Name: EP8 PODCAST LIZ WILLIAMSON ON DELIVERING GREAT POLICY, EVEN UNDER PRESSURE by PM&C in Connecting Us
Duration: 20 min 1 s
Description: Liz Williamson, Chief Operating Officer at the Treasury, speaks about her fascinating career spanning the full policy spectrum, reflecting on the differences and similarities between working on public-facing and internal APS policy (and her collection of treasured budget papers!)

Connecting Us

Sarah Groube is Director of Digital Experience at the Australian Sports Commission. Over the course of her diverse career, Sarah has managed to combine her digital skills and knowledge with her personal passion for sport. When speaking about her role at the Australian Sports Commission, Sarah says, “I'm the custodian of the relationship that the public has with us when they're interacting with us online. And my day to day job is really about engineering or influencing changes to whatever barriers are in the way of that experience”.

Combining the digital profession and sports. Sarah Groube; Sport Australia

Instrumental Version of the Australian National Anthem.
Performed by the Australian Youth Orchestra.

Australian National Anthem

Australian National Anthem - 2 Verses Instrumental

First verse of the Australian National Anthem.
Instrumental performed by the Australian Youth Orchestra.

Australian National Anthem - 1 Verse Instrumental

This recording was made by the Royal Australian Navy Band Melbourne, based at HMAS Cerberus, featuring vocalist Leading Seaman Musician Tracy Kennedy.

Australian National Anthem - 1 verse with introduction and vocal

First verse of the Australian National Anthem.
This recording was made by the Royal Australian Navy Band Melbourne, based at HMAS Cerberus.

Australian National Anthem performed by Julie Anthony AM OBE.
First verse of Advance Australia Fair.
Copyright Julie Anthony AM OBE, used with permission

Advance Australia Fair performed by Julie Anthony AM OBE

The Australian National Anthem recorded by the Royal Australian Air Force Band.

Australian National Anthem - 1 Verse - Male in Bb

Australian National Anthem: Australian Defence Force, Indigenous instrumental version - two verses

Dr. Nick Coatsworth speaks about the art of public health communication in a pandemic, his experience working in Africa with Doctors without Borders and reflects on his whirlwind six months in the APS. To read more stories about scientists within the APS, check out the latest edition of Connecting Us.

Connecting Us Ep 9  Dr. Nick Coatsworth – Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health

Liz Williamson, Chief Operating Officer at the Treasury, speaks about her fascinating career spanning the full policy spectrum, reflecting on the differences and similarities between working on public-facing and internal APS policy (and her collection of treasured budget papers!)

EP8 PODCAST LIZ WILLIAMSON ON DELIVERING GREAT POLICY, EVEN UNDER PRESSURE

Casey Millward is Director of Research in Indigenous Culture and Policy at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Islander Studies (AIATSIS). For the past 15 years, Casey has worked in the Indigenous Affairs portfolio across the public, university and community sectors. She joins the Connecting Us team to share with us how her international experience studying at the University of Cambridge continues to influence her thinking and perspectives. She also explains the many and diverse roles of AIATSIS and provides her top tips for people wanting to learn more about the Traditional Owners of the country where they live.

Sharing our Indigenous History with Casey Millward from AIATSIS EP14

Duncan Young, General Manager for the National Data Acquisition Division at the ABS, joins the Connecting Us team to share his passion for numbers and top tips for anyone who wants to get more comfortable with working with data. He touches on some of the biggest projects he has been involved in over the course of his career, including the 2016 Census of Population and Housing and the 2017 Australian Marriage Law Postal Survey. “Along the way, I've kept finding new roles and each new role has taught me something new and it's opened a new door for something different”, says Duncan.

EP8 PODCAST LIZ WILLIAMSON ON DELIVERING GREAT POLICY, EVEN UNDER PRESSURE

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