Archived News for Professionals in State Government
The greyhound industry is scrambling to respond to the ban in NSW
Public execs feel most valued
Public servants have unleashed on the poor communication skills of their senior managers.
Petitions push plastic bag ban
Environmentalists have delivered a petition to ban single-use plastic bags at Victoria’s Parliament House.
Lovelace award marks amazing career
Mary O’Kane has won the inaugural Ada Lovelace Medal for outstanding engineering.
Adani leaps over legal hurdle
Adani has defeated the latest legal challenge to its planned Carmichael coal mine.
SA's energy slug slammed
Activists claim the ‘Big Three’ energy retailers are massively over-charging South Australian customers.
Age change made non-compulsory
The Tasmanian Government has ditched its plan to lower the compulsory school starting age.
Scitech shift locked in
Scitech - Western Australia's leading science education centre – is moving in next to the new WA Museum.
Dog ban going down poorly
As legislation to ban greyhound racing makes its way through NSW Parliament, opposition is growing by the day.
Fiery deal on backburner for now
Voting on Victoria’s controversial CFA pay deal will not happen until a Supreme Court trial is over.
School split hits the most needy
A West Australian parliamentary committee says a two-tier school system exacerbates inequality.
Reef bill runs into billions
A Queensland Government taskforce says it will cost about $8.2 billion to save the Great Barrier Reef.
Closer eye on contractor funds
The WA Government is trying to ensure contractors get paid when they work on big projects.
Farmers' fight continues post-Caroona
The NSW Government has decided to buy back the Caroona coal mine licence from BHP, but says the nearby Shenhua mine is going ahead.
FIRB has fears for other power deals
The Federal Government's Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) has shifted its gaze to a new Chinese energy deal.
Speed increase concerns surgeons
The people who deal with hideous scenes of road trauma are fighting a move to unlimited speed zones.
Power play motives questioned
Treasurer Scott Morrison is under fire for blocking the sale of NSW electricity assets to China.
Legal cuts could force new thinking
The WA Chief Justice says community legal services will have to innovate to deal with funding cuts.