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The Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA) is the nationwide professional association for those involved in public administration.  It has divisions in all states and territories and a national support office.

Latest news
2012 Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence Attend an Information session for the 2012 PM's Awards for Excellence in Public Sector Management in Canberra on 22 May 2012 - or watch the event online via www.act.ipaa.org.au  Melbourne set to host largest gathering of public administrators ever held in Australia More than 1,000 people from Australia and overseas will come together in Melbourne in September for the IPAA 2012 International Congress  Congress brochure now available 10+ big thinkers, 50 congress sessions, 8 site visits and more. Discover the seven reasons why the IPAA 2012 Congress should be part of your professional development activities in 2012  APS census to take pulse of the Service The first ever census of Australian Public Service (APS) employees has been launched by the Australian Public Service Commission as part of its State of the Service (SOTS) reporting program  Public Service News For the latest news on what's happening in public administration at Commonwealth, State and Territory levels click on the link here:  Policy Paper of the Week Critiquing government regional development policies - A Grattan Policy Paper  Know a great policy paper that's worth sharing? Send it to IPAA!  Events