Premium Columnists Where the department secretary chips are falling Editors' Picks While all eyes have been on the burning question – answered on Wednesday in spades by new prime minister Anthony – of who will be
Queenslanders told to stay at home or evacuate as flood waters rise February 28, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Southeast Queensland residents have been issued a warning as severe thunderstorms hit the region, with the premier cautioning the risk of the heavy rainfall and
Global economy dampened by more rainy days January 13, 2022 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry A new study published in Nature has combined data on daily rainfall with subnational economy output from the last 40 years, showing that a region’s
It’s official: 2021 coolest and wettest year of the decade January 10, 2022 By Melissa Coade Energy & Environment A preview of the Bureau of Meteorology’s (BOM) annual climate statement has concluded that last year was the coolest Australia has experienced in a decade
BOM offers new climate tool for farmers November 3, 2021 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry A climate outlook tool that will provide Australia’s agricultural sector with information about unseasonal and extreme weather events beyond the seven-day forecast has been launched
Existing regulatory controls sufficient to protect environment from onshore gas projects, report says September 23, 2021 By Melissa Coade Energy & Environment A new report from the Geological and Bioregional Assessment (GBA) has found that no additional environmental safeguards are required to mitigate the risks posed by
Commonwealth’s new Australian Climate Service begins operations July 2, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment The federal government’s new service dedicated to sourcing and providing agencies with detailed climate and disaster information has officially gone live. The Australian Climate Service
Premium The Briefing The Briefing: early release, higher walls, and floodplain housing dominate Warragamba Dam debate March 28, 2021 By Chris Woods Editors' Picks Crux of the matter Flooding in western Sydney following a “once-in-50-years” storm has reignited cabinet debates over early water release, higher walls, relocating houses on
Premium The Briefing The Briefing: short-term agency bans aside, the Facebook war can only make it harder for public servants to fight misinformation February 23, 2021 By Chris Woods Australian Capital Territory Crux of the issue Facebook’s ban on Australian news content, implemented in response to legislation establishing the federal government’s mandatory media bargaining code, stands to
The end of Murray-Darling bipartisanship means the end of our largest river system December 19, 2019 By Scott Hamilton & Stuart Kells Editors' Picks Last summer, Australia witnessed piscine megadeath at Menindee. This year, summer has only just arrived but the rivers, lakes and billabongs of the Murray Darling
Senior public servants to share 'f-up' stories as part of Innovation Month July 4, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal The Public Sector Innovation Network’s favourite month of the year has arrived, and the group has given itself a makeover in time for this year’s
How a WA department's graduate program came out on top of the nation March 21, 2019 By Stephen Easton Career Advice The Western Australian Department of Finance has grabbed the top position in a national list of graduate programs, based on a survey of participants with
CPSU decries 'gag' on Bureau of Meteorology protest; Federal Courts in pay deal June 8, 2018 By Stephen Easton Federal Administrative employees of the Federal Court system have a new enterprise bargaining agreement after four years of negotiations, while an even longer impasse in the
Tidbinbilla strike over APS payrise limits applied to NASA-funded positions November 22, 2017 By Stephen Easton News A group of CSIRO staff who run the iconic Tidbinbilla space tracking dishes near Canberra will stop work for one hour this afternoon, arguing federal government payrise limits should not