Work with Purpose: A podcast about the Australian Public Service.
141 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingThe Australian Public Service (APS) plays a critical role in delivering the Australian Government’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and priorities for the future. Every fortnight on ‘Work with Purpose’, we will talk to key individuals from inside the APS, giving listeners a unique perspective on how the APS works and how it serves the Australian community.
Work with Purpose is produced in a partnership between contentgroup and IPAA ACT, with the support of the APS Commission.
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EP#25 Australia’s bright future – with Telstra CEO Andy Penn
October 05, 2020 23:29 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MBThe ways we work have changed drastically this year, yet according to Telstra CEO Andy Penn, it’s only just getting started. Strap yourselves in. Things are about to get interesting. Australians have adopted digital technologies at an unprecedented pace during COVID-19 which has delivered benefits including mitigating skills shortages, improved work-life balance and increased workforce satisfaction. Much of this change relies on the reliability of the telecommunications network run by An...
EP#24: Last Drinks with Drew Baker, Caroline Walsh, Carmel McGregor
October 05, 2020 23:28 - 34 minutes - 32 MBFrom the first floor of a Belconnen Tavern to the shadows of Parliament House. Drew Baker’s transformative term as a leader of the ACT Branch of the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA), is one of energy, strategy and opportunism. With his trademark eye for detail, Drew grew the organisation’s profile into one of Australia’s most important public sector institutions. In this week’s edition of Work with Purpose, Drew is joined in conversation with David Pembroke, Carmel McGr...
EP#23: Keeping up with JobKeeper – with Dr. Steven Kennedy & Matt Comyn
October 05, 2020 23:27 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBIt’s the largest piece of Australian Government spending in history. Now, Secretary to the Australian Treasury Dr. Steven Kennedy gives an insider’s view of the JobKeeper program. In this unmissable episode of Work with Purpose, Secretary of the Treasury, Dr. Steven Kennedy and CEO of the Commonwealth Bank Matt Comyn is joined in conversation with Jessica Irvine, the senior economics writer for The Sydney Morning Herald and the Age newspapers. They discuss the decision making and design of...
EP#22: A purpose-driven public service – with Philip Gaetjens and Eleanor Kay
October 05, 2020 23:24 - 46 minutes - 42.2 MBTo serve the public in the face of a rapidly-adapting health threat, the Australian Government has evolved to match. Collaboration across federal, state and territory lines is heightened, and set to continue as the APS looks to strengthen its culture of communications and data sharing to support effective service delivery, as Philip Gaetjens, Secretary of the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, discusses with contentgroup CEO David Pembroke on this episode of Work with Purpose. P...
Global Perspectives – EP#1: Fiji’s coordinated response to COVID-19 – with Bernadette Welch
September 30, 2020 05:22 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBFiji’s coordinated response to COVID-19 with Bernadette Welch Work with Purpose – Global Perspectives explores the important work Australian Public Servants do around the world to deliver not just for Australians, but for the people of many other countries. It is an important and critical part of Australia’s role in the world in diverse areas such as health, trade, agriculture, defence, national security, and diplomacy. In this first episode of Work with Purpose – Global Perspectives, IPA...
A National Perspective – EP#4: COVID-19 has shown the public service what’s possible – with Erma Ranieri
September 30, 2020 05:12 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBIn South Australia perceptions and trust in the public service has doubled over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and now sits at around 60 to 70 per cent. In this episode of Work with Purpose — A National Perspective, Erma Ranieri, the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment, talks about how the South Australian public service has responded to the pandemic and is working to strengthen the resilience of its workforce. Discussed in this episode: Innovation employed during the emergency...
EP#21: Parliament powers on – with the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of the Department of Parliamentary Services
September 30, 2020 05:06 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBFederal Parliament staff including security and hospitality workers joined the Services Australia response to the COVID-19 pandemic as committee rooms in the Parliament building were converted to makeshift call centres. In this week’s episode of Work with Purpose we speak with the Secretary of Department of Parliamentary Service, Rob Stefanic and his deputy, Cate Saunders about how their team rallied around APS whole of government effort to help the Australian people. As the heart of the A...
A National Perspective - EP#3: Fundamentally Changing Service Delivery – with Dave Stewart
September 30, 2020 05:05 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBService delivery has fundamentally changed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Queensland, the government hasn’t waited for its citizens to come to them, it has actively pushed services out to the community. In this episode of Work with Purpose — A National Perspective, Dave Stewart, Director-General of Queensland’s Department of the Premier and Cabinet, talks about how the public service has come together to support the response of the Premier, Cabinet and Ministers in managing the CO...
