Bio

Professor Meredith Edwards AM, is an Emeritus Professor, National Institute for Governance at the University of Canberra, a Senior Consultant with Courage Partners, and a Centre for Policy Development fellow.

Professor Edwards was the founding Director of the National Institute for Governance, stepping down in December 2004. She was also previously a Deputy Vice-Chancellor at the University of Canberra from August 1997 to August 2002.

Prior to joining UC in 1997, Professor Edwards was Deputy Secretary in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Meredith Edwards's contributions:

Participatory Governance and the Indigenous Agenda: From Rhetoric to Reality

Tackling Indigenous disadvantage will require a patient approach to building relationships and a strong commitment to sharing decision-making power, writes CPD fellow Meredith Edwards.

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Tense Appointments: Public Sector Boards in Australia

Meredith Edwards identifies several key tensions that can emerge out of existing public sector appointment processes. Many of these concern the involvement of the minister. Edwards believes that an understanding of these tensions is central to introducing improvements such as those seen in the UK and Canada

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