McKenzie returns, Chester dropped in government shakeup Monday June 28, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The return of Barnaby Joyce as leader of the Nationals has sparked a ministerial reshuffle, with some of his supporters set to be sworn in…
Premium Insights and analysis What the new Nationals leadership really says to regional voters Tuesday June 22, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social As Barnaby Joyce reclaims his crown as leader of the Nationals party, it is worth asking whose interests this political party really represents.
Local councils lobby for seat at National Cabinet table Monday June 21, 2021 By Melissa Coade Community & Social The Australian Local Government Association will be in Canberra this week to petition the federal government to reinstate their seat at the National Cabinet. …
Commonwealth gives WA $1.3 billion infrastructure boost Tuesday May 4, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Projects to build or improve rail, roads, bridges, and the Perth Airport precinct will be the beneficiaries of the WA cash splash.
Premium Columnists Nationals love to push decentralisation Tuesday March 30, 2021 By Stephen Bartos Australian Capital Territory It's an article of faith in the National Party that public services should move away from capital cities. Every National Party leader in recent history…
Department of Infrastructure opens Orange branch as part of decentralisation agenda Thursday November 26, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social The new location has created 23 permanent government jobs so far, not including five permanent staff already based in Orange; 10 have relocated to Orange…
‘Commonwealth may have been defrauded’: Coverup could be afoot in bungled $30 million airport deal Monday October 19, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News Public servants may have tried to cover-up the controversial Leppington Triangle land purchase when auditors questioned whether they had paid too much, Senate Estimates has…
Commonwealth smorgasbord: what we know about the 2020-21 federal budget Monday October 5, 2020 By Matthew Elmas News It’s been a busy weekend for the Morrison government as it prepares to unveil the 2020-21 federal budget tomorrow, with a bevy of pre-budget announcements…
New Zealanders permitted to travel to NSW and NT from October 16 Friday October 2, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales New Zealand residents cannot have been in a COVID-19 hot spot for at least 14 days in order to avoid quarantining when arriving in Australia.
Ministerial reshuffle: Veterans’ Affairs, Resources portfolios move into cabinet, Littleproud takes Agriculture Thursday February 6, 2020 By The Mandarin Defence Prime Minister Scott Morrison has accepted the ministerial appointment recommendations of the leader of his Coalition partner, the Nationals' Michael McCormack, to reshuffle several major…
Multiple APS secretaries tipped to get the sack in Morrison’s massive MoG changes Thursday December 5, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Prime Minister Scott Morrison plans a major restructure of the Australian Public Service, which may see multiple secretaries lose their jobs, according to news reports…
Controversial APVMA base opens in push for decentralisation Monday August 12, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales Two new agency headquarters have opened in regional Australia as part of the government's "decentralisation agenda". The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority's new building…
July 1 a new beginning for the National Indigenous Australians Agency, among others Tuesday July 2, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal National Indigenous Australians Agency and Commonwealth Office of Road Safety opened; North Queensland Livestock Industry Recovery Agency upgraded; Australian Space Agency celebrates 'paper' anniversary.
Re-elected Prime Minister's public message to department heads Thursday May 23, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Prime Minister Scott Morrison brought department heads out in front of the media cameras on Thursday and told them not to get in the way…
View from The Hill: NSW result gives federal Liberals a boost in the mind games Monday March 25, 2019 By Michelle Grattan New South Wales The Liberals would delude themselves if they took too much heart from NSW. But at a psychological level it will lift the spirits of their…
