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Decoupling sustainability and performance: How government infrastructure projects in Australia fare on strategic environmental commitments

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract Australian government organisations are pivotal in helping to meet the United Nations sustainable development goals. Yet while these organisations promote sustainability in their strategic plans, they struggle to embed these same commitments into their own infrastructure and construction projects. This study examines this persistent disconnect
Richard Hughes, Kerry Brown
wiley   +1 more source

Colonial logics in contemporary governance: The role of outsourcing in Indigenous affairs

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper explores the ways in which Indigenous Peoples’ right to self‐determination is undermined through government outsourcing processes in Indigenous affairs in Australia. These processes, which are themselves based on settler colonial interpretations of ‘independence’ and ‘efficiency’ that are naturalised within the state, work to deny ...
Matthew Campbell   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Silica secrecy: Navigating access to silica dust data under freedom of information legislation

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract Tunnel construction supports vital infrastructure development but can expose workers to serious health risks, including silicosis, from exposure to respirable crystalline silica (RCS). This study examines how Australia's freedom of information (FOI) legislation facilitates or hinders access to information that can support improvements in ...
Kate Cole, Tim Driscoll
wiley   +1 more source

Policy instability and asymmetric decoupling: A multiple streams analysis of Australia's JobSeeker Payment reform

open access: yesAustralian Journal of Public Administration, EarlyView.
Abstract This article asks why the successful coupling of the problem, policy, and political streams during the COVID‐19 reform of Australia's JobSeeker Payment failed to produce durable institutional change. It adopts a longitudinal single‐case design covering 2014–2025 and applies the Multiple Streams Framework to trace the movement of the three ...
Yutong Chen
wiley   +1 more source

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