Archived News for Professionals in State Government - December, 2019
A former senior public servant at the centre of a WA corruption scandal is expected to plead guilty ...
New tools for rural terrorism
New funding will see Victorian police armed with 300 high-powered rifles to help combat terrorist attacks in regional areas.
NTCOSS questions power/water costs
A peak welfare group has found power and water is too costly for some in NT.
Southern states reject review
Some state are refusing to help the Commonwealth review their water-sharing.
Ex-Western Power worker charged
A former Western Power employee is facing dozens of corruption charges.
Heads roll over NT blackout
The NT Government has fired the bosses of both Power and Water Corporation and Territory Generation over their “unacceptable” response to an eight-hour blackout in Alice Springs.
ICAC says Marshall 'angry' at report
SA Premier Steven Marshall has allegedly criticised the release of a report into potential health department corruption.
Police camera plan complete
Victoria Police says it has completed a rollout of 9,000 body-worn cameras.
Report lays green path
Authorities say over 30 gigawatts of new clean power generation will be needed ...
'Blackout' prevents donation disclosure
A former NSW Labor MP says an “alcoholic blackout” has prevented him from remembering who he gave a bag of donation forms and possibly cash to after a fundraising dinner at the centre of a corruption inquiry.
Hospital lists slip
Australia's top doctors say the country's public hospitals are “going backwards”.
Liu denies CCP links
A Liberal party member has denied links to the Chinese Communist Party, despite references to China’s Belt and Road initiative on event invitations.
Police chief runs strip-search review
The NSW police commissioner says he is personally overseeing a review of strip-searches.
Indigenous groups back MDBP
Indigenous groups have warned the NSW Government against scrapping the Murray Darling Basin Plan.
NT cop trial could move
There is concern about a possible plan to move the murder trial of an NT police officer from Alice Springs to Darwin.
Sydney hit with level 2
Sydney is now on level 2 water restrictions as New South Wales continues to struggle through severe fire and drought devastation.
Queensland drought extends
Almost 70 per cent of Queensland is now officially in drought, with eight new declarations this week.
TasPorts sued over access claims
The competition watchdog is taking Tasmania's state-owned ports operator to court over alleged anti-competitive conduct.
AEMC predicts price fall
Official forecasts predict power prices will fall in most Australian states and territories over the next three years.
Vital DV group de-funded
The Federal Government cannot find funding for the only peak body representing Indigenous survivors of domestic violence.