Condolences offered to NSW district court judge Peter Zahra Tuesday May 10, 2022 By Anna Macdonald New South Wales NSW district court judge Peter Zahra has passed away, after suffering a stroke.
NSW inquiry step in right direction, but more to be done for LGBT hate crimes Wednesday May 4, 2022 By Anna Macdonald New South Wales The Sackar Inquiry will look into the manner and cause of death for unsolved deaths of suspected LGBTQ+ hate crimes in NSW from 1970 to…
Good dogs back to work as canine court companions Friday April 29, 2022 By Anna Macdonald New South Wales The Canine Court Companion Program has resumed at Manly, Burwood, Campbelltown, Sutherland, Gosford, Goulburn, Nowra, Wagga Wagga, and Orange.
Integrity culture of NSW public servants aided by new whistleblower protections Friday April 1, 2022 By Melissa Coade Culture The Public Interest Disclosures Bill 2022 has passed through NSW parliament to protect public officials who make reports from reprisals and liability.
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.
Movers & Shakers: New assistant secretaries Friday September 10, 2021 By The Mandarin Federal New Human Rights Commissioner appointed, new DPIE Secretary, Fairfax MP is special envoy for the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Funding for eight magistrates to be included in NSW state budget Monday June 14, 2021 By Melissa Coade New South Wales An additional eight magistrates will be appointed as part of a $56.1 million justice package for NSW over the next four years. …
NSW hopes to deliver national digital birth certificate Monday April 26, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology The New South Wales government is seeking public feedback as part of a proposal to develop a national digital birth certificate.
Premium The Briefing The Briefing: what the ACT’s motion to endorse raising the age of criminal responsibility actually means Wednesday August 26, 2020 By Chris Woods Australian Capital Territory The ACT Liberal Party's (unsuccessful) move to raise the age of criminal responsibility to United Nations' standards constitutes the first time an Australian jurisdiction has…
COVID-19: NSW introduces raft of emergency laws to parliament Tuesday March 24, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Health Police will receive more powers, prisoners may be released early, and council elections could be postponed under a range of amendments introduced by the New…
Public servants talk right to information at leaders’ symposium Wednesday October 2, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Communications & Technology Public sector leaders have joined up in Sydney this week to discuss issues surrounding digital government, including ethics, the definition of public interest, and accountability.
Public service becomes a ministerial portfolio in NSW post-election reshuffle Tuesday April 2, 2019 By Stephen Easton New South Wales New South Wales now has a Minister for the Public Service and Employee Relations following a post-election reshuffle, in which Don Harwin was allocated the…
IBAC marks Privacy Awareness Week by charging ex-cop with misuse of information Wednesday May 23, 2018 By Stephen Easton Editors' Picks Just after one corruption watchdog warned public servants not to peek at government records without good reason in its contribution to Privacy Awareness Week, another…
Fines of the time: is NSW about to revisit the effectiveness of penalties? Wednesday August 16, 2017 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social Nobody likes copping a ticket, but there are signs the use of infringements to modify behaviour is ready for a holistic reset beyond just dollar…
