Courting a public service career with a healthy curiosity and a desire to make a difference Friday June 18, 2021 By Melissa Coade Career Advice 'Once you have honed a skill, make it a strength and continue to work on it.' That's a key piece of advice from Alexandra Young,…
MOU loophole gives legal basis to naked strip searches for young offenders Wednesday June 9, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The NSW ombud says Corrective Services NSW had legal authority to conduct completely naked strip searches of three children in 2019, but the manner was…
Concerns for NSW child welfare as job cuts loom Wednesday April 14, 2021 By Melissa Coade New South Wales Concern has been voiced about the shedding of 175 jobs from the NSW Department of Communities and Justice, including 20% of welfare oversight staff.
COVID-19: NSW introduces raft of emergency laws to parliament Tuesday March 24, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Health Police will receive more powers, prisoners may be released early, and council elections could be postponed under a range of amendments introduced by the New…
NSW’s MyHousing app surpasses 20,000 users Friday February 28, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social The app which allows social housing tenants in New South Wales to easily access services and support now has more than 20,000 users, the state…
NSW government settles eight-year dispute over payment for intellectual property Wednesday February 12, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales The NSW government and the body representing the copyright interests of Australian creatives have settled a dispute over payment regarding the use of licensed material…
A good plan, now for the execution: Australia’s ‘world-first’ cross-border child protection system Tuesday November 19, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal A new information-sharing platform designed to aid cross-border collaboration between child protection agencies is expected to be up and running by mid-2020, following a joint…
NSW Premier’s Awards 2019: top efforts to solve ‘complex and important challenges’ Friday November 8, 2019 By Stephen Easton New South Wales The New The 2019 Premier’s Awards ceremony was held in Sydney last night, recognising the exceptional work being done by individuals and teams in the…
New guide to help the 'forgotten Australians' and former child migrants access NSW care records Tuesday July 9, 2019 By Stephen Easton New South Wales People who spent time in institutional or foster care as children are entitled to access the relevant historical records, and a new guide from the…
