Tag: leadership

Indigenous youth leaders have completed a walk along the Kokoda trail thanks to state and federal government agencies and the private sector. As part of the Jobs Australia Foundation’s Indigenous…

By Angela Dorizas Young people working in local government will be challenged to consider a long term career in the sector at an emerging leaders’ forum in Wollongong next week….

Nowhere is the leadership skill shortage more keenly felt than in the public sector, where organisations are still struggling to promote and harness good leaders. Government News approached seven established…

Professor Gerry Stoker. COMMENT By Gerry Stoker Leaders at all levels of government need access to both hard and soft power. Local government systems throughout the world face a particularly…

By Rob O’Brien Local government is among a number of sectors facing a leadership crisis according to a recent report conducted in Victoria and Tasmania. A survey by the Australian…

By Angela Dorizas The Federal Government is holding more than 50 workshops over the next six months to promote local leadership in Indigenous communities. Federal Indigenous Leader Jenny Macklin met…

By Angela Dorizas Tony Abbott has been elected Opposition Leader after winning the Liberal leadership spill by one vote. Mr Abbott defeated Malcolm Turnbull in a final ballot by 42 to 41. Joe…

By Angela Dorizas The Liberal Party is in a state of turmoil following the resignation of five frontbenchers and two Senate whips. Liberal MP Tony Abbott quit shadow cabinet after failing…

By Adam Coleman Former Victorian Premier Jeff Kennett told delegates at the 2007 Local Government Managers Australia (LGMA) National Congress in Hobart today that local councils will need work together…

By Jane Garcia Both the public and private sectors need to carefully consider their plans for succession, with good tactics, a dedicated budget and senior management buy-in crucial to success,…