This submission offers recommendations in response to the Department of Social Service consultation investigating a stronger, more diverse and independent community sector.

The Integrity Outlook 2022/2023 provides an overview of the corruption risks and vulnerabilities identified between July 2020 and June 2023 from finalised investigations under the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner Act 2006 and related prosecutions. The integrity issues discussed in this report indicate the need for agencies to implement targeted prevention work in particular areas.

This framework sets a clear expectation that most roles and functions will be delivered by Australian Public Service (APS) employees, outlines limited circumstances in which external workforces could be appropriate, and ensures the APS maximises the benefit of any external arrangements.

Governments across the world make thousands of personnel management decisions, procure millions of goods and services, and execute billions of processes each day. This handbook presents frontier evidence and practitioner insights on how to leverage data to make governments work better.

In May 2023, PwC Australia commissioned Dr Ziggy Switkowski AO to conduct an independent review that would evaluate the strengths and shortcomings in PwC Australia’s governance, culture and accountability frameworks and practices. This report outlines the findings.