Archived News for Professionals in Federal Government
Hundreds of thousands of Australians want to raid their superannuation to help ease financial hardship.
Tehan threatens schools
The Federal Government says it will withdraw funding from schools that refuse to open for the second school term.
Wage freeze for federal PS
Federal public servants will have their wages frozen for at least six months, while politicians are resisting a pay cut.
ATO buys home setups
The ATO has bought thousands of new laptops and monitors for staff to work from home.
Database puts experts on tap
Australia’s leading science academies have come together to launch a COVID-19 expert database.
ERF auctions net 1.71 tonnes
The Federal Government has detailed its latest emissions-reduction purchases.
Fossils lobby under cover of COVID
Reports say the fossil fuel industry is using COVID-19 to push for deregulation or dismantling of environmental protections.
Green plans for recovery tech
Experts say green technologies are ripe to help Australian industry emerge from hibernation.
AOFM to sell $5b per week
The Federal Government's debt manager will auction $5 billion of government bonds a week.
Economists estimate losses
Commonwealth Bank economists predict 580,000 jobs will be lost as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Experts issue right-wing warning
Australian security experts have issued clear warnings about the local rise of right-wing terrorism.
PS shuffled in big shift
Thousands of bureaucrats are being urgently redeployed in a massive organisational shift.
Bushfire likelihood assessed
A new study has found the human-induced climate crisis made Australia's recent bushfires at least 30 per cent more likely.
Experts call for survival strategy
An expert group is calling for the planet to come together and develop a strategy for human survival.
Low score for local efforts
A massive scientific scorecard has rated the health of Australia’s environment less than 1 out of 10.
Big wage subsidy coming
The Federal Government’s new $130 billion JobKeeper wage subsidy plan has been fairly well received.
FIRB preps for big sweep
The Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) is preparing for Chinese companies to buy up distressed Australian assets.
Robodebt repayments tallied
The Federal Government will be forced to pay back around $550 million after its botched ‘robodebt’ scheme.
RBA buying big
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is buying billions in sovereign government bonds.
Cashless card scheme paused
New welfare recipients will not be forced onto controversial cashless debit cards.