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‘Commonwealth may have been defrauded’: Coverup could be afoot in bungled $30 million airport deal

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

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

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.

Department of Infrastructure opens Orange branch as part of decentralisation agenda

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…

Ministerial reshuffle: Veterans’ Affairs, Resources portfolios move into cabinet, Littleproud takes Agriculture

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

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

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

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

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

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…

Federal Budget 2018: is the APS decentralisation agenda running out of puff?

By Stephen Easton

News

The federal government’s public service decentralisation program has turned out to be a much less dramatic affair than Nationals leaders suggested last April. Deputy Prime Minister…