What’s new in the tank

GovCampNSW | Sydney, November 19

    GovCamp is an open, ‘unconference’ style discussion format and aims to simply provide a space to share ideas ranging from eGov, Gov 2.0 and opengov to innovation for public sector resilience.  GovCampNSW is an invitation to be part of an emerging conversation, that may inspire and shape new opportunities for innovation in government in Sydney, in NSW and beyond. It is an opportunity to talk with a mix of people – from inside … more

CPD at Aprecon

                CPD’s public service research team enjoyed participating in ‘People First’ – the 12th Regional Asia Pacific Aprecon public service conference, spruiking our research and publications.  We had interesting discussions with international delegates from the Asia Pacific region on how public service trends are effecting their communities. We were intrigued to hear that, despite the diversity of social contexts that delegates come from, they spoke of many of … more

CPD Needs a Research Assistant

We are looking for a Research Assistant to work on both our Public Service Research and Sustainable Economy research programs.   Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates who want to pursue a career in public policy research and development. The position is part time (4 days a week) Sydney based on a temporary contract of 10 months Roles & responsibilities: Conduct research and project management activities under supervision of a research director Generate, collect, manage, … more

 

Public Service (and CPD) in Australian Parliament 12 September

Dr LEIGH (Fraser) (21:12): I rise to speak in praise of public sector workers in the ACT and throughout Australia. It was my pleasure recently to attend a roundtable discussion hosted by Slater and Gordon Canberra and the Centre for Policy Development, the topic of which to be discussed was a new report by the CPD authored by Dr James Whelan. The report which is titled The state of the Australian Public Service: an alternative … more

Miriam Lyons | Brisbane Ideas Festival

Miriam Lyons presented at the Brisbane Ideas Festival on Friday 20th May. Her session, Carrots and sticks: Are we managing ourselves to death? looked at whether carrots are effective incentives for managing and motivating staff. The Brisbane Ideas Festival is an annual event that brings together a variety of guests to tackle new and old thinking points. Presented by Arts Queensland and the State Library of Queensland, the 2011 Festival focused on food futures, sustainability … more

 

John Menadue’s searing critique of rural health

CPD’s John Menadue was recently invited to speak at the 11th National Rural Health Conference, held in Perth in March 2011. One in three Australian live in rural and remote Australia but they are often overlooked by a public health sector that is geared towards servicing city dwellers and securing hospital resources. Critical areas such as rural health, Indigenous health and mental health are squeezed out of the equation. In his paper Beating the hospital obsession; the … more

John Menadue on re-distribution of doctors

How an auction might help fix medico maldistribution John Menadue, a key figure in establishing our system for universal health care, has had much to say about the direction of health policy in recent years. Now that health reform is back on the agenda, we’re pulling out some policy gems from the archive. In August 2008, John challenged the belief that we have a doctor shortage. He shares his ideas to address the problem of distribution … more