Archived News for Professionals in State Government
A furore is forming over a UBS report into the election promises of the NSW Liberal party.
SA Liberals push for Grade 7 upgrade
South Australia’s Opposition says that state’s year 7 students are being “robbed of specialist education” by being kept in primary school.
Harsh words and hand-outs on Close The Gap day
Last Thursday was national Close The Gap day, and while events were on around the country to address Indigenous inequality, the Prime Minister’s top Indigenous advisor had some harsh words for his boss.
Hodgman holds firm amid big bill criticism
The Tasmanian Government has defended spending $63,000 on lawyers to defend its public servant wage freeze.
Push for aged health funding to go further
There are calls for expansion of a NSW State Government program which funds ageing and disability workers in metropolitan and major regional councils.
Rough state of emergency stays buried
There are calls this week for the release of the full report into bullying at the ACT Ambulance Service.
Vic seeks budget switch to dodge federal hits
The Victorian Government may move its future budget announcements to avoid being blindsided by the Federal Government.
Police check finds trouble with death
Studies have shown that Police are ill-equipped to investigate non-criminal deaths, and face a challenge to avoid re-traumatising bereaved families as well as emotionally protecting themselves.
Backflip knocks uranium off the table
The Queensland Government is planning ban uranium mining once more.
Shipping switch may not fix Tassie's woes
A new deal hopes to allow Tasmanian exporters to access markets currently out of reach.
Abbott and Andrews write with gritted teeth
The Prime Minister and the Victorian Premier could be heading for a showdown, following a heated exchange of letters this week.
Leaders say Abbott should re-style his choices
The Prime Minister is having a tough time finding friends to agree that Aboriginality is a lifestyle choice.
Papers prevent more foster support
Foster care support workers spend more time “driving desks than visiting children”, the Royal Commission has heard.
Protest prohibition outlaws "things"
The West Australian Government wants to crack down on “radical” protests, but has copped serious criticism already.
SA considers stepping slightly into the future
A South Australian minister says there has been a "tremendous response" to consultations about changing the state’s time zone.
Careers extinguished by chemical find
A Victorian fire-fighter training facility has been shut down and two WorkSafe executives have lost their jobs following the discovery of chemicals in the water supply.
Funds up for Tassie's green power melange
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has put up $5.5 million to support an off-grid hybrid power project off the coast of Tasmania.
Legal action over hot air on gas
Former NSW deputy premier Andrew Stoner is suing broadcaster Alan Jones and a Greens MP for defamation over coal seam gas claims.
Hundreds gone in Tas. cuts
Tasmania is making moves to cut nearly 500 jobs from its Department of Health and Ageing (DHA).
NSW takes big slice of tourist cake
New figures show visitors to NSW pump $53,000 into the State’s economy every second.
Outback power floats on waste
Work is beginning on an exciting new solar power plant in South Australia.