Archived News for Professionals in State Government
A public sector union says the SA Government’s bid to privatise its Land Titles Office puts 200 jobs at risk.
Tasmania backs its water plan
Infrastructure Tasmania has backed the State Government’s claim that it can fix TasWater’s ailing infrastructure by taking it over.
Experts issue shorter warning
An Australian fire safety group says smaller buildings with combustible cladding could be even more vulnerable ...
Lendlease lands Melbourne's new plan
Firms formerly picked to build Melbourne’s scrapped East West Link will now work on the city’s new $11 billion rail tunnel.
Police abuse claims raised
Queensland Police employees have made dozens of claims for compensation, revealed in documents released under Right to Information.
Two-tiered fight on flood money
The Queensland and Federal governments are butting heads over cyclone recovery funding.
QLD LNP makes bold pledges
Queensland’s LNP has vowed to push for the promotion of coal mining and “fully resist environmental groups”.
States making ground on target
State governments are moving towards a new clean energy target, but the Federal Government wants to take it slow.
Cleaners caught in contract grift
The Victorian Government has received a confidential report from the United Voice union about employers pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars while workers clean schools for free.
Detention staff speak out
Insiders have spoken out about the toxic culture within the ACT’s Bimberi youth detention centre.
Ministers respond to MDBP slam
State Water Ministers have responded to a harsh critique of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.
NSW buying back to protect farms
The NSW Government says it will buy back a majority of the controversial Shenhua Watermark Coal exploration licence.
Galilee could drain other basins
Analysts say jobs and exports from existing coal regions will be decimated by development in the Galilee Basin.
Tesla takes up SA power strain
A giant lithium ion battery will be installed in South Australia under an agreement ...
'Blind' approach doesn't help diversity
A report from the Prime Minister’s behavioural economics team warns ‘blind recruitment’ could see fewer women in top jobs.
Jail time for TAFE scam
A former TAFE SA manager has been jailed for at least 18 months for stealing over $150,000.
Light shed on lack of prison votes
Reports say prisons have prevented thousands of people from exercising their democratic rights.
Payouts rise in WA purge
Millions have already been spent on redundancy payments to senior WA Police personnel ...
Split over WA firefighter reform
The WA Government is weighing up the costs of overhauling its emergency management system.