Work with Purpose: A podcast about the Australian Public Sector
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#EP165: Curtain call with David Pembroke and Andrew Metcalfe AO
June 28, 2026 · 55 minAfter 164 episodes, we bid farewell to Work with Purpose. Marking this special occasion, IPAA ACT CEO Kate Driver turns the microphone around on host David Pembroke, CEO of contentgroup, and one of the podcast’s first guests, IPAA National…
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EP#164: The relational leader with Jaala Hinchcliffe
June 14, 2026 · 52 minOn the penultimate episode of Work with Purpose, Jaala Hinchcliffe, Secretary of the Department of Parliamentary Services, shines a light on the important, yet often unseen work of DPS, and discusses why integrity is not simply something…
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EP#163: Trust, humour and bureaucracy: The secret sauce of gov social media
May 24, 2026 · 41 minGovernments generate endless information, but so much of it goes unseen. So, how do we turn it into content people actually care about? In this special crossover episode of Work with Purpose and GovComms, David Pembroke chats with Heather…
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EP#162: Where policy meets people
May 10, 2026 · 34 minWhat happens when senior leaders step out of meeting rooms and into frontline service environments? In this episode of Work with Purpose, host Louise MacDonald, managing partner, at EY, Canberra speaks with Kirsty Kirk, director of…
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EP#161: Can Australia’s public sector keep up? Innovation, trust and power
April 26, 2026 · 47 minIn this episode of Work with Purpose, we discuss how a widening gap between external change and internal capability in the public sector is becoming a major threat to both public trust and effective government. As governments navigate…
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EP#160: Trust and pride in service with the Hon Patrick Gorman MP
April 12, 2026 · 47 minOn this episode of Work with Purpose, the Hon Patrick Gorman, Assistant Minister for the Public Service, revisits performance, reform, and the future direction of the Australian Public Service. "It’s an incredibly patriotic thing to be a…
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EP#159: The signals that shape careers: cultural diversity, leadership and change in the Australian public sector with Nu Nu Win and Jim Betts
March 29, 2026 · 51 minHost David Pembroke, CEO of contentgroup, speaks with APS CALD Champion Jim Betts, Secretary of the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Art, and Nu Nu Win, assistant secretary at the…
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EP#158: Why public service matters: Rob Heferen on systems, service and trust
March 15, 2026 · 1 hr 2 minWhat does it take to lead with purpose in one of Australia’s most complex public institutions? In this episode of Work with Purpose, we hear from Rob Heferen, Commissioner of Taxation, about the responsibility of public servants to build…