EP#20: Let’s stick together – Microsoft Australia’s Steven Worrall and CSIRO’s Dr Larry Marshall
September 30, 2020 04:42 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBThe critically important relationship between business and government in managing the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a consistent theme of the Work with Purpose podcast. In this week’s episode we bring together the leaders of two organisations, one private sector, one government, who have been working in Australia’s best interests not since the beginning of the pandemic but well before. Steven Worrall is the Managing Director of Microsoft Australia. Steven joined Microsoft in...
EP#19: Keeping it simple – with Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan AO
September 30, 2020 04:27 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBChris Jordan has driven major change in the Australian Tax Office since assuming his position of Commissioner in 2013. But it wasn’t his first public service role. Straight out of school, Chris followed his father into the N.S.W Police Force where he served on Sydney’s North Shore. It was the skills of observation and communication he learnt on the beat that helped him to turn the ship around. In his view, it was been the cultural “Reinvention’’ of the ATO over the past 7 years that prepa...
EP#24: Last Drinks with Drew Baker, Caroline Walsh, Carmel McGregor.
September 28, 2020 04:00 - 34 minutes - 32 MBFrom the first floor of a Belconnen Tavern to the shadows of Parliament House. Drew Baker’s transformative term as a leader of the ACT Branch of the Institute of Public Administration Australia (IPAA), is one of energy, strategy and opportunism. With his trademark eye for detail, Drew grew the organisation’s profile into one of Australia’s most important public sector institutions. In this week’s edition of Work with Purpose, Drew is joined in conversation with David Pembroke, Carmel M...
#23 Keeping up with JobKeeper: Behind the scenes of Australia’s largest ever spending program – with Dr. Steven Kennedy & Matt Comyn
September 20, 2020 18:00 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBIt’s the largest piece of Australian Government spending in history. Now, Secretary to the Australian Treasury Dr. Steven Kennedy gives an insider’s view of the JobKeeper program. In this unmissable episode of Work with Purpose, Secretary of the Treasury, Dr. Steven Kennedy and CEO of the Commonwealth Bank Matt Comyn is joined in conversation with Jessica Irvine, the senior economics writer for The Sydney Morning Herald and the Age newspapers. They discuss the decision making and design ...
Work with Purpose-Global Perspectives – EP#1
September 07, 2020 05:40 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBWork with Purpose - Global Perspectives explores the important work Australian Public Servants do around the world to deliver not just for Australians, but for the people of many other countries. It is an important and critical part of Australia's role in the world in diverse areas such as health, trade, agriculture, defence, national security, and diplomacy. In this first episode of Work with Purpose - Global Perspectives IPAA’s National President Dr. Gordon de Brouwer PSM, is in conversa...
EP#21: Parliament powers on - with the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of the Department of Parliamentary Services
August 31, 2020 05:14 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MBFederal Parliament staff including security and hospitality workers joined the Services Australia response to the Covid-19 pandemic as committee rooms in the Parliament building were converted to makeshift call centres. In this week’s episode of Work with Purpose we speak with Secretary of Department of Parliamentary Service, Rob Stefanic and his deputy, Cate Saunders about how their team rallied around APS whole of government effort to help the Australian people. As the heart of...
EP#20: Let’s stick together – with Microsoft Australia’s Steven Worrall and CSIRO’s Dr Larry Marshall
August 24, 2020 05:40 - 40 minutes - 37.4 MBThe critically important relationship between Business and Government in managing the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic has been a consistent theme of the Work with Purpose podcast In this week’s episode we bring together the leaders of two organisations, one private sector, one government, who have been working in Australia’s best interests not since the beginning of the pandemic but well before. Steven Worrall is the Managing Director of Microsoft Australia. Steven joined Microsoft i...
A National Perspective EP#3: Fundamentally Changing Service Delivery – with Dave Stewart
August 20, 2020 05:40 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBService delivery has fundamentally changed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. In Queensland, the government hasn’t waited for its citizens to come to them, it has actively pushed services out to the community. In this episode of Work with Purpose — A National Perspective, Dave Stewart, Director-General of Queensland’s Department of the Premier and Cabinet, talks about how the public service has come together to support the response of the Premier, Cabinet and Ministers in managing t...
