one do? COVID-19 a quandary of ethical decision-making

By Kristy Muir

Community & Social

We’re not always going to get our choices right, but when we find ourselves asking, “What ought one do?”, we can apply this framework to…

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Building an ethical career: A three-stage approach to navigating moral challenges at work

By Maryam Kouchaki & Isaac H. Smith

Careers

Most of us think of ourselves as good people. We set out to be ethical, and we hope that in pivotal moments we will rise…

Teens capable of dealing with ethical challenges online when equipped with the right skills, program finds

By Shannon Jenkins

Communications & Technology

A panel of experts discussed how young people can be supported with navigating ethical challenges online at an event hosted by the Behavioural Insights Team in…

Why we need strong ethical standards for ministers – and better ways of enforcing them

By Howard Whitton

Features

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has asked the head of his department to investigate whether Bridget McKenzie violated ministerial standards when she dispensed sports grants to…

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How to tell the difference between persuasion and manipulation (hint: intention is everything)

By Robert Noggle

Culture

Calling someone manipulative is a criticism of that person’s character. Saying that you have been manipulated is a complaint about having been treated badly. Manipulation…

Why the US military usually punishes misconduct but police often close ranks

By Dwight Stirling

Defence

When I was the chief of military justice for the California National Guard, I tried dozens of courts-martials. I could usually get soldiers to level…

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Miriam Vogel delivered implicit bias training for Obama. Now she guides AI developers: ‘Many more lives are impacted by the bias of that black box’

By David Donaldson

Communications & Technology

Miriam Vogel developed and led implicit bias training for federal law enforcement while at the United States Department of Justice. Tackling defensiveness is an important…

Former digital government boss criticises new ethical AI guidelines

By Shannon Jenkins

Communications & Technology

The Department of Industry, Innovation and Science has released a set of “aspirational” and entirely voluntary ethics principles for Australian businesses that use artificial intelligence.

The ethics of the 4 day work week. It’s not just about the hours

By Nicholas Smith

Culture

Reducing working hours will only promote those ends if accompanied by deeper social and cultural changes. Much family life, for example, involves doing things that…

It seems one can question the algorithms: NZ drafts charter for data ethics in the public sector

By Stephen Easton

Communications & Technology

New Zealand's government has published a draft "algorithm charter for government agencies" that promises citizens fairness, transparency and accountability around how the government uses data…

Public servants talk right to information at leaders’ symposium

By Shannon Jenkins

Communications & Technology

Public sector leaders have joined up in Sydney this week to discuss issues surrounding digital government, including ethics, the definition of public interest, and accountability.

When we code the rules on which our society runs, we can create better results and new opportunities for the public and regulators, and companies looking to make compliance easier

By Tim de Sousa & Pia Andrews

Communications & Technology

Teams all over the world, including in Australia, are already experimenting with coding prescriptive rules in legislation, regulation and policy. Beyond just ‘regtech’, the approach…

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Learn to live with uncertainty, and other tips on public sector governance and leadership. Sometimes you have to push back and take a stand for due process, but it’s getting harder

By Stephen Easton

Features

Governments don’t govern alone. The shared responsibilities of public sector governance fall broadly into two categories – performance and conformance – and a lot of…

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Opinion: public servants will devise ways to work around the rules — often with no evil intent at all

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Question your assumptions and don’t presume your opponents are stupid: zoo chief Jenny Gray on ethical leadership

What ought one do? COVID-19 a quandary of ethical decision-making

Building an ethical career: A three-stage approach to navigating moral challenges at work

Teens capable of dealing with ethical challenges online when equipped with the right skills, program finds

Why we need strong ethical standards for ministers – and better ways of enforcing them

How to tell the difference between persuasion and manipulation (hint: intention is everything)

Why the US military usually punishes misconduct but police often close ranks

Miriam Vogel delivered implicit bias training for Obama. Now she guides AI developers: ‘Many more lives are impacted by the bias of that black box’

Former digital government boss criticises new ethical AI guidelines

The ethics of the 4 day work week. It’s not just about the hours

It seems one can question the algorithms: NZ drafts charter for data ethics in the public sector

Public servants talk right to information at leaders’ symposium

When we code the rules on which our society runs, we can create better results and new opportunities for the public and regulators, and companies looking to make compliance easier

Learn to live with uncertainty, and other tips on public sector governance and leadership. Sometimes you have to push back and take a stand for due process, but it’s getting harder