Mental health issues impacting Victoria Police Editors' Picks Melbourne’s anti-lockdown protest in the CBD on August 21, described as the most violent in 20 years, injured up to 21 members of Victoria Police,
Would-be terrorists on parole leap to top of COAG agenda June 6, 2017 By Harley Dennett News Frustrated that state justice and law enforcement are not adequately dealing with the threat of would-be terrorists, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has pushed the issue
Qld moves ahead with stand-alone crime statistics agency, as cops accused of fudging the figures January 31, 2017 By Stephen Easton News Crime statistics fluctuate according to a range of factors but like a lot of public data on law enforcement, corrections and public safety, they are
Command leadership style can hurt subordinates' mental health May 31, 2016 By David Donaldson Career Advice The command and control leadership style has been linked to bullying complaints and psychological injury workers’ compensation claims and should be replaced with “people-focused” leadership,
Kate Jenkins: turning co-operation into impact for women April 14, 2016 By David Donaldson Features As a small girl, Kate Jenkins “thought the fight had been fought” for women’s rights. Jenkins, who will become Australian sex discrimination commissioner on Monday after
New jobs as Victoria doubles counter-terrorism funds November 25, 2015 By David Donaldson News Victoria’s Andrews government has announced an extra $49.4 million for counter-terrorism funding — almost doubling the state’s anti-terror capacity in one fell swoop. Victoria Police
Ken Lay appointed chair of Ambulance Victoria's new board September 30, 2015 By The Mandarin News Former Victoria Police chief commissioner Ken Lay has accepted a two-and-a-half-year appointment chairing the new board overseeing Ambulance Victoria. A statement released today from Minister for Ambulance
Victoria's charter losing its lustre for public servants September 21, 2015 By David Donaldson Career Advice Although Victorian government agencies have been largely successful in creating a culture of human rights, the state appears to have dropped the ball more recently, according
IBAC's good year for stopping bad public officials September 16, 2015 By David Donaldson News Victoria’s Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission has enjoyed a “significant” second year, with the state’s first public hearings into alleged serious corruption, the anti-corruption Commissioner Stephen O’Bryan
Tap into the power of peers in the public sector July 23, 2015 By The Mandarin Features For senior level government employees, one of the greatest sources of knowledge can be their fellow public servants. That was what Winnie Blackwell learnt when
Family violence, drugs on the agenda for Crime Statistics Agency June 3, 2015 By David Donaldson News Victoria’s Crime Statistics Agency will spend its inaugural two years focusing on family violence, sex offences, drug and alcohol use in crime and indigenous over-representation
Choosing chiefs: outsourcing big hires keeps the process clean February 4, 2015 By Stephen Easton News Former Victoria Police chief commissioner Ken Lay’s successor will be appointed following an international executive search process, much like the one that preceded his own
How Victoria is taking some responsibility for family violence January 28, 2015 By David Donaldson Editors' Picks Victoria’s new government is taking a proactive approach to family violence. But the successes of the past decade have shown just how difficult it is
Victoria's first crime victims' advocate 'will work with bureaucracy' October 6, 2014 By David Donaldson News Greg Davies Victoria’s new commissioner for victims of crime Greg Davies says he wants a constructive relationship with the public service