Archived News for Professionals in State Government
Grim image in ACT health stats
Figures on the ACT’s public health system show some patients are waiting more than four years to see a specialist doctor.
QLD promises cool schools
The Queensland Government has pledged to to air-condition every school classroom, library and staffroom by mid-2022.
Strongest DV laws laid out
The Queensland Opposition has proposed the nation’s strongest laws to combat domestic violence.
Study looks at public freight
Transport experts have looked at using public transport to help move city freight.
Purple bins in green reform
Victoria says it will introduce a fourth bin collection and container deposit scheme as part of a recycling industry overhaul.
Big firm buying up MDB
A pension fund owned by the Canadian Government is becoming the largest private owner of water entitlements in the Murray-Darling Basin.
State launches silicosis strategy
New South Wales has unveiled a new strategy to stamp out silicosis.
Top teachers could lift schools
The Grattan institute has proposed a ‘master teacher’ position be created to improve teaching across schools.
ACT slams religious laws
The ACT Government says proposed religious freedom laws would seriously threaten human rights protections.
Liberal head avoids court
The former director of Victoria's Liberal party has avoided a referral to the High Court over fake official election ads.
State logging fight launched
A legal fight has been launched to protect threatened species from state government logging.
Preference alleged in embargo lift
Reports say state bureaucrats consulted big cotton farmers to justify allowing them to harvest rainfall ...
Jail fights in pay rise claim
Unions want a pay rise for Victoria’s juvenile prison staff to reflect the dangerous nature of their work.
Capacity boost called
Authorities have called for ‘critical’ funding to increase the capacity of an interstate energy transmission corridor.
Lawyer slams Metro North
Australia's biggest hospital service allegedly tried to gag a whistleblower who exposed its allegedly corrupt behaviour.
Waste dump laws raised
The laws behind the plan to build a nuclear waste dump in South Australia have been raised in federal parliament.
Feds smooth path to drought money
The Federal Government says it is cutting red tape for drought support payments.
Gap stats released
The latest Closing the Gap report shows that by most socio-economic measures, Indigenous Australians are still behind ...
NDIS access has slow postcodes
Investigations have found that children's access to disability funding appears to depend on where they live.
Police quotas exposed
New figures show police in NSW have a quota system in place for different regions.