MasterCraft Series – Integrity and complexity in the APS

Hear from senior leaders in the APS and Academia about how they deal with integrity in their roles. The importance of acting with integrity in decision-making, interacting with colleagues and stakeholders, and how we build ethical leadership is critically important in today's public service. 

This MasterCraft Series event discusses and highlights the role of integrity, particularly in the APS as it depends on trust, transparency, and ethical decision-making. Every action and decision APS employees make should reflects these values, building trust not only within the APS but also with the wider community. Leadership plays a vital role by modelling ethical behaviour, as their actions often set the tone for the rest of the team. Integrity however is not solely the responsibility of leaders — it's something that should be embedded across the APS, with every individual understanding their role in maintaining the APS’ trustworthiness.

Presenters

Professor Susan Dodds

Deputy Chair of the recently established Australian Research Council Board. Fellow and member of the Council of the Academy of the Humanities. Professor Emerita with extensive experience in higher education, more than a decade in executive roles. A philosopher working at the intersections of political philosophy, bioethics and feminist philosophy. Current research projects include work on bioethics policy making in pluralist democracies, human vulnerability, and the ethical and social impacts of 3D Bioprinting.

Former Senior Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Industry Engagement), La Trobe University (2019-2024); providing strategic leadership to drive research excellence, industry collaboration and community engagement. Prior roles include executive roles at UNSW, the University of Tasmania, and at the University of Wollongong. Previous appointments to government committees include membership of the NHMRC’s Australian Health Ethics Committee (2012-2015), Australian Research Council Advisory Committee (2022-2024), and the independent review of the Australian Research Council Act (2022-2023).

Tricia Stroud

Tricia Stroud is a Kungarkan and Waramungu woman with family ties throughout the Northern Territory. Tricia is the Registrar of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporations, appointed in May 2022. The Registrar is an independent Statutory Office Holder appointed under the Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (CATSI Act). Supported by the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC), the role regulates and supports some 3400 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander corporations nationally, a third of whom are also registered charities. Tricia has operated at the senior executive level in the Australian Government’s Indigenous portfolio for over 15 years, leading strategic, policy and performance reforms.

Ron Brent

Mr Ron Brent is a retired public servant who worked for 10 years as the Director of the National Film and Sound Archive, 7 years as Deputy Commonwealth Ombudsman, 6 months as Commonwealth Ombudsman, and then retired to take posts as the first Australian Aircraft Noise Ombudsman and the initial Chair of the Australian Research Integrity Committee.

Ron is a Professor Adjunct at University of Canberra. He has a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Economics degrees from the ANU.

Facilitator

To be advised

Participant benefits

• Hear from senior leaders in the APS and Academia as they reflect on what integrity means to them. 
• Increase your ability to exercise integrity and ethical decision making in all aspects of your work.

Suitable for

All staff.

Considerations

• To enrol in this event, you will need a valid APSLearn profile. 
• Steps on how to create an APSLearn profile or to view FAQs can be found here: APSLearn | Australian Public Service Academy

Category and User level

This learning experience aligns with the Integrity Craft at the Foundation level.

Price

Free of charge.