Reader, here's what's happening in the world of government this week

• The four competencies to thrive in government

• Find out what makes policymaking effective

• The cockroach kingpin busted by Australia's biosecurity bureaucrats

Hot topic: making change on the inside

ARTICLE

How to Thrive in Government

Four Strategic Competencies That Accelerate Careers

EVENT

Career Moves | How to Make Your Impact Known

🗓️ Tue 30 Jun

You’re doing the work. But are you getting the visibility you need? Join us to hear how to describe your work in a way that leads to recognition, support and influence. 

COMMUNITY POST

Do you have a go-to person who helps you move things that feel stuck?

— Ilana Munckton, Building engaging communities for public servants, Apolitical

49%

of public servants at last week's career moves event said a sponsor advocating for them would help their career most right now.

📊 This week's poll: what skill has secretly powered your career?

New on AI in government

COMMUNITY POST

What we learned from rapid AI experiments

— Mia Hatton, Senior Engagement Manager, DBT, Cardiff, UK

EVENT

AI Skills Lab | AI for Documents and Templates

🗓️ Tue 23 Jun
Join this 30-minute event and learn how to use AI to move faster in the documents you rely on every day, without starting from scratch each time. 

EVENT

AI Skills Lab | AI for Data Visualisation

🗓️ Tue 25 Aug
This upcoming event will explore how civil servants can use AI to speed up data visualisation, improve clarity and demonstrate insights with more confidence. 

🎉 Celebrate your team's AI project!

From small-scale AI pilots to a government-wide rollouts, we want to hear about them all. Add a project to the Government AI Navigator in minutes.

Policy opinions worth reading

ARTICLE

Beyond Good Intentions: What Makes Policymaking Effective?

The best policies are shaped by evidence, collaboration, communication, adaptability and accountability.

EVENT

How to Write the Perfect Policy Brief

🗓️ Wed 08 Jul
Communicating complex ideas is integral to effective policymaking. Join us to learn best practices for clear, actionable briefs that capture attention and drive action.

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And finally...

Protecting the public interest sometimes involves problems that nobody else wants to touch. Last month, Australia’s Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water pulled off what may be the country’s most unsettling biosecurity enforcement success yet: confiscating more than 100,000 cockroaches from an illegal breeder.