Your exclusive insights from the independent review into Australia’s response to Covid-19.
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Is this event right for you?
Are you passionate about public service and how we can better serve the needs of our communities?
Are you keen to gain an insider’s look into what we can learn from Australia’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic?
Do you enjoy reflecting on lessons learnt so that we can collectively build greater public value?
What will you gain?
Fault Lines: An independent review into Australia’s response to Covid-19 recently found that Australia’s COVID-19 response exposed and exacerbated existing inequalities within society.
The review found that key groups were excluded from financial support, some lockdowns and border closures were avoidable, and schools should have remained open.
The review sounds a warning to governments against the perils of overreach when dealing with future health crises.
Low socio-economic families, women, children, aged care residents, people with disabilities, temporary migrants, multicultural communities, and others already experiencing disadvantage “bore the brunt of the pandemic”, according to the report.
The review also identifies four areas where we could have done better, five overarching lessons, and six recommendations to put societal fault lines at the centre of improving our response to the next crisis.
Facilitated by IPAA National President Professor Renée Leon PSM FIPAA, join Review Chair Peter Shergold AC, Adam Fennessy PSM, Dean and CEO of the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG), and Amanda Larkin, Chief Executive - South Western Sydney Local Health District in unpacking the learnings from the review at this exclusive IPAA event.
They will focus on how we can embed the Review’s lessons to work together for the public good and enact meaningful change for the people of Australia.
You will leave feeling challenged and gain a clearer line of sight between the work that you do and its impacts on the people that you serve.
Read the full review here.
Speaker
Professor Peter Shergold AC
Professor Peter Shergold AC - Full bio
Peter Shergold was for 20 years a senior executive in the Australian Public Service, including five years as Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
He is presently Chancellor of Western Sydney University. Peter chairs a range of public, private and community organisations, including Opal HealthCare, the NSW Education Standards Authority, Joblife, the James Martin Institute for Public Policy, and the AMP Foundation . He is the NSW Coordinator General for Settlement and sits on the Board of Australia for UNHCR.
Facilitator
Professor Renée Leon PSM FIPAA
Professor Renée Leon PSM FIPAA - Full bio
IPAA is delighted to announce Professor Renée Leon PSM FIPAA, Vice-Chancellor and President of Charles Sturt University has taken on the role of IPAA National President effective 1 July 2022.
Professor Leon’s expertise in leadership, extensive experience in Commonwealth and State public administration and ongoing commitment to IPAA positions her to assume this important role, most recently held by Dr Gordon de Brouwer PSM FIPAA.
In accepting this role, Professor Leon notes, “I am honoured to have this opportunity to continue the fine work of the IPAA, and to support the vital role the public service performs for governments and communities."
Professor Leon holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws from the Australian National University and a Master of Laws from the University of Cambridge. She was awarded a Public Service Medal in 2013 for outstanding service to public administration and law in leadership roles in the Australian Capital Territory and the Commonwealth. Professor Leon is a Fellow of the Institute of Public Administration Australia, an Adjunct Professor at the University of Canberra and a member of Chief Executive Women Australia.
IPAA welcomes Professor Leon as National President and looks forward to working with her to further the objectives of the National Strategic Plan 2021-2025 through speaking out as the voice of the public sector, expanding partnerships and fostering excellence and professionalism in public service.
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Event Details
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Time:
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10:00AM – 11:00AM (AEST/AEDT)
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When:
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Thursday 10 November 2022
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Where:
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Microsoft Teams
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Cost
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Free for members and non-members
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Be at your best, for NSW.
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