Chinese attitudes towards Australia becoming increasingly negative Federal A new survey reveals that fewer Chinese people are wanting to travel to or study in Australia.
Targets a sore spot for Australian government’s COVID-19 plan Friday July 2, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Strategic health policy consultant and former mandarin Bill Bowtell asks what the deafening silence on targets for Australia’s COVID-19 response is all about.
ASEAN-Australia taskforce seize 19m illegal cigarettes Friday July 2, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal A joint operation undertaken by Australia and ASEAN last month led to the seizure of 19 million sticks of cigarettes being smuggled in the region.
CSIRO leads project to find effective COVID-19 treatments Friday July 2, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The project has received $1 million in funding from the Australian government’s Medical Research Future Fund, with CSIRO contributing the rest.
Premium Columnists Car Park Gate: the most scathing audit report we’ve ever read Friday July 2, 2021 By Verona Burgess Editors' Picks People have come to expect politicians to rort grants programs shamelessly. It is, however, the job of the APS to ensure the moneys are spent…
Commonwealth’s new Australian Climate Service begins operations Friday 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.
Movers & shakers: former public service leaders take on new roles Friday July 2, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Diplomats get some sun, one former senior public servant is to lead a charity and another to play with penguins. The latest in senior public…
Flooded Queensland farmers offered land rent reprieve Friday July 2, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social Primary producers in Goondiwindi who hold a Queensland lease, licence or permit to occupy state land are eligible for a seven-month rent relief.
Doctors flag mental health concerns for students facing extended school holidays Thursday July 1, 2021 By Melissa Coade Education The Royal Australasian College of Physicians warns school closures must only be used as a measure of last resort to control the spread of COVID-19.
Who’s been looking at your check-in data? We asked the states and territories to ’fess up Thursday July 1, 2021 By Cam Wilson Australian Capital Territory Which states are letting the police have free rein over check-in data to assist with investigations and which are taking a stand?…
Sydney ramps up COVID-19 vaccine, repurposing retail stores into hubs Thursday July 1, 2021 By Melissa Coade Health A large COVID-19 vaccination clinic will be established in the heart of the city of Sydney, as well as two extra mass vaccination centres.
NSW’s expanded parental leave policy comes into effect Thursday July 1, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales The policy of 14 weeks' paid parental leave applies to any public sector worker who is the primary caregiver of a child born on &…
National Archives receives $67.7m to preserve at-risk records Thursday July 1, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The funding will be used to preserve the NAA’s at-risk collection over an ‘accelerated four-year digitisation program’.
Joint maritime crime mission with Malaysia wraps up Thursday July 1, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The 15th iteration of Operation Redback began on June 22 and concluded in Langkawi on Wednesday.
PSsst! Dropping the A bomb Thursday July 1, 2021 By The Mandarin Australian Capital Territory Was the PM simply freewheeling? Who knows?, someone to through under the bus, and a lick o' paint ought to do it.
