Parliamentary hearing rabbits on Wednesday December 8, 2021 By Melissa Coade Australian Capital Territory Canberra’s rabbit problem has featured in a parliamentary hearing that was told that target shooters have been deployed to control numbers.
South Korean president’s visit puts Comprehensive Strategic Partnership on the cards Wednesday December 8, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Moon Jae-in will visit Australia with South Korea’s First Lady Kim Jung-sook from 12-15 December.
Department lauds Big Pharma’s corporate responsibility agenda for tree-planting Wednesday December 8, 2021 By Melissa Coade Energy & Environment DAWE says AstraZeneca's ‘AZ forest’ large-scale tree-planting initiative is a leading example of private enterprise driving sustainable practices. …
Premium Interviews The APS’ out-of-office epiphany Tuesday December 7, 2021 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology Future X Collective co-founder Angela Ferguson says employees have adjusted what they want their physical workplaces to offer.
Productivity Commission: Rising house prices bump value of inherited assets Tuesday December 7, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Bigger inheritances are on the horizon for Australians because of growing household wealth and an ageing population.
Latest stats show healthy gender representation on government boards Tuesday December 7, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Women held 49.6% of positions on a total of 342 government boards in 2020-21, marking the closest to an even gender split at this leadership…
Digital vaccine certificates key to Queensland’s easing COVID restrictions Monday December 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology Queensland's contact tracing app has seen 1 million users link their digital vaccine certificates to the government's check-in mobile app.
Premium Interviews Government has a role to play when it comes to trust issues on the internet Monday December 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology We speak with a leading academic about the part public servants have to play in developing trust and integrity in how government uses data.
Foreign minister opens Australia’s new embassy in Palau Monday December 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Marise Payne travels to Palau to open a new Australian embassy and discuss the Pacific Step-up program.
Public servants ramp up support for at-risk families, Law Council calls for serious boost to Legal Aid Monday December 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Child Safety investigations in QLD increased by 2.3% in the last quarter; ice was the drug affecting 43% of children placed in care last financial…
Australia moves to sanction human rights abusers and cyber criminals Monday December 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Legislation to establish Magnitsky-style laws have passed through parliament, blocking human rights abusers' and cybercriminals' entry to Australia.
Public servants burning bright for love of work risk burning out Friday December 3, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Fatigue is setting in among the APS, and leaders are regrouping to try and figure out what is needed to build better resilience.
More than $56 million for Australia’s dying issue Friday December 3, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal The government has announced that end of life and palliative care services will be improved with a federal investment exceeding $56 million.
CSIRO bases lunar testbed facility in Brisbane Friday December 3, 2021 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology A new CSIRO facility has opened its doors to researchers and businesses wanting to test how their technology will function on the moon.
Regulatory ‘burden’ lifted for Queensland bus and public transport operators Friday December 3, 2021 By Melissa Coade News QLD’s bus and public transport operators will be subject to a yearly annual inspection, replacing the compulsory six-month inspection.
