Home Affairs responds to Fair Work Commission dress code decision Thursday July 29, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Department of Home Affairs has reaffirmed its commitment to ‘genuinely’ consult staff on issues that impact their employment.
Home Affairs’ proposed dress code rejected for second time Monday July 26, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Department of Home Affairs’ attempt to ban staff from wearing sleeveless tops has been rejected by the Fair Work Commission once again.
AHRC calls on Home Affairs to address COVID-19 risks in detention centres Wednesday June 16, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Among its 20 recommendations detailed in a new report, the AHRC has called on the government to release priority groups from closed immigration detention.
Government grants Biloela family temporary residency in Perth Tuesday June 15, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Foreign Affairs & Immigration Immigration minister Alex Hawke says the Tamil-Australian family will be reunited in Perth for an unspecified amount of time.
Funding for child sex abuse prevention plan announced years after recommendation Wednesday June 9, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The federal government has announced $146 million in funding for the first phase of a new national strategy to prevent child sexual abuse.
Commonwealth to pay asylum seeker $350,000 in damages Tuesday June 8, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Federal Court judge Justice Geoffrey Flick handed down the judgement on Monday, finding that the asylum seeker should have been released from detention in mid-2019,…
Premium Insights and analysis Time for government agencies to seize the remote working opportunities of a COVID-19 world Monday June 7, 2021 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology Agencies are reimagining the way IT solutions can improve their service delivery in a hybrid working from home model.
Grattan Institute: Government should expand skilled-worker visas Monday May 31, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The report notes that recent commonwealth decisions have moved the composition of the permanent skilled intake away from younger, more skilled migrants.
Pezzullo flags digitised passenger document for international arrivals Monday May 24, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The tender process for a digital permit processing capability began last October, to ‘modernise and streamline’ the delivery of visas, permits, licences, and IDs.
Recommendations from Independent Intelligence Review missing from law reform Thursday May 6, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal The government has been urged to adopt centralised oversight of the entire national intelligence community — 10 commonwealth agencies in total.
Senior Home Affairs official meets with Yazidi refugees in Armidale Tuesday May 4, 2021 By Melissa Coade Culture Alison Larkins spoke with monitors of local community attitudes towards refugees, and visited Costa Group, which hires a large group of Yazidis. …
Cyber Hub pilots to boost skills of smaller commonwealth agencies, Robert says Thursday April 29, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology Major commonwealth departments will offer cyber services to smaller government agencies through three Cyber Hub pilots.
The Pezzullo factor: courting controversy and climbing high Wednesday April 28, 2021 By Melissa Coade Defence The back story on how mandarin Michael Pezzullo, a history-obsessed scholar, made his way to the top of the national security food chain.
Pezzullo urges nations to brace for the ‘curse of war’ Tuesday April 27, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Defence Home Affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo has warned the 'drums of war' are beating once again, saying a 'sorrowful challenge' remains present today.
Premium Insights and analysis Census finds public servants overworked, risk burnout Wednesday April 7, 2021 By Melissa Coade Careers Here's a detailed breakdown of how APS departments responded to their employee census questions on capacity and burnout.
