Premium Columnists Election 2022: Add seven new secretaries and a couple of senior agency heads? Friday May 20, 2022 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks Let’s assume, for the sake of discussing machinery of government, that the mood for change translates to a major overhaul of the suite of portfolios.
AEC refers two candidates to the AFP Monday May 2, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Federal The Australian Electoral Commission has reported a candidate to the AFP after finding he was nominated in two electoral divisions for the upcoming election.
AFP arrests man for threatening police under Operation Wilmot Wednesday April 27, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Federal The AFP has charged a man with threatening to cause harm to a commonwealth public official and failure to comply with bail conditions.
Australia upset Solomon Islands looks beyond ‘Pacific family’ to meet security needs Thursday April 21, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal 'Australia is deeply disappointed by the signing of a security cooperation agreement between Solomon Islands and China,' Marise Payne says.
Commission for law enforcement should have deputy: committee report Friday April 1, 2022 By Tom Ravlic News Parliamentary joint committee says the Australian Commission for Law Enforcement must have a deputy commissioner.
Budget leaves most agencies in holding pattern Tuesday March 29, 2022 By Stephen Bartos Defence Staffing levels and agency resourcing, with minor variations around the edges, are fairly static – except for Defence and Services Australia. …
Pair charged over threats to senator Wednesday March 16, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Federal AFP have charged two people over threats allegedly made last year via a social media messaging service to senator Kristina Keneally.
European Union representatives look to Australian model for online safety Wednesday February 23, 2022 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology Julie Inman Grant has met with European Parliament members for high-level talks about national online safety regulation and child online protection framework.
Man faces jail over making hundreds of calls to federal department in two months Monday February 21, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal A Rockingham man is charged with making more than 700 calls to the switchboard of the Federal Attorney-General's Department.
Disruptions from protests likely to increase ahead of parliament sitting Friday February 4, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal ACT Police released a statement on Monday morning warning protest activity could create traffic delays. Parliament is due to resume on Tuesday this week. …
ACCC gets more than 100 complaints a day about RAT price gouging Tuesday February 1, 2022 By Emma Elsworthy Health The ACCC says they're getting 121 calls a day about RAT price gouging, with pharmacies topping the list of complaints from consumers.
Specialist medical team arrives in Solomon Islands, AFP members return home Monday January 31, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal A small specialist medical team from Australia has arrived in the Solomon Islands to provide support to fight a growing coronavirus outbreak. …
Authorities investigate fake letter claiming health minister gave exemption for RATs Monday January 31, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal A letter falsely claiming to be from Greg Hunt allegedly allowed a NSW company to import unapproved RATS into Australia, authorities say. …
Labor wants APS to reach net zero by 2030 but won’t include security agencies Tuesday December 7, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal The Australian Defence Force, Australian Federal Police, Australian Border Force and security agencies would be exempt from the proposal. …
AFP warns senate estimates of potential for spike in extremist activity Tuesday October 26, 2021 By Tom Ravlic Federal The end of lockdowns means people ‘preloaded’ with pernicious ideologies pose a greater threat to public safety, the AFP says.
