Archived News for Professionals in State Government
Failures by the NT Government have allowed substandard iron ore mining operations to continue unchecked.
'Scope creep' surveillance warning
Reports say police face-matching software used during the Commonwealth Games was rushed and ineffective.
Hospital bullying costs counted
SA taxpayers have paid almost $20 million for bullying, harassment and fatigue at state hospitals.
Adani needs new bird plan
The Queensland Government has rejected Adani’s plan to protect an endangered bird.
AER sets NT cap
The NT Government is denying its people a power price cut recommended by the national regulator.
WA funds powerful restoration
The East Perth Power station is to be lifted out of abandonment, the WA Government says.
Dogs make some swallow drugs
Research suggests drug detection dogs increase the risk of unsafe drug practices.
AG questions regional spend
Victoria’s auditor-general has issued a report on over a billion dollars worth of regional grants.
Ambos alert to ramping danger
Ambulance ramping in Tasmania is causing “widespread and undeniable psychological injury”, paramedics say.
Lockdown response to prison strikes
Queensland prison officers are striking after wage negotiations broke down.
SA renews APY appointment
South Australia has reappointed the manager of the state's Aboriginal lands for another three years.
Adani opposition plans court
Traditional owners say they will use every legal option to argue that Adani’s Carmichael coal mine poses ‘alarming’ risk to sacred wetlands.
Adelaide desal waits on rain
SA Water says it will not ramp up output from Adelaide's desalination plant, despite an extended dry period.
Adani's water claims seem short
Adani does not have enough water permits to cover the construction of its Carmichael mine, analysis suggests.
Interconnector costs criticised
South Australian businesses say energy transmission lines are driving big, ‘unfair’ losses.
Solar freeze stings installers
Solar companies are feeling the strain of the Victorian Government’s freeze on a solar panel rebate program.
Sydney EDs slammed
New data exposes deteriorating waiting times and safety concerns in Sydney emergency departments.
Uranium mine slides through
The Coalition appears to have signed off on a controversial uranium mine one day before calling the federal election, and did not announce it until the day before Anzac Day.
Education fraud reported
Queensland Education staff were embroiled in more than 100 cases of fraud last year, new documents show.