
Work with Purpose: A podcast about the Australian Public Service.
Hosted by David Pembroke and Kate Driver · contentgroup
4.9from 25 ratings
- 192
- Episodes
- 74
- Transcribed
- 25
- Ratings
- 2020
- First episode
- 99K
- YouTube views
About Work with Purpose: A podcast about the Australian Public Service.
Work with Purpose is the must-listen podcast for those working Australia’s public sector, covering best practice, leadership conversations, research, and critical issues. Fortnightly, we speak to current public servants, leading academics, and other public sector experts about how to best serve Australia’s communities, from essentials such as policymaking to building inclusive leadership practices. Work with Purpose is produced by contentgroup (https://contentgroup.com.au/) in partnership with IPAA ACT (https://act.ipaa.org.au/). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- contentgroup
- Category
- business · government · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 6 Apr 2020
- Latest episode
- 28 Jun 2026
Latest episodes
74 of 192 episodes have a transcript.

28 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
#EP165: Curtain call with David Pembroke and Andrew Metcalfe AO

14 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
EP#164: The Relational Leader with Jaala Hinchcliffe

24 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
EP#163: Trust, humour and bureaucracy: The secret sauce of gov social media
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#EP165: Curtain call with David Pembroke and Andrew Metcalfe AO
Published 28 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] These are some of the big issues I think facing governments, and I'm sure they'll be major issues. You then overlay that with the international security situation, the great powers and the great game that's being played. We're extraordinarily fortunate in Australia, but there are many opportunities and many crosswinds ahead. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Work with Purpose: A podcast about the Australian Public Service.
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- Andrew Metcalfe AO
- Jaala Hinchcliffe
- Heather Lansdowne
- Kirsty Kirk
- Ken Walker
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 99,075
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 1 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 24 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100
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- Quality
- 81
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 92
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Who hosts Work with Purpose: A podcast about the Australian Public Service.?
David Pembroke and Kate Driver host the show. Published by contentgroup.
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