State and territory governments launch forum to help reach net zero at COP26 Monday November 8, 2021 By Jackson Graham Australian Capital Territory NSW, ACT and SA invite all layers of government to join their Net Zero Emissions Policy Forum, to work on practical solutions for drawing down…
States partner with commonwealth to boost recycling infrastructure Wednesday January 20, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Energy & Environment The South Australian and Victorian governments will increase the capacity and capability of recycling infrastructure in their states by funding new projects under a deal…
'Oh wow.' How public servants react when the minister asks who worked for their opponent Monday December 10, 2018 By Stephen Easton News It sounds ominous -- a minister asking for a list of public servants seconded to the last minister's office before a change of government --…
'Adviserous horribilis': MP unloads on political staffers Friday April 15, 2016 By David Donaldson Editors' Picks Fat, lazy Arts dropouts ... advisers — or "snouts" — have spread like myxomatosis, says bureaucrat-turned-MP David Speirs. Beyond the hyperbole, he tells The Mandarin…
