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Ethics and aesthetics in public administration
Good evening. May I begin by thanking the Institute of Public Administration Australia for extending to me the honour of delivering the Don Dunstan...
The spirit of public service
You can also read the full version of the speech this article is based upon, Ethics and aesthetics in public administration. To many people, public...
Professions or price
Recent reports by the Trade Practices Commission and the Independent Committee of Inquiry Into Competition, headed by Professor Fred Hilmer, have...
Self-interest detracts from the lustre of the professions
A quiet revolution is taking place in the way in which society thinks about the place of the professions. Just as more and more groups lay claim to...
Should engineers reassess their aims and ideals?
There is a risk that by the year 2000 the term 'professional' could be reduced to the status of mere window dressing, pinned on and stripped off as a...
My ethics, my practice
In a 1990 copy of the journal Stanford a doctor supplied a dilemma for readers subtitled: You can help them have a baby, but would they be fit...
My ethics, my practice
In a 1990 copy of the journal Stanford a doctor supplied a dilemma for readers subtitled: You can help them have a baby, but would they be fit...
Competition and self-regulation of the professions
To what extent should competition policy be applied to the conduct of the professions? On the face of it, this is a simple question to answer. Yet,...
The role of ethics in commercial and professional relationships
Contents: Introduction The 'ethical landscape Can one tame the ethical landscape? Summarising ethics Are ethics an optional extra? Relationships...
Professions in society
I fear that the professions are on the road to oblivion in Australia. Few seem to have noticed. Less seem to care. I'm not suggesting that we will...
Regulation of the professions and matters of conscience
What is a profession? The concept of a profession relates to the contract that professionals make with society. They agree to conscientiously serve...
She died with a cappuccino on her lips
Ethics is 'bubbling' in the health and education domains. Two years ago it was rare for professionals from either of these areas to contact the...
The lawyer's duty to the community
Contents: Introduction Associations, occupational groups and professions The social 'compact' The idea of a profession A conflict of duties? Some...
Can we avoid trusting the media?
Contents: Introduction The nature of a profession The social 'compact' The idea of a guild The idea of a profession The distinctive end of...
In search of certainty
Contents: Background The relevance for business & the professions The way ahead: are there any lessons for management? Background One of the...
An address to graduating police officers
Contents: Introduction A key question - trust & power The spirit of public service Are police officers members of a profession? Professional...
An ethical dilemma for accountants
Contents: The ethical dilemma What are the issues? So commonplace it's often ignored Accountants as professionals Caring about the truth Beyond...
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