Melbourne to lock down from Wednesday night Health Residents from metropolitan Melbourne and Mitchell Shire may leave their homes for four reasons only, from midnight tonight. Read more
WA names first chief medical officer for mental health Tuesday July 7, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Health The Western Australian government has appointed Dr Sophie Davison as its first chief medical officer for mental health. Mental health minister Roger Cook on Tuesday… Read more
Service NSW worked overnight to deliver tech solution for border crossing permits Tuesday July 7, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales Roughly 650 police will be stationed at the border crossings. They plan to slap any wrongdoers with a $1000 fine. Read more
One year of NIAA: Ray Griggs and Letitia Hope reflect on the COVID-19 threat to Indigenous communities and Black Lives Matter Tuesday July 7, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social Ray Griggs notes the threat to remote Indigenous communities has not changed, and it's just that the measures taken early on in Indigenous communities were… Read more
Vic-NSW border to close, Justice department to employ sacked Qantas workers Monday July 6, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Health The closure will be enforced on the NSW side, so as not to be a drain on resources that are very much focused on fighting… Read more
Public Sector Innovation Awards: 2020 finalists announced Monday July 6, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Department of Education, Skills and Employment and Services Australia have each taken out two of the 12 finalist spots in the 2020 Public Sector… Read more
Vic Health deputy secretary to have responsibilities stripped amid state’s second COVID-19 wave Monday July 6, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Health The move follows Premier Daniel Andrews' announcement of a judicial review into the hotel quarantine system after a number of coronavirus cases in the community… Read more
Charges against former ATO staffer Richard Boyle dropped from 66 to 24 Friday July 3, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The CDPP has reduced the number of charges from 66 down to 24, and will proceed with the remaining 24 charges. Boyle continues to face… Read more
SES to have 3% Indigenous employee representation by 2024 under new APS workforce strategy Friday July 3, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social The government has released a five-year workforce strategy to increase and retain Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employment across the Australian Public Service. Launched on… Read more
Four steps APS agencies can follow to improve data practices Friday July 3, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The Foundational Four complement existing advice and experience from across the APS, draw on international best practice approaches, and can be further built on by… Read more
Trad cleared, education bureaucrats slammed in new CCC report Friday July 3, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins News A number of senior public servants in the Queensland Department of Education failed to behave ethically by involving a politician in a recruitment process and… Read more
NIAA celebrates first birthday, Closing the Gap targets revealed Thursday July 2, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social Indigenous Australians minister Ken Wyatt on Tuesday marked the first anniversary of NIAA, noting the agency has worked to improve mental health and wellbeing, education,… Read more
Vic government to pay accomodation operators for lockdown-induced cancellations Thursday July 2, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social Payments of up to $225 per cancelled booked night will be made available for motels, caravan parks, and short-term rentals in 48 regional local government… Read more
Combet exits COVID-19 commission Thursday July 2, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Former Labor minister Greg Combet has resigned from the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission. His departure from the NCCC early last week came despite the government… Read more
NSW developing 2020 cyber security strategy Wednesday July 1, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The sector-wide 2020 strategy would replace the state's 2018 cyber security strategy, as well as the NSW Cyber Industry Development Strategy, by combining them into… Read more
