Archived News for Professionals in Federal Government - December, 2015
Former industry minister Ian Macfarlane has defected from the Liberal Party to join the Nationals.
Public sector stuck with few moves open
The APSC says government workers spend too much time stuck in one job...
Refugees' safety risked in Nauru roof work
Troubling reports are emerging that refugees and local workers on Nauru are being forced to remove asbestos without proper protection from the potentially deadly material.
MDBA gets permanent boss
Senior Agriculture Department official Phillip Glyde has been named as the new Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) chief executive.
Defence contamination response slammed
New South Wales water authorities are demanding that the Defence Department remediate the Tomago Sandbeds.
Foreign hackers break BoM open
Reports say there has been a major cyber attack on the computers at the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM), and China is to blame.