Election 2022: PM promotes mental health support, Dutton floats $1 billion defence maintenance project Defence Industry has been alerted to a new naval regional maintenance centre project in Sydney that will soon open for tender.
Election 2022: Almost $700 million kicked in for a defence reno Wednesday May 11, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Federal Defence industry minister Melissa Price, defence minister Peter Dutton, and workforce and skills minister Stuart Robert allocate money to projects.
Election 2022: PM promises forestry industry hub in Launceston Thursday April 14, 2022 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Asserting the Coalition ‘gets regional Australia’, Scott Morrison says a future for the forestry industry will be secured.
Tasmania led by the right person for the times Tuesday April 5, 2022 By Chris Johnson Editors' Picks By no means perfect and not opposed to the occasional stunt, Peter Gutwein was and is a man of strong principles.
Gutwein throws towel in on pandemic premiership Tuesday April 5, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal Tasmania’s premier, treasurer and minister for tourism and climate change has announced his retirement from politics.
Affordable, reliable energy investment part of Morrison’s election pitch to Tasmania (in a repeat of 2018) Monday April 4, 2022 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Scott Morrison says commonwealth money would be put into the Marinus Link electricity interconnector and Tasmania’s Battery of the Nation project.
Cross jurisdictional working group to tackle crime syndicates Friday March 25, 2022 By Tom Ravlic Australian Capital Territory Federal, state and territory governments agreed to establish a working group on organised crime, at a meeting chaired by Karen Andrews.
More storms on the horizon for Australia’s east coast, Victoria and Tasmania on alert Wednesday March 2, 2022 By Melissa Coade Australian Capital Territory The Bureau of Meteorology has warned of more extreme weather making its way along Australia’s eastern seaboard.
Premium Insights and analysis Public service work goes on before, during and after caretaker Monday February 28, 2022 By Stephen Bartos Australian Capital Territory Politics, including political tactics aimed at gaining temporary advantages in Parliament House, can derail good public administration.
Feds pitch in for Tasmanian irrigation funding Monday February 7, 2022 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Tasmania and the federal government are contributing a combined $20 million for two water infrastructure projects to support local farmers.
Why donations disclosure is more an exercise in cover-up than show and tell Tuesday February 1, 2022 By Michael Yabsley Australian Capital Territory The disclosure of federal and state political donations in Australia is so opaque as to be utterly useless.
Empathy, resilience and recovery Tuesday January 25, 2022 By Annabel Brown Australian Capital Territory A precondition for empathy at a systems level is diverse leadership whose experiences are representative of the people they serve.
Premium Insights and analysis You thought 2021 was hard Tuesday January 25, 2022 By Stephen Bartos Australian Capital Territory For anyone working in the public service in Australia, 2022 will be even harder that 2021 was, says Stephen Bartos.
Premium Columnists Omicron and policymakers’ supply chain headaches Monday January 17, 2022 By Binoy Kampmark Australian Capital Territory Sketchy preparation for such a development as Omicron has left big holes in the supply chain, and policymakers are challenged to patch them.
Higher peak fares and shorter peak periods: Productivity Commission wants ‘rethink’ of public transport Wednesday December 15, 2021 By Jackson Graham Australian Capital Territory A new Productivity Commission report cautions states and territories against offering free public transport or big fare reductions.