Archived News for Professionals in State Government - November, 2018
Students across the country have gone on strike and held protests over the lack of political action to address climate change.
SA teachers take to streets
Teachers have walked off the job and swarmed South Australia’s Education Department ...
Meth charge for ex-minister
A former NSW police minister, now a councillor, has been caught with meth at a Queensland casino.
QR exec makes loud exit
A former Queensland Rail (QR) board member has unleashed in her resignation letter.
Climate cases expand legal grounds
A review has found climate change lawsuits against governments have had more success than those against fossil fuel companies.
Essential unsure about Broken Hill bill
New South Wales residents could face higher electricity bills to pay for water projects.
Possible police fine aimed at safety
The South Australian police force is facing charges over the “tragic” workplace death of a woman who was trapped in a freezer.
Cilento vote sent to CCC
Queensland’s health minister has been referred to the state’s corruption commission ...
EIS out for QLD coal giant
A near-$7 billion mega-mine in Queensland's Galilee Basin has come a step closer to reality.
NT outsources health help
The NT Government is spending $1 million to address spending problems in the Health Department.
QLD launches local space race
Australia has made its first commercial rocket launch with a craft sent skyward from rural Queensland.
Police minister slams strikes
Tasmania’s Police Minister says criminals are roaming free as a result of strikes.
VicForest accused of illegal logging
Reports say the government-owned VicForests has been illegally taking trees ...
NSW gets dam wall warning
The New South Wales government has been warned that raising the Warragamba dam would do “irreparable damage” ...
Salmon split goes unexplained
Tasmania's Primary Industries Minister will not say why two expert members of his eight-person Marine Farm Review Panel quit.
SA moves to recoup smelter funds
SA’s Liberal Government is trying to claw back over $291 million offered to Nyrstar by the former Labor government.
AEMO issues summer forecast
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has issued warnings about the coming summer.
Hospital name vote questioned
Questions are being asked about the credibility of the Queensland government’s poll to change the name of the Lady Cilento Children's Hospital.