Ethical Consulting Services

08/10/2026

Building an integrity culture in the public service … and in the private sector, too

https://www.themandarin.com.au/321456-how-public-sector-leaders-build-a-pro-integrity-culture - free subscription to read it

07/10/2026

When WILL They Decide??

Lobbying: your impatience, their obligations & understanding delays

https://ethicalconsulting.com/when-decide-lobbying/

06/10/2026

Can Australia’s Parliaments support integrity?

https://www.themandarin.com.au/321390-how-can-parliaments-support-integrity/ - free subscription lets you read it

30/09/2026

Banning Lobbying hurts government & the community - control is smarter

https://ethicalconsulting.com/banning-lobbying-smothers-knowing/

Banning Lobbying hurts government & the community - control is smarter Lobbying and Governance

29/09/2026

“… failure of public service leadership to sufficiently serve parliament & public & government + failure of some MPs to sufficiently appreciate public service non-partisanship …”

Very interesting article

https://www.themandarin.com.au/320484-public-service-vs-parliament-lets-clarify-roles-and-responsibilities/ (may require free signup to read)

25/09/2026

When lobbying, ensure government gets to know you before you ask for commitment

https://ethicalconsulting.com/ask-first-when-lobbying/

24/09/2026

Popped into a bookshop this week to see how my book is doing, and it was filed under ‘political’! After speaking with the very pleasant manager & checkout operator, briefly, it was rightfully relocated to the ‘management’ shelf!

Check it out here https://ethicalconsulting.com/book/

23/09/2026

Chief Executives who neglect to manage political risk or lobbying … governance implications
https://www.hcamag.com/au/news/general/executive-overconfidence-becoming-a-key-compliance-risk/587925

22/09/2026

Don’t pause AI development because AI is going rogue - it isn't - we must make sure government recognises the problem is incompetent training & incompetently designed security
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/frontier-ai-safety-has-agenda-its-good-rest-us-aubrey-blanche-wj1fe/

17/09/2026

To show when lobbying: why your idea, why not the others, why now