Archived News for Professionals in Federal Government
The Federal Government has put up $70 million for a national centre to fight child exploitation.
Border Force survey shows low views
An internal survey has revealed Border Force staff have little faith in the senior management.
Data project launched
The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet wants to make large government datasets more useful.
Rural push to continue
The loss of Barnaby Joyce appears not to have affected the Federal Government’s decentralisation push.
Social Services spends big on bollards
The Department of Social Services has spent $236,000 installing bollards around its new building.
New marine park lines questioned
New marine park management plans have been labelled the “largest removal of marine area from conservation ever”.
NBN switch leaves a third in the dark
A third of households that try to switch over to the NBN are left without connectivity during the process, official stats say.
Push for PFAS action
Experts say the Federal Government’s health advice on PFAS chemicals must be changed.
State goals to beat NEG
State governments are investing enough in renewables to render the Turnbull government’s energy policy useless.
Nutt planted in public sector
A former Liberal Party director has been appointed to two part-time public sector roles.
Politics alleged in $5.2b defence deal
Queensland will host the construction of new defence vehicles, leading Victoria to claim it has been snubbed.
Critic questions big gas loss
Australia has lost $90 billion in revenue from some of its most valuable resources, according to an Oxford University expert.
CDP scheme hitting hard
The CDP Indigenous work-for-the-dole scheme is fining its participants at a much higher rate than other jobseeker schemes.
More files found in free cabinet
Reports say more sensitive files have been found in a filing cabinet sold to a second-hand furniture store.
Gonski centre gets going
The University of NSW's Gonski Institute is preparing to investigate some of the trickiest questions in education.
Negative gearing study outlines changes
Cutting negative gearing deductions for the highest-earners could save the Australian Government more than $1.7 billion each year, research shows.