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Premier's Circulars
Premier’s Circulars are used to communicate matters of whole of Government policy and issues of strategic importance to the State.
Public Sector Commissioner's Circulars
Public Sector Commissioner’s Circulars relate to public sector management policy or arrangements, and mandatory compliance obligations

Western Australia - Budget Papers
For current financial year 2020-21
Australia - Budget Papers
For current financial year

WA Parliament - Hansard
Hansard is the official version of parliamentary debates. Hansard is published by the State Law Publisher.
Australian Federal Parliament - Hansard

WA Government Gazette
Search the Western Australian Government Gazette.
The Department of the Premier and Cabinet compiles the Gazette.

Australian Journal of Public Administration

The Australian Journal of Public Administration encourages research, reflection and commentary amongst those interested in a range of public sector settings – federal, state, local and inter-governmental. The journal focuses on Australian concerns and is published quarterly.

Australian Journal of Public Administration Fulltext is available from v.77 issue 1, 2018 onwards

Other Sources

APO : Analysis and Policy Observatory This link opens in a new window
The Analysis & Policy Observatory (formerly Australian Policy Online) is an award-winning research collection and information service curating key resources to support evidence-informed policy and practice. APO hosts and provides free access to a wide range of grey literature, data, journal articles and books, audio and video and online resources and the tools to publish, search, manage and track content, people and organisations.

Australia.gov
Your guide to the structures, organisations and key people in the Australian Government.
It includes a range of information where you can find out about the structure of government, government appointments and key contacts in each Commonwealth agency.
Australian Public Service Commission
The APSC works to be a valued, credible and trusted partner to the Australian Public Service – promoting high standards of accountability, effectiveness and performance of the APS now and into the future.
The John L. Alford Case Library
The John L. Alford Case Library is an internationally recognised library of public sector cases and a unique resource centre for the advancement of interactive teaching.

Public Administration Journals

Sources of Government Reports

Productivity Commission - Report on Government Services (ROGS)
The annual Report on Government Services (RoGS) provides information on the equity, effectiveness and efficiency of government services in Australia.
National Cabinet
National Cabinet was established on 13 March 2020 and is chaired by the Prime Minister. The Commonwealth and state and territory governments individually have flexibility to determine the best way to achieve any agreed outcomes made by National Cabinet in their jurisdiction.
National Cabinet replaced the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) which was dissolved on 29 May 2020.
Office of the Auditor General (WA)
Reports to Parliament of audits of the finances and activities of the Western Australian public sector

Australian Think Tanks

The Centre for Independent Studies (CIS)
The Centre for Independent Studies seeks to encourage and provide independent, fact based practical research and encourage/provoke debate that promotes liberty, the rule of law, free enterprise and an efficient democratic government.
Grattan Institute
Grattan Institute is an independent think tank dedicated to developing high quality public policy for Australia’s future. It was formed in 2008 in response to a widespread view in government and business that Australia needed a non-partisan think tank providing independent, rigorous and practical solutions to some of the country’s most pressing problems.
Institute of Public Affairs
The Institute of Public Affairs is an independent, non-profit public policy think tank, dedicated to preserving and strengthening the foundations of economic and political freedom.
The IPA's specific research areas include the environment, deregulation, workplace relations, energy, political governance, intellectual property, telecommunications, technology, housing, education, health and agriculture.
CPD Centre for Policy Development
CPD develops long-term policies to promote shared prosperity and sustainable wellbeing. CPD is independent, values-driven and future focused, and their goal is to develop practical and innovative policy ideas for Australia’s long-term future and foster a collaborative environment to make them achievable.

Public Administration Books

Care Needed Improving the Lives of People with Dementia by OECD
ISBN: 9789264085107
Publication Date: 2018
This report presents newly collected data on the quality of dementia care in OECD countries. By providing the most up-to-date and comprehensive cross-country assessment of dementia care, it can help countries to improve their care systems today, and better prepare for the challenges of tomorrow.
Application of Systems Thinking to Health Policy and Public Health Ethics by Michele Battle-Fisher
ISBN: 9783319122038
Publication Date: 2014-11-14
This book looks at health policy through the lens of public versus private: population health versus the somatic, social, or emotional experiences of a patient. Rather than presenting policy/ethics as overly technical, this book takes a novel approach of framing public and private health in terms of political philosophy, ethics, and popular examples. Each chapter ties back to the general ethics or political literature as applicable, which are not customarily parts of the current public health curriculum. The author's work on the Orgcomplexity blog has touched on this subject by systemically exploring public policy issues, and the tone of this book mimics the blog with an extension of the arguments.
Bargaining power : Health policymaking from England and New Zealand
ISBN: 9789811076022
Publication Date: 2018

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