Archived News for Professionals in State Government - May, 2018
The City of Hobart has been offered a new name as an act of reconciliation.
Police cop to RBT rort
Victoria Police has admitted its officers falsified over 250,000 roadside breath tests over five years.
SA ICAC wants more backing
South Australia's Independent Commissioner Against Corruption Bruce Lander is pushing for more funding.
Vote switch welcomed in NSW
New South Wales says it will accept all the recommendations of a review of local elections.
Tree-clearing counters Direct Action
Over $1 billion of public money under the Coalition’s Direct Action climate policy is being wiped out by just a few years of forest-clearing, government data suggests.
Union speaks on bus abuse
Darwin bus drivers say they are fatigued from having to deal with an almost daily barrage of abuse.
WA looks for lithium boost
The WA Government has set up a taskforce to capture more of the lithium battery production process.
BHP makes deal with QLD
BHP has reached an “in principle” agreement with Queensland over a $288 million coal royalty dispute.
SA keeps battery plan
The SA Government is keeping its predecessor’s dream alive, pushing ahead with a big battery plan.
T-Gen counts solar hit
Territory Power has slashed its value by $150 million due in part to the threat posed by solar power.
Big arts plan backed
Approval has been granted for the construction of Sydney's multi-million dollar Walsh Bay arts precinct.
Corruption plan rejected
The Federal Government has knocked back Labor's proposal for a federal corruption watchdog.
NSW goes for vote change
By-elections could become bygones under proposed NSW government vote counting changes.
Unions slam Tassie cap
The effects of capping public sector wages could spread to all workers, Unions Tasmania says.
Laws tightened for ES attacks
Victoria could put attacks on emergency service workers in the same category as murder and rape.
Migrants mooted for regional boost
Expanding Australia’s permanent migration program could bring a big boost for regional communities.
PFAS checks expanded in SA
The Defence Department says it will widen its probe into the spread of PFAS chemicals in Adelaide.
State faces big cladding bill
A taskforce has found as many as 12,000 Queensland buildings could contain flammable cladding.
Charges considered for "gay conversion"
Victoria may start prosecuting practitioners of so-called “gay conversion therapy”.