Institute of Public Administration Australia (ACT) Limited

Neurodiversity has become an important topic in the Australian public sector. With research suggesting that teams can be 30 per cent more productive with neurodivergent professionals, workplaces stand much to gain from greater inclusivity. Yet, many public sector workplaces can still do more to be neurodiversity inclusive.

In this rerun of our most popular Work with Purpose episodes in 2023, we revisit a conversation featuring three public service thought leaders: Lee Steel, Ability Network champion and first assistant secretary, intergovernmental relations and reform, Robin Edmonds, assistant director, media reform branch at the Department of Infrastructure and co-founder and co-chair of the cross-agency APS+ Neurodiversity Community of Practice, and Andrew Pfeiffer, Ability Network executive and adviser, BETA at PM&C. They discussed what public sector workplaces could look like in 2028 and how to better support neurodivergent individuals.

SHOW NOTES

1. The inaugural APS Diversity and inclusion report 2022 (APSC)
2. Business benefits of employing people with disability (Australian Network on Disability)
3. Creating an accessible and inclusive workplace (Australian Human Rights Commission)
4. Public Sector Neurodiversity Community of Practice | Australian Public Service Commission (apsc.gov.au)