Mungo remains reburied despite injunction by Indigneous groups Thursday May 26, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Culture Controversy has surrounded the re-burying of the Mungo Man and Mungo Lady on Tuesday, after DAWE was informed the reburial had occurred on May 24…
Premium Insights and analysis Election 2022: Water policy left high and dry Monday May 16, 2022 By Scott Hamilton and Stuart Kells Editors' Picks Despite the many pressing issues confronting the Murray-Darling Basin, it's been barely visible in the election campaign. It seems we're having a dry election.
Understaffed government workers scrambling at major airports Friday April 29, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The CPSU says understaffing has created pressures for Home Affairs and DAWE employees, who are struggling in unsafe working conditions at airports.
Agency hopes bee tech challenge can combat population decline Friday April 15, 2022 By Melissa Coade Energy & Environment A new bee tech challenge is inviting innovators to develop ready-to-go technology to help Australia’s $147 million honey production industry. Applications close at midday on April…
Australia’s plant protection chief visits Fiji to advance biosecurity networks Monday March 21, 2022 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Biosecurity in the Pacific is on the agenda for Dr Gabrielle Vivian-Smith, who is meeting with plant health representatives in Fiji.
Landcare review calls for scaling up environmental gains, clearer unifying objectives Tuesday March 1, 2022 By Melissa Coade Energy & Environment A new DAWE report identifies ways to up-scale grassroots improvements to soil, water and biodiversity at regional and national levels under Landcare.
Premium Interviews Renaissance for professional regulators in the public service Friday February 25, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal Regulatory reform can sound like boring, self-correcting bureaucracy but when done well, it gives services the glow of a good government. …
Department defends secretary’s role on Chinese council amid frayed relations Tuesday December 21, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal DAWE secretary Andrew Metcalfe has been a member of the China Council for International Co-operation on Environment and Development for two years.
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. …
Movers & Shakers: New senior executives, first Australian woman appointed to ICJ Friday November 12, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal First Australian woman appointed to UN court, lived experience at the heart of new mental health role, Portrait Gallery’s new chair, and more.
Call for national taskforce to reform kangaroo management Thursday November 4, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal Researchers are pushing for a national overhaul of the strategies used to manage kangaroos and wallabies, which are prone to overpopulation. …
APS recruitment drive turning into scramble to fill vacancies Tuesday October 12, 2021 By Chris Johnson Federal The APS situation is said to be desperate, with agency hands 'largely tied' and high dissatisfaction with how consultancies are servicing the sector.
PM warned about biosecurity risks of returning vessels weeks before Ruby Princess debacle Thursday August 26, 2021 By Melissa Coade Energy & Environment The Maritime Union of Australia warned the PM about ‘the current gaps’ in Australia’s biosecurity six weeks before the COVID-infected Ruby Princess docked in Sydney.
Committee calls for ‘substantial change’ within Environment department in scathing report Wednesday August 25, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment The Joint Statutory Committee on Public Accounts and Audit has released its report on its inquiry into the regulatory activities of five agencies, including DAWE.
DFAT-run agriculture visa in the works Monday August 23, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry DFAT will operate a new agriculture visa that the government says will respond to workforce shortages in the agriculture and primary industry sectors.
