Archived News for Professionals in State Government
Floods and fires will leave Australia with a mind-boggling damage bill in coming years, the CSIRO says.
Water boss drifts to department
The managing director Goulburn-Murray Water has resigned and will move over to the NSW DPI.
UN summoned in QLD gas fight
Traditional owners in Queensland's Channel Country have asked the United Nations to intervene in a battle over oil and gas development.
Building money could come from WA drivers
The WA Government wants to bring in a congestion tax to raise revenue for new infrastructure projects.
Call to plot leaks as gas industry wells up
A team of university experts has warned that the risks of coal seam gas mining could play out before governments get around to responding.
State power companies front peeved public
Queensland energy industry leaders are lining up for what should be a fiery public meeting this week.
Ex-minister could keep roles, despite fines and bans
The Federal Court has disqualified and fined 5 former directors of Australian Property Custodian Holdings Ltd (APCHL) for breaching their directors’ duties and making an illegal related party payment of more than $30 million.
Calls for talk before forced re-settlement
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda has urged the West Australian government to actually consult Aboriginal people in remote communities, before booting them off their land.
Hunt for new head WA watchdog continues
Western Australia’s corruption commission has sweetened the deal in its quest to find a new leader.
TAI takes LNP to task in more than three words
The head of The Australia Institute says perceived anti-LNP moves on state and federal levels show the party’s approach is not working.
Tassie deal waits while workers fight by working
Tasmania has seen its biggest public sector protests in decades, but the union responsible says action will now take a more subtle form.
No sale today but questions remain for SA Water
The South Australian Government has again pledged not to sell SA Water.
One Nation back on the boil, Hanson warns of water sale
Pauline Hanson has re-launched her political party One Nation, and it appears that her number one priority this time is water.
Police and professors get keen for corpses
Australia’s first body farm may be one of the least appealing locations for many, but researchers say it will be a dream to have so many corpses in one backyard.
Asbestos case could open future floodgate
A mesothelioma victim is bringing a landmark legal case against the Commonwealth.
Conflict claims over Transport Minister's link
Conflict of interest claims around one state Transport Minister could become politically sticky, an analyst says.
Equal time could see FIFO suicide decline
Suggestions for ways to reduce the tragic rate of suicide among fly-in-fly-out workers have been included in a report following a West Australian Parliamentary.
Coded message to keep East West
The Federal Government has revised its Fair and Lawful Building Sites Code, which could be the key to withholding infrastructure money from the new Victorian Government.
Easier donations to pad major parties
The ACT Government wants to remove the cap on donations to political parties, just weeks after dodgy developer donations were revealed.
Shooters open fire on Baird's pole plan
Gun-nuts and fisher-folk could see the New South Wales Government keep its electricity infrastructure under state-ownership.
Caretaker talk ahead of March poll
As Victorian voters prepare to line up at the polls, and public servants wait to see what new ministers and overhauls they will have to undertake, the Government in New South Wales is setting the scene for its election next march.