EP#18: Future Leaders – the APS in 2021 and beyond – with Katherine Jones PSM
August 10, 2020 06:00 - 40 minutes - 36.7 MBInnovation does not stand still on ‘’Work with Purpose’’. This week we feature a conversation with IPAA Future Leaders who undertook a hackathon to explore the question “What could, or should the APS look like one year from now?” The IPAA future leaders, as you have seen from the important contribution they have made to Work with Purpose, are the best and brightest in the APS. We would encourage anyone interested in making bigger contribution to the APS to get in touch with IPAA abou...
A National Perspective - EP#2: Public Sector Reform on Steroids - with WA Public Sector Commissioner and State Recovery Controller, Sharyn O’Neill
August 03, 2020 06:00 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBNational Cabinet has been one of the shining examples of collaboration in Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The gravity, the humanity, and the collaboration demonstrated through this process has been remarkable to observe, with people at the heart of the decisions. In this episode of Work with Purpose - A National Perspective, Sharyn O’Neill shares her experience and insights as the State Recovery Controller on Western Australia’s COIVD-19 response and recovery. She reflects o...
EP#17: Oceans-19 – A new approach to working in the Australian Public Service - with Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs, Michael Pezzullo
July 27, 2020 05:45 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBClooney or Pitt? Who would play Secretary Michael Pezzullo in the movie about the change he is driving in the Department of Home Affairs? In this week’s Work with Purpose, Secretary Michael Pezzullo draws on Hollywood inspiration to describe his ambition for the Department of Home Affairs, recalls how by age 11 he had already decided on a career of public service and that the achievements of his Rugby League career at Marist Brothers Kogarah as a hard working second or front rower were “mod...
EP#16: Road to Recovery - with Jane Halton AO PSM
July 20, 2020 06:40 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBIn the closing days of March this year, both the threat and impact of coronavirus had become all-too real. The disease was spreading fast, Australians were ordered home until further notice and a degree of confusion and mild panic took over. In response, the Australian Government formed the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission (NCCC) giving it a very clear remit to minimise the impact of COVID-19 on people, communities’ and business. On this week’s edition of Work with Purpose, we s...
EP#15: Under Pressure – Chief Executive Officer of Services Australia, Rebecca Skinner
July 13, 2020 06:26 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBA shiny new leadership role in the Australian Public Serve and then … the implementation of 50 plus policy decisions by National Cabinet, 3 million phone calls in one day, the number of claims normally processed in years were being processed in days, the onboarding thousands of new staff, and the prospect of helping one million Australians who were about to lose their jobs. This is what faced Rebecca Skinner when she took over the leadership of Services Australia, the agency responsible for...
EP#14: Food for Thought - with inaugural Chief Executive Officer of the National Indigenous Australians Agency, Ray Griggs, and the Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the NIAA, Letitia Hope
July 06, 2020 06:00 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBAustralia's first peoples are among Australia's most vulnerable communities. The virality of Covid 19 posted a particularly serious threat. In this episode we speak with the leaders of the National Indigenous Australians Agency to explore the decisions, partnerships and networks that were deployed to keep the people in and the virus out of our most remote communities. Ray Griggs was appointed the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of the National Indigenous Australians Agency when it was s...
EP#14: Food for Thought - working with Australia's first peoples to keep communities ‘safe from the threat of a global health pandemic - with inaugural Chief Executive Officer of the National Indigenous Australians Agency, Ray Griggs, and the Deputy Chi
July 06, 2020 05:45 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBAustralia's first peoples are among Australia's most vulnerable communities. The virality of Covid 19 posted a particularly serious threat. In this episode we speak with the leaders of the National Indigenous Australians Agency to explore the decisions, partnerships and networks that were deployed to keep the people in and the virus out of our most remote communities. Ray Griggs was appointed the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of the National Indigenous Australians Agency when it ...
EP#13: Need drives innovation – with David Fredericks PSM and Michele Bruniges AM
July 03, 2020 00:45 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBAs we begin Innovation month in the Australian Public Service (July), we celebrate the creativity of public servants across the country during a time of great challenge and change. This week’s guests David Fredericks, the Secretary of the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources and Michelle Bruniges AM, Secretary of the Department of Education, Skills and Employment, reflect on the power of collective work and reaching out to colleagues in an open and transparent way. How hav...
