Archived News for Professionals in Federal Government
Three Queensland MPs have thrown their support behind continuing sand-mining operations on North Stradbroke Island despite widespread environmental and cultural opposition.
Jobs could return after porn email sacking
The Fair Work Commission has ruled that emailing pornography through a work address is not an automatic sacking offence.
The office should bend to the shifting nature of dad
Experts say fathers are not the bumbling piles of domestic uselessness that TV ads portray, claiming that the modern dad is a different beast and that employers need to change the way they think.
Top end tapped for farming supplies
Government authorities in Western Australia have begun surveying outside the Ord irrigation area in the Kimberly region – looking to see if the environment could sustain thousands of hectares of new farming operations.
Defence CTO jumps to Immigration ship
The former Chief Technology Officer for the Department of Defence has left his post, moving to a role as Chief Information Officer of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.
Fonterra fears finalised
Research has found that a batch of Fonterra milk powder which caused international alarm recently did not contain any traces of botulism bacteria and never had.
Costings claims called out
Accusations of economic untruth are being flung from all sides of the political arena today, with Federal Budgetary Office and federal Treasury policy costings called into question.
Call for action to keep outer-suburbs livable
A representative body for the fast-growing outer suburbs of metropolitan areas say a federal strategy should be developed for managing urban population growth.
Firing-up heater safety measures
A Senate Committee has made some recommendations after taking a look at the safest and cleanest ways to use a wood-fired heater in the home.
Flood and rain effects flow deep
A new report has shown it takes years for small communities to recover from disasters like floods or cyclone, with damages extending beyond the physical.
Key role reported of drugs, mental health
Australian authorities say a new report shows a large proportion of negative health conditions are caused by substance abuse and poor mental states.
Real efforts undertaken to close health gap
A new national centre is being established to allow a deeper level of research into the disparity in health and healthcare for Indigenous Australians.
Top-end skeptical of sweet-talking southerners
In the lead-up to next weekend’s election both major parties have made broad promises pertaining to the northern end of the country, but the people who actually live there have questioned the feasibility, viability, equity, and validity of the pledges.
Big truck register's techno let-down
A proposal has been made to move the start date for the Heavy Vehicle National Law after failures in the new IT systems.
Rapid rail-link plan revived
With the upcoming election just over a week away all parties are pulling their biggest promissory punches, Kevin Rudd’s latest pledge is for the much-speculated high-speed rail network on the country’s east coast.
Free energy possible at crude prices
New research by the Australian Energy Market Operator has shown converting to entirely renewable power could end up costing the same as continuing to use fossil fuels.
Government blocks do little to stem tide of torrents
A new study has shown that blocking access to torrent sites has little to no effect on users, with new avenues for piracy popping up faster than they can be closed.
AEC highlights democratic deficit
Figures have been released by the Australian Electoral Commission, now the enrolment window for the federal election has closed, revealing around twenty-five per cent of eligible young people did not sign on.
Apologies over lapse in decorum, diplomacy
Australian authorities have apologised over a breach of dignity for the Solomon Islands Prime Minister Gordon Darcy Lilo.
Assange's number two out on lack of democracy
One of Australia’s youngest political parties has lost an important component, with the party’s second-placed member on the ticket quitting Wikileaks.
Commission holds back on NBN access plan
Australia’s competition regulator has withheld its decision on whether to accept the long-term pricing plan put forward by NBN Co.