Archived News for Professionals in State Government
Tasmania’s dam levels have dropped below a safeguard threshold introduced in 2016.
FMD task force formed
Victoria has formed an emergency animal disease task force in response to the threat of foot-and-mouth disease.
Harvesting change rejected
Despite new legislation, debate about ‘flood harvesting’ continues in the Murray-Darling basin valleys.
NSW minister dropped
NSW minister Eleni Petinos has been sacked by Premier Dominic Perrottet after an anonymous complaint.
Suspended exec pay revealed
A former Queensland education bureaucrat was paid $630,000 while suspended during a corruption probe.
Call for better booze laws
The Northern Territory government is being urged to pause the lifting of intervention-era alcohol restrictions.
Fresh look at 'red shirt' issue
The Victorian Ombudsman has issued a fresh report into Labor’s ‘red shirts scandal’.
Grim gap figures released
New data shows Australia is still failing to hit most of its Closing the Gap targets.
Infosec risks uncovered
Victoria’s privacy watchdog has found third-party information security risks at four government agencies.
Trains slow in rail action
Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) workers in Sydney have walked off the job again.
New tech for fire data
New mobile data terminals have been fitted to the New South Wales Rural Fire Service's fleet of 5,000 trucks.
VAD patchwork impacts docs
Experts say doctors determining a person’s eligibility for voluntary assisted dying face an “inherently uncertain and imprecise” task.
Barilaro probe continues
An inquiry this week has heard new details of a job lined up for former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro.
Councils back green building
Dozens of Victorian councils have joined forces to push for more sustainable design in planning requirements.
Deadly silence slammed
The Northern Territory's police minister says national silence on Indigenous deaths is contributing to a lack of funding.
State pushed on dodgy spend
The Queensland Government is being pushed to reveal details of overseas trips taken by Ipswich councillors on public money.
Dismal quality in database call
Experts say Australians in more than 400 remote or regional communities lack access to good-quality drinking water.
Probe shows stacking spend
Victorian ministers have been found to have breached codes in a misuse of public funds to fuel branch stacking, but have avoided criminal charges.