Archived News for Professionals in State Government
Public schooling in Australia takes in about $1 billion from parents each year in the form of supposedly ‘voluntary’ bills.
Commission called for wage fight
The Tasmanian Government says it will refer its ongoing public sector wage dispute to an independent commission.
Key trees felled in ACT
Two eucalyptus trees sacred to Canberra's Indigenous community have been cut down.
Vic phone ban coming
Mobile phones will be banned for all Victorian state primary and secondary school students from next year.
Flood costs forecast
New global modelling has attempted to measure the cost of natural disasters to the world’s roads and railways.
Ord scheme slowed
Farmers say the Ord River Irrigation Scheme (ORIS) is not doing as much as it could.
ACT wrestles old health tech
Canberra’s health system is “single-handedly keeping fax machines alive”, the ACT’s health minister says.
Breach law raised in NSW
The NSW opposition wants to force state government agencies to report data breaches.
"Tears shed" over Adani approval
Queensland's Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch says she shed tears over her government’s approval of Adani's Carmichael coal mine.
Big cheques for NT gas aids
Four NT public servants are being paid up to $390,000 a year to help the gas industry.
Booze laws boost home sessions
A three-year QLD study has found drinking laws increased pre-drinking.
Bradfield plan doused again
Experts have reviewed the Bradfield Scheme – a decades-old idea to pipe flood waters from Australia’s north to the arid centre.
Tower cracks cause 'crisis'
Insiders say there is a “crisis of confidence” in the NSW building industry following issues with high rises.
Adani gets green light
The Queensland Government has given the final green light to Adani’s Carmichael coal mine.
Euthanasia laws take force
Australia’s only voluntary assisted dying laws come into effect this week.
NT opens gas exploration
The Northern Territory Government has cleared remaining roadblocks to exploration fracking.