EP#12: Doing the basics well – How to stay out of trouble during a global health crisis
July 03, 2020 00:31 - 42 minutes - 97.1 MBIntegrity is the essence of public service. It captures the aspiration of the APS values (Impartial, committed to service, accountable, respectful and ethical) and sits at the heart of the its mission. In this week’s episode of Work with Purpose, we speak with three APS leaders about the importance of integrity and its impact on citizens. Angelene Falk is the Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner and her roles take in several functions across privacy, freedom of information and ...
EP#11: The Dynamic duo – with Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, Doctor Brendan Murphy and the Acting Secretary of the Department of Health, Caroline Edwards
July 03, 2020 00:23 - 47 minutes - 108 MBDoctor Brendan Murphy recounts the heartache of closing Australia’s borders and many businesses. Caroline Edwards tells of the late-night WhatsApp conversations with her family in Spain as the virus tore through that European country up ending their way of life. In this powerful and personal episode of Work with Purpose, you are left reassured that Australia’s “Team Health’, a team of thousands of hard working, intelligent public servants pulled together to get it done when it mattered most...
EP#11: The Dynamic duo – with Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, Doctor Brendan Murphy and the Acting Secretary of the Department of Health, Caroline Edwards
June 15, 2020 06:28 - 47 minutes - 108 MBHe loves Italy, her mother was born in Spain. He is learning to sing, she grew up with a father who was totally blind. In this remarkable interview, Work with Purpose speaks to the people and the partnership that subdued the Covid 19 health crisis in Australia. Doctor Brendan Murphy recounts the heartache of closing Australia’s borders and many businesses. Caroline Edwards tells of the late-night WhatsApp conversations with her family in Spain as the virus tore through that Europ...
EP#10: How ASIO managed during a global health crisis - with Mike Burgess
June 08, 2020 22:10 - 23 minutes - 54.6 MBThe mission of the hard-working men and women of Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is to deliver on the Australian government’s first priority which is to keep all Australian’s safe. But how do you do that when the rules change? In this week’s episode of Work with Purpose, David Pembroke sits down with Mike Burgess, Australia’s Director-General of Security and the head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) to discuss how the work of ASIO has change...
A National Perspective - EP#1: Leading Victoria – From Crisis to Recovery – with Chris Eccles
June 05, 2020 00:23 - 33 minutes - 31 MBThe ‘Work with Purpose – A National Perspective’ podcast explores the way public services across Australia have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic, and examines some of the adaptations to public administration that may occur during the recovery phase. The COVID-19 pandemic has tested the ability of Australian governments to respond effectively in a rapid, coordinated, and collaborative way. In Victoria, the public service moved quickly: an incident management team was formed within the Heal...
EP#9: Fighting Crime during Covid 19 - with Reece Kershaw, and Michael Outram
June 02, 2020 04:28 - 34 minutes - 79.3 MBUnity of purpose has been a fundamental characteristic of Australia’s response to the Covid 19 pandemic. While our medical experts have been looking to subdue the virus, our crime fighting experts have been working hard to minimize the impact of criminals in Australia and from overseas. And just as the performance of team Australia’s health experts has been recognised for its effectiveness, so too the efforts to keep our police officers safe and well. In fact, no less than the New York Po...
EP#8: Defence – Here to help - Greg Moriarty and General Angus Campbell
May 25, 2020 06:00 - 33 minutes - 38.2 MBA collaborative business model developed during this year’s Bushfire crisis held the Australian Defence Force in shaping its contribution to the COVID-19 pandemic. The central principle is, “How can we help”’. The vast Defence enterprise of skilled people and capability is made available to Federal, State and Territory governments, to meet their most pressing needs. From health professionals to project managers, logisticians to engineers, the ADF has made a significant contribution to Aust...
EP#7: Small is Beautiful - with Rebecca Cross and Katy Haire
May 20, 2020 23:31 - 37 minutes - 86.7 MBBushfires, a hailstorm and a global pandemic. And it’s not even June. The people of Canberra have experienced significant challenge over the past few months, and we’re pleased to report that ACT Government have been keeping the show on the road. In this week’s episode David Pembroke sits down in #studio19 with ACT Coordinator General for the COVID-19, Rebecca Cross and Director General at ACT Education Directorate, Katy Haire. Rebecca Cross was appointed as the ACT Coordinator General fo...
