Archived News for Professionals in Federal Government
Reserve Bank governor Phil Lowe says the JobKeeper program may need to be extended.
ANAO reports losses
The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) is losing money, and may have to do fewer audits.
Rail dream denied
A new report says Australia should abandon its dream of having a high-speed, east coast rail service.
LNP appears to oppose river listing
Reports suggest Murray-Darling systems were not assessed for endangered listing because the Coalition would not support it.
Top minds recognised
A new batch of Australia’s top scientists have been elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Science.
Maths fail questions muted
The Prime Minister has taken responsibility for a $60 billion JobKeeper miscalculation.
UK questions Huawei 5G involvement
Reports say Australian security officials are glad to see the UK question Chinese telco Huawei.
COVID commission backs gas
Australia’s recovery from COVID-19 will be led by gas, according to the Federal Government.
Deloitte works on new myGov
Deloitte has secured a $9.5 million deal to work on a replacement for myGov.
MyHealth hacks mentioned
A federal agency has admitted MyHealth records have been targeted by hackers.
Roadmap leads to gas, mostly
The Energy Minister has released a discussion paper on technologies to drive economic recovery in Australia.
Telcos fighting ATO scam
The Federal Government claims to have “comprehensively disrupted” scammers pretending to be from the ATO.
Go8 plans foreign return
Australia’s elite universities have proposed “secure corridor” rules for the return of international students.
Face-tracking bill delayed
The erosion of human rights in Australia is being held back by a parliamentary committee.
McKenzie blames PS
Former sport minister Bridget McKenzie says public servants should have told her she was acting without legal authority.
Fossils creep into green remit
The Federal Government may allow its clean energy agencies to fund carbon capture and storage from fossil fuels.
Robodebt legal letters coming
Centrelink will soon issue hundreds of thousands of notices for a class action against its ‘Robodebt’ scheme.