Archived News for Professionals in State Government
The Fair Work Commission has cut Sunday and public holiday penalty rates for hospitality, retail and fast food workers.
Funds flow to pump-power plan
ARENA has approved a $450,000 pumped hydro energy storage project for South Australia.
NT mining money missing
The Northern Territory Government has been accused of redirecting money meant for cleaning up old mines.
HSC switching to formal physics
The New South Wales Higher School Certificate syllabus has had its biggest overhaul in 16 years.
Key pay-out case playing out
State governments have their eyes on a potentially landmark native title case in the Northern Territory.
More beds for Embling
Upgrades have been announced at Melbourne’s high security mental health facility.
Waters winds back coal claims
Greens Senator Larissa Waters has been forced to retract claims about coal miner Adani’s chief executive.
Social fund to back emerging enterprise
The Victorian government has put up $5 million to fund social enterprise projects.
Vic teacher strike lining up
Victorian teachers are preparing to strike to break stalled pay and workload negotiations.
Half backflip on NSW mergers
The NSW Government is continuing with forced council amalgamations for city regions, but is giving up on some regional council mergers.
Mine rehab outlined
The Australia Institute says over 60,000 mines have been abandoned across Australia, and there is no solid plan on what to do with them.
WestConnex funding re-checked
The Federal Government's $3.5 billion pledge to Sydney's WestConnex project has been criticised.
Labor seeks green flows
The Opposition wants the MDBP to deliver an extra 450 gigalitres of water for the environment.
AEMO assessments questioned
Experts say WA will see power price hikes unless it realises how popular rooftop solar is.
Health buying ill-understood
Queensland Health’s purchasing practices have been slammed in a new review.
Meningococcal W response rising
Victoria has become the third Australian state to offer free meningococcal W vaccines for school students.
Political twists cloud energy fix
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has refined his line of attack on renewable energy.
Privacy fight could become public
Victoria’s opposition wants a stoush between the State Government and Privacy Commissioner to be played out in public.