Our Clients

Our clients include national and regional governments, corporations, universities and not-for-profit organisations.

  • ACT Chief Minister’s Department: Fora to consult on the draft social priorities and report on their outcomes
  • ACT Chief Minister’s Department: Review of the Governance Structure of University of Canberra Council
  • ACT Chief Minister’s Department, Department of Housing and Community Services, Anglicare Australia and Northside Community Service: An evaluation of the ACT Government “Home to work” project in North Canberra (current)
  • ACT Planning and Land Authority: An Independent Assessment of Community Engagement in Planning for the ACT
  • Australian Bureau of Statistics: Evaluation and advice of governance arrangements
  • AusAID – China Australia Governance Program: Study Tour to Australia from the China Central Party School
  • AusAID (in conjunction with GRM International Pty Ltd): Executive Development Program in Governance and Leadership for senior public servants of Solomons Islands government ministries and departments
  • AusAID – PATTAF (in conjunction with GRM International Pty Ltd): Executive Leadership Program Law and Justice Sector (Papua New Guinea)
  • Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research: Review of ACIAR’s Corporate Governance
  • Australian College of Applied Psychology: Review of ACAP Governance Framework
  • Australian College of Theology: Review of ACT Governance Framework and reform of legislation (canon law)
  • Australian Command and Staff College: Corporate Governance and Accountability Theory Training
  • Australian Institute of Health & Welfare: Facilitation of Workshop on Governance
  • Australian Customs Service: Assessment of the World Customs Organisation (WCO) governance model
  • Australian National Audit Office: Development of Better Practice Guide for Public Sector Governance
  • Australian Maritime Safety Authority: Board and Audit Committee Performance Self-Assessments (multiple instances)
  • Australian Public Service Commission: Research consultancy on components of the integrated leadership strategy
  • Australian Tax Office: A review of high level committees
  • Beacon Consulting: A review of international government budgeting processes
  • Council for Administrative Reform of the Royal Government of Cambodia: Economic and Public Sector Capacity Building Project, in conjunction with Sagric International (Australia) and Ecole Nationale d’Administration (France)
  • Defence Inspector General: Chair of the steering committee for the evaluation of corporate governance of the Defence Information Environment
  • Department of Family and Community Services: Advice on the governance arrangements between FACS and Centrelink
  • Department of Health and Ageing: Literature Review on Governance of Medical Specialist Training
  • Department of Transport and Regional Services: Review of the Corporate Governance, Structure and Organisational Performance of Airservices Australia
  • Department of Transport and Regional Services: Governance Advice
  • National Health and Medical Research Council: Governance Evaluation and Induction following re-establishment as a statutory authority
  • National Water Commission: The National Water Commission Five Years On – An Evaluation
  • NSW Roads and Traffic Authority: Advice to Review of the RTA Executive Charter and Executive Committees
  • New Zealand Ministry of Education: Review of New Zealand Tertiary Education Institution Governance
  • Murray-Darling Basin Commission: Case study of the Murray-Darling Basin Commission as a Model of Co-governance
  • Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations: Research to identify key factors which contribute to the collapse of Indigenous corporations
  • Revolve: A review of governance
  • Swinburne University of Technology: A review of governance
  • University Chancellors Conference: Coordination for Establishing and Developing the Professional Development Programme on behalf of the University Chancellor’s Conference
  • Victorian Department of Education and Training: Review of Corporate Governance
  • Victorian Department of Education & Training: A Review of the Implementation of the Victorian Government’s Review of University Governance
  • Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance: Better Practice in Water Management in Victoria
  • Victorian Department of Primary Industries: National drought policy reform: understanding recent developments and future potential
  • Victoria University: A governance review of Education and Research Board
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Commentaries

Rights exist behind the wire

In 2004 the ACT Legislative Assembly enacted the Human Rights Act, the first Bill of Rights to be passed into law in Australia. In essence the Act provides that no one may be treated or...

Posted 13 March 201211
by Professorial Fellow Jon Stanhope
Commentaries

Are women really such poor leaders?

I am a new woman and I know it. I mean, an awakened woman, awakened to a sense of capacity and responsibility, not merely to the family and the household, but to the state. Catherine Spence...

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Professor Jon Stanhope's Australia Day speech at the Southern Cross Club, Canberra

President and members of the Board Distinguished guests Members and guests of the SCC I acknowledge too the Nugunnawal people, the traditional owners of the land on which we are gathered...

Posted 21 February 201210
by Professorial Fellow Jon Stanhope
Events

What happens when citizens decide? Identifying what works

What do we mean by citizen-centric governance? Where is best practice to be found? What happens when citizens decide? Are there emerging policy agendas that are best suited to a citizen-centric...

Posted 17 November 20115
by Nilima Mathai
Events

Leadership: Does gender make a difference?

The Institute held a very successful event at the National Press Club on 4 August titled Leadership: Does gender make a difference?. Due to lack of space at the venue, we had to unfortunately...

Posted 8 November 20111
by Nilima Mathai
Events

Governing in the vortex: Westminister democracies and twenty-first century challenges

This roundtable, will operate under the Chatham House Rule, and will be held on Tuesday 18 October at the University of Canberra, Innovation Centre, Building 23, Level B, Room 5 and 6 commencing...

Posted 14 October 20111
by Nilima Mathai
Events

Socio-technical imaginaries: how patient organizations are configuring health citizen engagement in the knowledge society

Dr Anni Dugdale who is a senior lecturer in the Government Discipline at University of Canberra presented a seminar on a chapter written by her on Socio-technical imaginaries: how patient...

Posted 16 September 20112
by Nilima Mathai
Events

Tax Reform: Results and Prospects.

The Faculty of Law at the University of Canberra, together with the ANZSOG Institute for Governance, will be hosting a conference at the University of Canberra on Monday 5 December entitled Tax...

Posted 16 September 20111
by Nilima Mathai
Events

'What is the 'Abu Sayyaf'? How labels shape reality

Professor Mark Turner presented a seminar on Wednesday 14 September on his paper ‘What is the ‘Abu Sayyaf’? How labels shape reality. Mark is a Professor of Development...

Posted 29 August 20112
by Nilima Mathai
Events

Under what circumstances is policy transfer likely to be successful?

The Institute with HC Coombs Policy Forum conducted a two day conference on policy transfer and the title of the conference was 'Under what circumstances is policy transfer likely to be...

Posted 10 August 20115
by Nilima Mathai