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A political history of Australian health policy, part 5: Medicare as an Australian value, 1987-2025
6+ hour, 34+ min ago (136+ words) Health & Aged Care By the late 1980s, Medicare had survived its most vulnerable years. Dr Ian Fitzgerald is a Canberra-based professor of practice at the QUT Graduate School of Business, which offers postgraduate public sector, business, graduate and professional programs. Part…...
Antisemitism royal commission calls out disjointed national gun registry and buyback
20+ hour, 52+ min ago (94+ words) Part Time " Ongoing Join IPAA ACT for our next Secretary Series with Jaala Hinchcliffe, Secretary of the Department of Parliamentary Services. This immersive in-person course will teach you how to navigate the fast-evolving net zero landscape, align strategy with regulation,…...
Whitepaper: The evaluation imperative - Measuring what matters in AI
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (290+ words) Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools are being rapidly adopted, but many organisations still struggle to answer a basic question: Is it working? Without credible evaluation, AI rollouts risk becoming a mix of hype, ad'hoc pilots and adoption metrics that say little…...
A political history of Australian health policy, part 1: Foundations of a national health policy, 1913-1929
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (145+ words) Health & Aged Care During this formative period, population wellbeing was increasingly framed not merely as a humanitarian issue but also as an economic and strategic one. Dr Ian Fitzgerald is a Canberra-based professor of practice at the QUT Graduate School…...
Webinar: Government 3. 0 - Smarter systems, sharper minds
2+ week, 1+ day ago (195+ words) How AI can transform public services without hollowing out human judgment Governments everywhere are rushing to use AI " clearing backlogs, digitising services, and chasing productivity gains. But what if speed is the wrong metric? What if the tools we're adopting…...
The cognitive balance sheet: Auditing the national intelligence reserve
3+ week, 2+ day ago (141+ words) Leaders across both the public and private sectors are facing significant pressure to adopt artificial intelligence across their organisations. Victor Dominello is CEO of the Future Government Institute, chair of the Services Australia Advisory Board, and former NSW minister for…...
2026 Bii G Conference
1+ mon, 23+ hour ago (295+ words) Thu 4 to Fri 5 Jun, 2026 Grey St, South Brisbane QLD 4101 Queensland's flagship public sector event returns for its 22nd year in June. The 2026 Bii G Conference, Co-Create, Innovate, Collaborate: Bringing people, purpose and partnerships together for better public outcomes, will be a…...
Government consultations must be more accountable, experts say
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (238+ words) Get full access to essential reading for Australia's public service for 25% off your first year. The Centre for Public Integrity has made the case for more robust changes to how the government consults with the public and to promote genuine…...
e Book: Transforming the APS staff experience
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (270+ words) Get full access to essential reading for Australia's public service for 25% off your first year. Congratulations! Your registration was successful and we have logged you in. Welcome to The Mandarin. While working the public sector's interconnected, data-driven, and time-critical environments,…...
Report: Accelerating innovation in a shifting landscape
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (194+ words) Congratulations! Your registration was successful and we have logged you in. Welcome to The Mandarin. The pressure to deliver on innovative promises, such as improved operational efficiency, faster time to value and higher productivity at lower costs, continues to increase…...