Archived News for Professionals in State Government
MIT has announced plans to set up a new research centre in Adelaide's Lot Fourteen CBD innovation precinct.
Anti-union bill returns
The Morrison government has introduced a bill to make deregistering unions and disqualifying officials easier.
Top cop faces leak charge
A senior Victorian policeman faces charges of leaking information this week.
Vic. wants commuter data
The Victorian Government has been criticised over plans to collect data from mobile phones.
NSW drops water allocations
The NSW Government has reduced access to water in order to preserve supplies for critical needs.
Call to replace ageing ambulances
Tasmania’s health union says a third of the state's ambulance fleet should be taken off the road.
QLD mulls phone fine boost
Queensland drivers using their mobile phones may soon face a $1,000 fine.
SA to sell city transport
The South Australian Government says it will privatise Adelaide's train and tram services.
TasNetworks investigates exposure
Former staff from of Tasmania’s state-owned utility company want compensation for exposure to dangerous chemicals.
Big fees for free schooling
Public schooling in Australia takes in about $1 billion from parents each year in the form of supposedly ‘voluntary’ bills.
Commission called for wage fight
The Tasmanian Government says it will refer its ongoing public sector wage dispute to an independent commission.
Key trees felled in ACT
Two eucalyptus trees sacred to Canberra's Indigenous community have been cut down.
Vic phone ban coming
Mobile phones will be banned for all Victorian state primary and secondary school students from next year.
Flood costs forecast
New global modelling has attempted to measure the cost of natural disasters to the world’s roads and railways.
Ord scheme slowed
Farmers say the Ord River Irrigation Scheme (ORIS) is not doing as much as it could.
ACT wrestles old health tech
Canberra’s health system is “single-handedly keeping fax machines alive”, the ACT’s health minister says.
Breach law raised in NSW
The NSW opposition wants to force state government agencies to report data breaches.
"Tears shed" over Adani approval
Queensland's Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch says she shed tears over her government’s approval of Adani's Carmichael coal mine.
Big cheques for NT gas aids
Four NT public servants are being paid up to $390,000 a year to help the gas industry.