Archived News for Professionals in State Government

The Australian Marine Conservation Society says dredging near the Great Barrier Reef should be banned altogether.

Lack of talk raised while NT plugs gas jobs

The Northern Territory Government has put out new oil and gas exploration licences which cover large amounts of Aboriginal land.

Power and knowledge in big QLD solar

A new age of solar energy and information is dawning in Queensland.

Study seeks to fill e-voting pitfalls

Researchers are looking at potential risks and benefits in the future of mobile e-voting.

Committee says asset-selling fund misses point

A Federal Parliamentary committee has slammed the Federal Government's Asset Recycling program.

Meagre moves on big issues before NSW votes

The New South Wales Government has been accused of missing several key points ahead of this weekend’s election, as it tours the state spruiking a plan to sell valuable assets.

WA's new tech office to inform reform

The Western Australian Government has set up a new office to guide ICT reform.

Power lobby slams Labor's water warning

Labor’s NSW leader Luke Foley has pledged to reverse his own party’s policy, to protect water supplies and agriculture.

Reef plan leaves green groups wanting

Conservation groups say there are some good points to the new Great Barrier Reef plan, but it ignores the greatest risk of all.

Fire-fighters face harsh rate of heart attack

A new risk has been uncovered in the already dangerous world of fire-fighting.

Big road falls as Abbott looks for new deals

Prime Minister Tony Abbott appears to agree that Victoria’s East West Link project is dead.

Vote hacking backdoor slammed

A serious flaw in New South Wales’ electronic voting service – iVote – could have seen votes changed, experts say.

ASIC to check power pole report claims

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.