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Australian Journal of Public Administration
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The Australian Journal of Public Administration is committed to the study and practice of public administration, public management and policy making (since 1937)

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/14678500
Is #success in one domain (i.e., #Policy, #Process, and #Political) sufficient to ensure success in other domains ❓

Scott Prasser shows why success needs to be seen across the interrelated areas of policy, process, and politics 👇

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December 4, 2025 at 8:03 AM
☕️ How does managing a #BlendedWorkforce impact the well-being of middle managers in the public service ❓

Vindhya Weeratunga, Fiona Buick, Deborah Blackman, Michael O'Donnellexplore the unintended consequences of the blended workforce model 👇

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December 2, 2025 at 11:13 AM
In case you missed @ausjpa.bsky.social's trending article

@christianeva.bsky.social examines the #IndigenousProcurementPolicy in #Australia & shows half of the $7 billion spent in the first eight years of the policy went to just 18 businesses 👇

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November 27, 2025 at 8:12 AM
What is on the menu 🧑‍🍳❓

@ausjpa.bsky.social's December is in the press & brings together a co-guest edited (by @gabilotta.bsky.social & Mark Considine) special issue on #NewPublicGovernance at street-level

The Issue will also include 3⃣ research articles

More soon...👇
November 25, 2025 at 8:19 AM
🗞️ Early view

#RegulatoryDarkMatter are instruments that often evade democratic oversight, despite binding regulatory ramifications

Michael McGuinness & colleagues examine the influence of unofficial rules, soft law & quasi-regulatory mechanisms in #Australia 👇

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November 21, 2025 at 9:28 AM
🗞️ Early view

#PolicyLearning literature has generated a prolific endeavour & examines learning processes at micro-, meso- and macro-levels

@bishoyzaki.bsky.social focuses on the meso-level & conceptualises the scarcely theorised ‘organisational policy learning’ 👇

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November 19, 2025 at 8:05 AM
☕️ Early view

#PolicyCapacity available to oppositions and parliaments has received less attention

Darren A. Disney studies the policy capacity across major Australian national and sub-national jurisdictions 👇

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November 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
🆕 Early view

🗣️ How could we design #deliberative summits better ❓

Heath Pickering discusses the @cityofmelbourne.bsky.social's #M2050 Summit.

The article derives four lessons for improvements and the bases for replication elsewhere 👇

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November 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🧐 In case you missed it

Phuc Nguyen & colleagues study the under-performing provision of employment services in #Australia

They apply the #SupplyChainManagement theory & visualise the network of stakeholders involved in the provision of employment services 👇

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November 12, 2025 at 11:58 AM
⏰ Early view

What is the mediating role of laissez-faire leadership in the relationship between #MeaningfulWork & #JobSatisfaction

Abid Hussain & Esme Franken examine the interplay between #Autonomy, #Leadership, and #OrganisationalConstraints 👇

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November 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
♨️Early view

Who defines #success in #IndigenousPolicymaking❓

Christian Eva provides the most comprehensive quantitative analysis of the distribution of #Procurement contracts to #IndigenousBusinesses 👇

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November 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
🧐 Which are the "most-read" "top-5" articles published in 2025 ❓

You have been reading #PolicySuccess & #failure, foundations of a #HumaneGovernment, #BureaucraticGovernance, #PolicyImplementation & In Memoriam #GemmaCarey👇

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November 5, 2025 at 9:03 AM
⏰Early view

How is #Empathy understood by public servants❓

How do #PublicServants practise empathy in their work❓

@mussagulova.bsky.social, Jaime Padilla, & Andy Asquith study how empathy is enacted and structured into public service work 👇

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October 31, 2025 at 8:41 AM
⏰ Early view

How is #merit conceptualised in public sector merit protection frameworks ❓

Sue Williamson & colleagues examine the #MeritProtectionFrameworks in the #AustralianCapitalTerritory, #Queensland & #Aotearoa in #NewZealand👇

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October 29, 2025 at 8:12 AM
📣 Early View

What constitutes an ideal-type #MicroLevel #Learning process during a #crisis

And what challenges might undermine this ideal ❓

Neil Mortimer & @nicholasbromfi1.bsky.social study #Australia's #COVID19 crisis learning as an exemplar case 👇

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October 26, 2025 at 10:16 PM
👉It is #OAWeek

@ausjpa.bsky.social endorses Open Access publishing & publishes #OpenAccess

The share of open access articles was only 3⃣% in 2018.

It has reached 6⃣9⃣% in 2024. As of September 2025, it is 6⃣1⃣%.

For more information 👇

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October 23, 2025 at 6:44 AM
📣 Early View

How does #PolicyCapacity impact managing wicked problems such as climate change in the #GlobalSouth

Rameen Khan & Fiaz Hussain provide insights into the capacities needed for effective #ClimateChange #PolicyWork in #Pakistan 👇

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October 22, 2025 at 6:54 AM
🧐 In case you missed it

In this #Forum article, dedicated to #FabienneMaron, Edoardo Ongaro, Wolfgang Drechsler, Hiroko Shimada-Logie (in this photo) & colleagues argue that #Humanities help us rediscover the significance of #MoralSentiments, #Imagination & #Compassion in PA 👇
October 16, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🧐 In case you have missed

@ausjpa.bsky.social's September Issue is out

With Australian roots, @ausjpa.bsky.social has an international standing & @ausjpa.bsky.social looks forward to receiving your excellent submissions from the #GlobalSouth and beyond 👇

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October 14, 2025 at 7:27 AM
📣 Early View

What is #GamefulGovernment

David Threlfall & Catherine Althaus study the usage of #games and #gamification in #Australian public sector practice, & what it means for processes and outcomes of policymaking 👇

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October 2, 2025 at 6:49 AM
📣Early View

Can #CommunityOrganisations (COs) extend the reach of support to at-risk groups❓

Corina Crisan & colleagues employ #CollaborationTheory & suggest a framework to guide strategic alliances with COs to support at-risk workers👇

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October 1, 2025 at 7:11 AM
📣Vol 8⃣4⃣(3⃣) is out ❗️ 🌥️ 🌞

The September 2025 Issue is a rich, dense, and stimulating collection of

3⃣ Research articles

4⃣ Research notes

2⃣ Practice and policy articles

Explore, read, & engage 👇

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September 17, 2025 at 7:48 AM
📣🆕Early View

#LeveragePoints are places within #systems where small, strategic interventions can create significant and lasting impact

Deborah Blackman, Vindhya Weeratunga, Jade Hart, @hdicko.bsky.social propose a crucial refinement to Meadows’ leverage points👇

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September 16, 2025 at 8:43 AM
📣🆕Early View

Can we trace back the performance of public services to the effectiveness of service providers’ management of their supply chains❓

Phuc Nguyen & colleagues study the under-performing provision of employment services from a system approach👇

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September 3, 2025 at 7:24 AM
📣🆕Early View

Why can the #humanities be beneficial for the practice of #PublicAdministration (PA)❓

In this Forum article, dedicated to Fabienne Maron, Edoardo Ongaro, @albertmeijer.bsky.social & colleagues argue that the humanities can deepen our understanding of PA👇
August 25, 2025 at 5:58 AM