The Australian Public Service Commission (APSC) established a Centralised Code of Conduct Inquiry Taskforce (Taskforce) to support inquiries into potential breaches of the APS Code of Conduct (Code) by public servants involved in the design, delivery and monitoring of the Robodebt Scheme. Twelve current and former public servants and former Agency Heads have been found...

Culture plays a significantly protective role in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ individual, and community lives. This paper reflects on the history of advocacy for cultural safety in Australia, clarifies how cultural safety training and education differs from other types of cultural training, propose a revised set of nationally consistent quality standards for cultural...

The Parliamentary Workplace Standards and Integrity Bill 2024 aims to reform the way allegations of bullying and harassment against Members of the Victorian Parliament are handled. This Bill Brief outlines the context that led to the changes proposed by the Bill and provides an overview of key sections of the Bill. It also outlines some...

The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Employment, Education and Training inquiring into the rapid development and uptake of automated decision-making and machine learning techniques in the workplace. This submission takes a bigger picture perspective of technological change within organisations that rises above these current concerns.

This article provides findings from a qualitative study that interviewed Australian employers about their perceptions of hiring people with disability. To improve employment rates and experiences of people with disability, the findings support the prioritisation of policies that focus on breaking down barriers caused by people who make hiring decisions.