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Governor-General celebrates IPAA Anniversary with those “who helped shape Australia”
On a balmy Canberra evening, His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Rtd), Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, and Her Excellency Mrs Linda Hurley, were greeted at the steps of Old Parliament House before joining an assembly of distinguished Australians to celebrate IPAA’s 40th Anniversary as an independent national organisation.
Reflecting on ‘The Ethics of Public Office’
As the Australian Government edges closer to releasing a bill for the establishment of a Commonwealth Integrity Commission, it seems timely to look back at what a former Governor-General — the Hon. Sir John Kerr KCMG KStJ QC — had to say on ‘The Ethics of Public Office’ in his 1974 Garran Oration.
Academics ask: Is gender really on anyone’s agenda?
The December 2019 issue of The Australian Journal of Public Administration published a ‘controversy’ by two academics who examined submissions made to the Independent Review of the Australian Public Service to assess whether, and how, organisations had considered gender equality.
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IPAA to commemorate 40 years of service to members
The Institute of Public Administration Australia has quietly reached a historic milestone — its 40th Anniversary as an independent national organisation — which will be celebrated at a function on 18 February 2020 at the Museum of Australian Democracy, Old Parliament House.
Winners of the 2019 PM’s Awards for Excellence in Public Sector Management
The 2019 Prime Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Sector Management were announced by the Hon Ben Morton MP, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister and Cabinet, at a ceremony held on Wednesday evening at Parliament House in Canberra.
Alexander Lau: some lessons from Singapore in building public service innovation
Mr Alexander Lau delivered an inspiring keynote address at the 2019 IPAA National Conference held in Darwin last month. Mr Lau — the Principal Design Lead with the Singapore Government’s Innovation Lab — unpacked some recent successes to innovating service delivery in the Singapore Public Service, and highlighted some of the unexpected lessons they learned from stress testing low cost prototypes before scaling up.
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Secretary Series | Rosemary Huxtable PSM
An address by the Secretary of the Department of Finance
28 February 2020
9.00 am – 10.30 am
National Portrait Gallery
Parkes, Canberra
International Women's Day Celebration
International Women's Day Gala Dinner 2020
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Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Workplace Mental Health and Developing Resilient Teams
Analysing Financial Reports
10 March 2020
9.00 am – 5.00 pm
Cliftons Training Rooms
Level 13, 60 Margaret St
Sydney
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