Public Sector Perspectives

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• Victorian Small Business Commission: How small teams are using AI task assistants

  September 14, 2026 · 27 min

  What can small teams do when only one or two person is carrying a broad communications and engagement workload? In this episode of Real Talk: AI in the VPPS, Cate Pratt, Nick Edrington and Tim Symons from the Victorian Small Business…

• Using AI to support frontline workers with the right problem statement

  July 22, 2026 · 21 min

  In this episode of Real Talk: AI in the VPPS, Will Babington, Head of Enabling at the Building and Plumbing Commission, shares how an AI-powered solution helped frontline social workers access critical information faster and with greater…

• Fellows Feature: in conversation with Commissioner Ro Allen AM

  June 26, 2026 · 27 min

  In this edition of Public Sector Perspectives, we talk to Ro Allen AM, new IPAA Victoria Fellow and Victoria’s Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commissioner. In a 30 year career across the public and community sector Ro has been a…

• Karen Dermody: using AI to support policy advisors in the Department of Education

  June 25, 2026 · 19 min

  In this episode of Real Talk: AI in the VPS, Karen Dermody, Director Digital Design and Innovation at the Department of Education shares a practical case study of how AI is being used to support policy advisors working in a complex…

• International Women’s Day 2026 revisit - Karen Fletcher

  April 23, 2026 · 25 min

  In this special edition of Public Sector Perspectives, we talk to Karen Fletcher, CEO of Flat Out and guest speaker at IPAA Victoria’s International Women’s Day event. Flat Out helps women and gender diverse people work to get out and…

• International Women’s Day 2026 revisit - Tania Farha

  April 23, 2026 · 23 min

  In this edition of Public Sector Perspectives, we talk to Tania Farha, CEO of In Touch - and guest speaker at IPAA Victoria’s International Women’s Day event - about the challenges of building family violence services that are better…

• Fellows Feature: Interview with Paul Broderick PSM, Commissioner of the State Revenue Office

  November 25, 2025 · 26 min

  In this special edition of Public Sector Perspectives, IPAA Victoria CEO Amanda Stevens talks to new IPAA National Fellow Paul Broderick PSM. Paul has been Commissioner of the State Revenue Office for more than 20 years and in this…

• Public Sector Perspectives: AI, Policy and Practice with Dr Steve Hodgkinson

  September 16, 2025 · 39 min

  In this episode of Public Sector Perspectives, Dr Steve Hodgkinson talks about the potential impacts of AI on the way the public sector works. Drawing on his long experience in the sector, including his current position as Chief Digital…