Electric fleets driving change in Sydney and Perth public bus systems New South Wales Sydney’s public bus system is set to trial the biggest electric bus fleet in the country, while Perth’s network is powering up the green vehicles,…
NSW makes ‘landmark’ investment to boost DV support services Thursday October 21, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social NSW has announced a ‘landmark’ sum of money to help thousands of women and children escaping domestic abuse.
Watchdog gives new whistleblower protection tick of approval Tuesday October 19, 2021 By Jackson Graham New South Wales New laws in NSW are proposing to re-write protection for public officials who blow the whistle on wrongdoing and simplify the process of speaking up. …
Public servants’ time part of NSW decision to abandon home quarantine Monday October 18, 2021 By Jackson Graham Health A decision to allow fully vaccinated Australian residents to enter NSW from overseas was partly based on not taking public servants away from other duties.
Premium Insights and analysis Changes and otherwise in the country’s oldest state government Friday October 15, 2021 By Hugh McClure Editors' Picks The resignations of Berejiklian and Constance highlight a passing of the baton to the next generation of NSW.
Public servants to roll up sleeves on farms thanks to special leave but experts have concerns Thursday October 14, 2021 By Jackson Graham New South Wales The Department of Regional NSW has harnessed the labour of its own 4500-strong workforce to access five days’ special leave to assist farmers short of…
Premium Insights and analysis To renew democracy, let’s start by bringing meaning to the ministerial oath of office Wednesday October 13, 2021 By Sean Innis Australian Capital Territory Ministers who argue ‘the people did not vote us out’ as a defence for not following the practices of good government are failing their oath…
Premium Interviews Co-designing First Nations perspectives into the built environment Tuesday October 12, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social A draft framework introduced in NSW aims for architectural co-design on environment projects that have Aboriginal connections to Country at heart.
Farmers Federation lobby for ‘statutory theft’ reparations Monday October 11, 2021 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry The Farmers Federation has briefed the Nationals party as part of a push for the government to pay compo over land-clearing legislation from the 1990s.
NSW premier says cases will rise but ‘no alternative’ as restrictions ease Monday October 11, 2021 By Jackson Graham New South Wales Dominic Perrottet said it had been a long 100 days in lockdown and vaccination rates had allowed NSW to relax its restrictions. …
Premium Insights and analysis Solutions to the public service’s politicisation Friday October 8, 2021 By Bernard Keane Australian Capital Territory Adopting New Zealand's Public Service Commission model would go much of the way to depoliticising the most prominent aspect of politicisation.
Premium Columnists Woe betide a public servant on the wrong side of a sudden pivot Friday October 8, 2021 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks If events of the past week in NSW can remind federal public servants of anything, it should be that circumstances can change in the blink…
NSW makes sweeping changes to reopening plan Thursday October 7, 2021 By Jackson Graham Health NSW has significantly altered its reopening plan to increase visitors allowed in homes, weddings and funerals, and for all students to return to classrooms earlier. …
Premium Insights and analysis Still much to play out in the vaccine swap deals Thursday October 7, 2021 By Hugh McClure Editors' Picks The swapping of vaccines in December for vaccines in September gave a sugar hit to NSW’s exit from lockdown, but the hit will come crashing…
Premium Insights and analysis Treating the symptoms and addressing the excesses Thursday October 7, 2021 By Bernard Keane Australian Capital Territory For some, the APS is just another vested interest trying to distort policy like corporations, lobbyists, think tanks and consultants.