EP#6: Communicate, Communicate, Communicate, with Cheryl-anne Moy
May 20, 2020 23:28 - 34 minutes - 31.3 MBOn this week’s episode of Work with Purpose David Pembroke is joined by Deputy Secretary Corporate and Chief Operating Officer of the Department of Home Affairs, Cheryl-anne Moy. As a Deputy Secretary, Cheryl-anne’s day job is managing the seven divisions in the Federal Department of Home Affairs that deal with corporate capability not only for the Department but the Australian Border Force. During her career in the APS Cheryl-anne has managed many large and high-profile programs includin...
EP#5: Making good decisions in a time of information overload – with Frances Adamson
May 08, 2020 03:18 - 33 minutes - 38.3 MBIn our social media driven world, information is available from all corners of the globe 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. On this week’s episode of Work with Purpose David Pembroke and our first co-host, IPAA’s Future Leader’s Forum chair, Holly Noble, ask Frances Adamson, the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, how she makes decisions when coping with information overload. How does she keep her team motivated and focused as she works to provide the best...
EP#4: Citizens first – with Kathryn Campbell AO CSC
May 08, 2020 03:17 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBA big part of the Australian Public Service’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been deciding what to do and what not to do. The interests of the Australian people have been at the heart of the question. In our fourth episode of Work with Purpose, David Pembroke sits down in Studio-19 with the secretary of the Department of Social Services and a senior member of the Australian Public Service leadership Kathryn Campbell AO CSC. Kathryn has served in several roles across the APS before ...
EP#3: The New Normal – with Elizabeth Kelly PSM
May 08, 2020 03:15 - 29 minutes - 33.7 MBAs we settle in to a new way of living, many are asking what is the “new normal”. In our third episode of Work with Purpose, David Pembroke sits down via Zoom with the Deputy Secretary at the Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources Elizabeth Kelly PSM. Elizabeth is a lawyer turned bureaucrat who during her legal career worked on tasks as diverse as prosecuting serious Fraud cases in Fiji to fighting corruption in the NSW Building industry. She has been diverted from her day...
EP#5: Making good decisions in a time of information overload - with Frances Adamson
May 04, 2020 05:45 - 33 minutes - 38.3 MBIn our social media driven world, information is available from all corners of the globe 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. On this week’s episode of Work with Purpose David Pembroke and our first co-host, IPAA’s Future Leader’s Forum chair, Holly Noble, ask Frances Adamson, the Secretary of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, how she makes decisions when coping with information overload. How does she keep her team motivated and focused as she works to provide the bes...
EP#4: Citizens first - with Kathryn Campbell AO CSC
April 28, 2020 05:45 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBA big part of the Australian Public Service’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been deciding what to do and what not to do. The interests of the Australian people have been at the heart of the question. In our fourth episode of Work with Purpose, David Pembroke sits down in Studio-19 with the secretary of the Department of Social Services and a senior member of the Australian Public Service leadership Kathryn Campbell AO CSC. Kathryn has served in several roles across the APS befo...
EP#2: Relationships matter – with Andrew Metcalfe AO
April 16, 2020 02:34 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBThe priority and pressure of dealing with the COVID 19 pandemic is forging stronger relationships not only in the Australian public service but between Government, Industry and peak bodies. In our second episode of Work with Purpose, David Pembroke sits down with Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment Andrew Metcalfe AO. Andrew began his career in the Australian Public Service way back in 1980 when he joined the as an administrative trainee. In a distinguishe...
EP#2: Relationships matter- with Andrew Metcalfe AO
April 14, 2020 05:45 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBThe priority and pressure of dealing with the COVID 19 pandemic is forging stronger relationships not only in the Australian public service but between Government, Industry and peak bodies. In our second episode of Work with Purpose, David Pembroke sits down with Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment Andrew Metcalfe AO. Andrew began his career in the Australian Public Service way back in 1980 when he joined the as an administrative trainee. In a distingu...
EP#1: COVID 19 response accelerating reform of the Australian Public Service - with Peter Woolcott AO and Katherine Jones PSM.
April 06, 2020 05:45 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBThe Covid 19 pandemic is forcing the Australian Public Service to move quickly in support of the Australian government agenda. In our first episode of Work with Purpose contentgroup founder and CEO David Pembroke sits down with Peter Woolcott AO and Katherine Jones. Peter is the current Australian Public Service Commissioner. Having a highly distinguished career prior to this role, serving as Australia’s High Commissioner to New Zealand (2016–2017), Ambassador for the Environment (2014–1...