Faces of change: Why simply diversifying parliament won’t shift its toxic culture Editors' Picks The newly elected independents face a steep learning curve with the added pressure of having no one to show them the ropes.
Colleagues can help in domestic violence situations Thursday June 2, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Culture investigative journalist Jess Hill has emphasised the role workplaces can play in protecting colleagues who are suffering domestic violence. …
Safe public service workplaces: the starting point for change Thursday May 26, 2022 By Tom Ravlic 2022 Recruitment Special Report In February 2022, the speaker of the House of Representatives and the president of the Senate fulfilled a key recommendation of a report that exposed…
The public sector must make the right digital choices to attract top talent Thursday May 26, 2022 By Stuart Ridley 2022 Recruitment Special Report ‘Great place to work’ lists are regularly peppered with well-established organisations, though they now feature more technology companies than representatives from any other sector. This…
Cultivating an anti-corruption culture in the public service takes time and effort Friday March 25, 2022 By Melissa Coade Career Advice Two public sector leaders have shared their strategies on improving integrity culture within an organisation both to expose and prevent corruption.
PwC hired to review Victorian council culture Friday August 27, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins News The Victorian government has commissioned a review that aims to make local government a safer space for women.
Do you answer emails outside work hours? Do you send them? New research shows how dangerous this can be Wednesday July 14, 2021 By Amy Zadow Career Advice The creep of digital communications into our entire lives is not as harmless as we think.
Public servant slams ‘hostile’ workplace culture at SA government agency Thursday June 17, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Culture Planning and Land Use Services team leader Deniz Kilic sent the email, to call out ‘concerning workplace culture’ within Planning and Development.
Premium Columnists Coaching success and building an effective workplace culture Tuesday May 25, 2021 By Sangeeta Pilger Editors' Picks Collaborating, designing and implementing a positive workplace culture is achievable. Here is the structure and steps that contributed to a success story.
Promoted What if organisations are not working anymore? Thursday May 6, 2021 By Dr. David Schmidtchen Sponsored In the first quarter of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented shock that tested organisational design across the public and private sector. Remote working…
Premium Columnists Workplace culture – your organisation’s superpower, or its kryptonite? Thursday April 29, 2021 By Carla Ewin Editors' Picks Why is culture so often the last thing an organisation prioritise – why do we wait until something goes wrong before we understand its power?…
Reports of coalition staffers performing sex acts at Parliament House ‘absolutely shameful’, Morrison says Tuesday March 23, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Culture The report alleged that government staffers had brought sex workers into Parliament House for coalition MPs. They had also taken explicit photos of themselves inside…
Premium Columnists Christian Porter has a specific value to the prime minister. And it’s not that he’s the nation’s first law officer Friday March 12, 2021 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks It seems astonishing that Scott Morrison’s enthusiasm for ordering inquiries came to such a screaming halt with the allegations of rape 33 years ago against…
‘An innocent man’. Prime Minister defends Christian Porter Wednesday March 10, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal 'He's a fine attorney-general and a fine minister for industrial relations, and he is an innocent man under our law,' Morrison said.
‘Don’t rock the boat’: Julie Bishop shines light on culture at Parliament House Tuesday March 9, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Culture Former foreign minister Julie Bishop has called for structural changes to occur at Parliament House to change the culture that prevents staff from speaking up…