ANZSOG notes with sadness the passing of Dr Evelyn Scott AO. Evelyn was instrumental in campaigning for the equal rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, including being influential ...

Why do many public sector campaigns fail? Because they don’t take into account the lessons of behaviour change. Change in attitudes and behaviours around smoking, wearing seatbelts and drink-drivin...

The modern world is drowning in data – so how can public servants cut through information overload and choose the right evidence to shape effective programs? ANZSOG’s Dr George Argyrous and Dr Zi...

ANZSOG is partnering with Monash University on two ‘live’ behaviour change PhD projects to commence in 2018. The Monash Graduate Research Industry Partnership (GRIP) is offering 18 behaviour chan...

In two decades the concept of ‘public value’ has become widely known across the public sector as a way of understanding the unique role of government and the unique benefits it can provide to comm...

In straitened times, ‘lean’ has become a popular approach to public service reform around the world. Which government wouldn’t enthusiastically embrace a methodology which promises to maintain s...

The latest Times Higher Education rankings of world universities has placed six of ANZSOG’s Australian partner universities in the world’s 100 best. Australia is well represented in the rankings,...

Making public sector services contestable does not necessarily mean they will be contracted out, and the contestability process itself can work to improve the capacity of the public sector. On the 14...

Spoilers ahead from Season 1 through Season 7. There is a world of difference between the Westminster system and the monarchical traditions of Westeros. Yet the dilemmas facing advisers in Game of Th...

Season 7 has just reached a dramatic climax, and the game of thrones is poised for more intrigue in 2018. The long winter may have come for Westeros but sadly the long wait is all we can look forward ...

Retiring ANZSOG Professor of Public Sector Management John Alford has been farewelled at a function in Melbourne on August 22 that recognised his unique contribution to ANZSOG, the field of public man...

ANZSOG has announced it will significantly expand its research program to better reflect its role as Australia’s leading school of public administration. It will work more closely with partner gove...