Archived News for Professionals in State Government - February, 2017
Flood works to halt flows
South Australia has launched a $140 million flood mitigation plan for Adelaide.
Anger over Adani appointment
The Queensland Government has been slammed for appointing an Adani director to oversee the Abbot Point coal port.
Taxi fight sees traffic drag
Taxi drivers are slowing traffic across Melbourne to protest industry reforms.
QLD electoral map smashed
The re-drawing of Queensland’s electoral map could trigger an early election.
Grand can plan delayed
New South Wales has pushed back the start date for its container deposit scheme.
Poor punished by penalty change
The Fair Work Commission has cut Sunday and public holiday penalty rates for hospitality, retail and fast food workers.
Funds flow to pump-power plan
ARENA has approved a $450,000 pumped hydro energy storage project for South Australia.
NT mining money missing
The Northern Territory Government has been accused of redirecting money meant for cleaning up old mines.
HSC switching to formal physics
The New South Wales Higher School Certificate syllabus has had its biggest overhaul in 16 years.
Key pay-out case playing out
State governments have their eyes on a potentially landmark native title case in the Northern Territory.
More beds for Embling
Upgrades have been announced at Melbourne’s high security mental health facility.
Waters winds back coal claims
Greens Senator Larissa Waters has been forced to retract claims about coal miner Adani’s chief executive.
Social fund to back emerging enterprise
The Victorian government has put up $5 million to fund social enterprise projects.
Vic teacher strike lining up
Victorian teachers are preparing to strike to break stalled pay and workload negotiations.
Half backflip on NSW mergers
The NSW Government is continuing with forced council amalgamations for city regions, but is giving up on some regional council mergers.
Mine rehab outlined
The Australia Institute says over 60,000 mines have been abandoned across Australia, and there is no solid plan on what to do with them.