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Premium Interviews How leaders can make better decisions during times of moral hazard Wednesday March 9, 2022 By Melissa Coade Career Advice Ethicist Matt Beard explains how government administrators can make the best decisions in the worst of circumstances.
Department head considers former archivist’s claim he was led to ‘create misleading annual reports’ Wednesday February 2, 2022 By Jackson Graham News Mike Summerell felt pressured to remove from an annual report any content that could be perceived as negative towards Labor MP Mark Bailey.
Premium Insights and analysis Competent leadership demands integrity when it comes to public service Tuesday January 18, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal It's not a question of preferring to have politicians who have both integrity and are competent but settling for competence if integrity isn't there. …
Premium Interviews Government has a role to play when it comes to trust issues on the internet Monday December 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology We speak with a leading academic about the part public servants have to play in developing trust and integrity in how government uses data.
Premium Insights and analysis Public servants behaving badly Tuesday November 30, 2021 By Melissa Coade Editors' Picks In 2020-21, government agencies finalised investigations into 571 public servants suspected of having breached the APS code of conduct.
Premium Interviews The Australian government can still map its way out of the integrity wilderness Wednesday October 27, 2021 By Melissa Coade Culture Ensuring government integrity and accountability is as simple as understanding that the history of corruption has been the history of power.
Premium Interviews Public servants have agency too Monday August 9, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Sometimes the common perception of a public servant’s role can be confused as lacking power to exercise agency. It is a view a group of…
Why we need engineers who study ethics as much as maths Monday July 19, 2021 By S. Travis Waller, Kourosh Kayvani, Lucy Marshall and Robert F. Care AM Economy & Industry The decisions engineers make, if not fully thought through, can have unintended consequences – including building failures and climate change.
Geoffrey Nettle picked to deliver on Victoria’s management of police-informants inquiry Wednesday June 30, 2021 By Melissa Coade News Retired High Court of Australia judge Geoffrey Nettle QC will determine whether and what type of charges will be made against certain Victoria Police personnel.
How philosophical ethics can build public trust in government Thursday June 24, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins News Philosophical ethics is the practice of asking the question when making a decision, to ensure you make choices that reflect your values.
Premium Insights and analysis How ‘ethical allies’ elevate public service capability Thursday April 1, 2021 By Melissa Coade Career Advice The message for public servants working in high-pressure bureaucracies is that ethical decision-making improves agency — but some of your colleagues should be on board…
Is a workplace code of conduct pointless? Friday March 12, 2021 By Gwen Rose Career Matters A code of conduct alone does not guarantee that employees will behave ethically. We all bring our own values and beliefs to work with us.
Biden to strengthen ethics rules for public servants Wednesday January 20, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins News President-elect Joe Biden is set to introduce ethics rules that will ban incoming public servants from receiving compensation from their former employers for joining the…
Opinion: public servants will devise ways to work around the rules — often with no evil intent at all Tuesday September 1, 2020 By Adam Graycar Editors' Picks 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…
