Archived News for Professionals in State Government - August, 2020
Numerous South Australian corruption prosecutions are “paralysed” by a District Court finding ...
Health staff slammed for ship scandal
NSW Health officials have been held responsible for the Ruby Princess cruise ship debacle.
No jail for EPA attack
A South Australian waste removalist has avoided jail after assaulting two EPA workers.
Call to clear more ERs
Emergency medicine specialists want non-critical elderly patients moved out of hospitals.
COVID tech measures suggested
Experts gave suggested technology could help Australian reinforce its COVID-19 hotel quarantines.
Discretion kept for NSW cops
NSW Police will continue to choose when they want to record footage from body-worn video (BWV) cameras.
Drugs missing across QLD
Official documents show thousands of highly addictive medicines and drugs have been stolen from Queensland's busiest hospitals.
Transport retracts dev tool
Transport for NSW (TfNSW) has scrambled to respond to a mistake that saw it ship out a dev tool to users’ Android devices.
Vic. invests in moving offenders
The Victorian Government has put up $20 million to move perpetrators of domestic violence into new homes.
ICAC issues noted in MP case
South Australian MP Troy Bell will face trial for allegedly misappropriating $2 million of public funds.
Little movement in NT house plan
The NT Government appears to be falling short on its billion dollar remote Indigenous housing project.
Perth issues detailed
A report into a tumultuous era that saw the entire Perth council sacked has now been finalised.
Dam raising slammed
Reports say the NSW Government plans to raise the wall of Sydney's main reservoir by 3 metres more than it originally announced.
Fodder plan goes quiet
The Federal Government appears to be walking away from its Water for Fodder scheme.
Green light for coal expansion
Plans to expand Whitehaven Coal's Vickery mine in north-west NSW have been approved.
NLC works on fishing plan
The Northern Land Council (NLC) has worked out a timeline to negotiate and lock in the sea-country rights of traditional owners with the NT Government.
Rare earth site set for WA
A remote WA town is pushing to build a multi-million-dollar processing plant that Malaysia wants banned.
Teachers top COVID claims
Work Cover claims show many Victorian teachers are feeling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
New funds for COVID mental health
Almost $60 million has been provided to boost Victoria’s mental health system as Victorians struggle under COVID-19 lockdown.