Public works need public sector skills – CPD Fellow interviewed by Jill Emberson Tim Roxburgh dispels the myths surrounding the purported failures of the Government’s ‘Building the Education Revolution’, designed to stimulate the economy while delivering… more
Public service in the news
Verona Burgess | Australian Financial Review, 7 September
State governments did better Verona Burgess has presaged an upcoming paper by CPD fellow Tim Roxburgh which analyses lessons which should have been learnt from the Building the Education Revolution program. In his paper, Tim… more
Markus Mannheim | The Age, 4 September 2012
Public Sector Informant: How big is our government? Markus Mannheim analysed comments in The Australian last week by the head of the Business Council of Australia, Tony Shepherd, with reference to findings from an earlier CPD report… more
James Whelan | Crikey, 3 July 2012
Big Society: Abbott takes his lead from the Brits Dr James Whelan, Research Director for CPD’s Public Service program, asked interviewees from his recent report, Big Society and Australia to provide short comments in response… more
What did 15,000 public servants ever do for us, right? Wrong | SMH Opinion, 14 June 2012
CPD Research Director Dr James Whelan penned an opinion piece at the invitation of Sydney Morning Herald opinion editor Joel Gibson. The piece considers our research report on Big Society and Australia, in light of… more
U.K. Government Online | From Big Society to good society
U.K. Government Online has added a link to the ABC’s Religion and Ethics article, “From Big Society to good society: Are there lessons for Australia?“, which discusses the Centre for Policy Development’s new report, “Big Society and Australia“. The… more
Christopher Stone | Thinking ahead: a budget for more than this year, ABC The Drum
In his article on ABC’s The Drum, CPD researcher Chris Stone suggests a different way of thinking about the budget, and makes important predictions about budget night media and political commentary which he claims is driving… more
The Social Innovator Dialogues | February Festival 2012
Taking place in February across various cities in Australia, The Social Innovator Dialogues brings internationally renowned leaders in social innovation together with local changemakers, with a view to fostering a dialogue about social innovation in… more
PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE NEWS | Can transnational corporations deliver public goods to citizens?
Scandalous cost of justice: £861 a night to lock up young crime suspects… £650 to stay at the Ritz > Locking up young crime suspects for a night costs more… more