Archived News for Professionals in State Government
Hunter Water has received planning approval for a new desalination plant.
Missing tests put towns at risk
Many Kimberley Indigenous communities do not have microbial drinking water testing.
Bushfire effects checked
At least 15 per cent of people in affected areas report adverse health effects from the Summer bushfires of 2019-2020.
MBA laments lockdown
The Master Builders’ Association says Sydney suburban lockdowns have stopped work on $6 billion worth of projects.
CEFC backs Gippsland plan
Authorities say a new project in Victoria shows energy and agriculture can co-exist.
Millions back EV network
The Future Fuels Fund has been topped up to provide EV charging nationally.
SA ambos face vaccine zones
Unvaccinated SA Ambulance Service staff are being barred from COVID-19 ‘red zones’.
Services CIO heads south
The Victorian Government has hired Services Australia CIO Michael McNamara to lead a new digital arm of the Department of Premier and Cabinet.
Study warns of variant risk
A new study suggests a high COVID-19 vaccination rate could increase the risk of new variants emerging.
Approvals risk green efforts
Experts say coal mine approvals in NSW will negate the state’s emissions-reduction measures.
Crown concedes small tax bill
Crown has agreed to pay $61 million worth of unpaid taxes in Victoria.
Controversial cable car denied
The Hobart City Council has rejected a proposed cable car for kunanyi/Mount Wellington.
Hundreds jailed amid indecision
Australia’s top legal officers have been accused of “failure” by not raising the age of criminal responsibility.
High-tech detection coming
Yarra Valley Water is working on a system that will let it detect leaks across its network in almost real time.
Parliament probe launched in NSW
A former sex discrimination commissioner will conduct a review of sexual harassment and bullying in NSW Parliament.
Long study drives down dirt disease
Thirty years of progress has been made in the understanding and treatment of the soil-dwelling melioidosis disease.
NSW DV services straining
The ongoing COVID-19 lockdown in NSW has seen an increase in demand for domestic violence services.
ANAO exposes park-barrelling
The Audit Office has once again found the Coalition allocated funding to marginal seats it wants to win.
Huge title claim defined
Native title rights have been secured for more than three million hectares of land in outback Queensland.