Archived News for Professionals in Federal Government
The Queensland Government will not give away royalties for Adani’s Carmichael coal mine.
Analysis urges Defence acceleration
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute has warned the world is “going to hell”, and the Defence Department is not ready.
Rural moves going slow
The Federal Government has conceded that not much is happening with its plans to decentralise the public sector.
Shared services breaking down
The Federal Government appears to have abandoned its “Shared Services Centre”, after sinking $210 million into the idea.
Mercury deal moving ahead
A global treaty to protect human health and the environment comes into force in 90 days, but Australia has still not ratified it.
DHS launches re-made myGov
Federal Government departments are working to improve the much maligned myGov system.
Expert wants care rate cut
Experts say we need to ask difficult questions about how to reduce the number of Australian children in out-of-home care.
NBN buys bold new copper
NBN has purchased over 15,000km of copper cabling in an investment likened to buying steam trains.
NCI buying next-gen gear
Australia has purchased two high-performance storage solutions to provide an advanced data platform for researchers.
Visa change risks local research
Medical research could already be suffering under Australia’s new visa laws.
Wikipedia joins fair use fight
Wikipedia has changed its Australian front page to raise awareness of copyright reform.
Cave confirms 50,000 year presence
Evidence from a remote cave on Australia’s north coast has confirmed human occupation of the region 50,000 years ago.
Lid lifts on big tax grift
ATO deputy commissioner Michael Cranston has been accused of conspiring to “defraud the Commonwealth”.
Little love for new funding deal
State education ministers are standing against the Turnbull government’s new school funding model.
Big ships out of play
HMAS Adelaide has been dry-docked as engineers scramble to fix issues from just 18 months in service.
Cashless card progress slowing
Plans to expand the cashless welfare card scheme could struggle to pass Parliament.
Referendum question forming
Linda Burney wants the referendum to recognise Indigenous Australians in the Constitution to be “winnable”.