80pc of voters back a federal ICAC: Centre for Policy Development Three quarters of voters say there is a need for democratic renewal in the form of a federal anti-corruption commission
Outsourcing ‘pendulum has swung too far’ The contracting out of the delivery of public services has failed, rather than improved, the capacity of the public service
Outsourcing creates ‘alibis’ for bad service The trend towards outsourcing has eroded public sector capability, leading to poor outcomes for some of Australia’s most vulnerable, argues
Grand alibis: how declining public sector capability affects services for the disadvantaged Grand Alibis is a major report from the Centre for Policy Development’s Effective Government Program
Death by a thousand cuts: how governments undermine their own productivity Death by a thousand cuts: how governments undermine their own productivity A new report by Centre for Policy Development
False economies, Part 2: Doing less with less Why some cuts hurt more than others In Doing less with less, CPD public service Research Director Christopher Stone contends that sometimes cutting can
False economies, Part 1: Decoding efficiency Translating the jargon on public sector efficiency Released April 2nd, Decoding efficiency translates the jargon and exposes errors that can actually lead
Whatever happened to the Big Society? Whatever happened to the Big Society? | CPD OP25 | C Elliott CPD Researcher Cameron Elliot has produced a progress
Public works need public sector skills – the lost lessons of the BER program Public works need public sector skills – the lost lessons of the BER program. Despite significant public attention over the
