Archived News for Professionals in State Government
An audit of Cyber Security NSW has called on the agency to try harder to find vulnerabilities.
Leaders agree on road plan
Federal, state and territory ministers have agreed to a new road safety plan.
NSW knocked for aged response
The NSW Government has been slammed for its response to an elderly homelessness inquiry.
Pay drives teacher shift
State school principals say private schools are luring teachers away from the public sector with better salaries.
Victoria preps energy revival
Victoria is preparing to bring back the State Electricity Commission (SEC), reversing a decades-old privatisation.
Flood probes questioned
Potential issues have been highlighted in an inquiry into flooding in Melbourne.
Diesel burns in union dispute
A union stoush has forced Alice Springs power stations to run on diesel.
GP hike ruffles feathers
The Queensland Government’s medical payroll tax hike has been labelled “immoral”.
Gun reform to bring new checks
Changes to firearms laws could soon see mental health checks for WA's gun owners.
Probe set on Opus Dei schools
Investigations have been ordered after a disturbing look into schools linked to Catholic group Opus Dei this week.
Bans could go to ballot
Central Australian Indigenous communities may be asked to vote on alcohol bans.
Chaplain review calls for changes
A review has called for the National School Chaplaincy Program to include secular support staff.
School abuse claims counted
Close to 400 victims have alleged sexual abuse at Victorian state schools.
Locals rush to flood buy-back
Thousands of people have applied for buy-backs in the wake of last year’s NSW Northern Rivers flooding catastrophe.
WA allocations slashed
West Australian water authorities are cutting future water allocations across the Murray groundwater area by 40 per cent.
Dental drop reported
Costs and long wait times appear to be putting people off going to the dentist.
Forbidden pill still missing
Authorities are scrambling to find a potentially deadly radioactive capsule lost in the WA desert.