Federal government pours $5 million into water security research Economy & Industry A study on water security will consider how the allocation, governance and service delivery of water can be used to develop the Top End.
Indigenous people can't simply trade their way out of disadvantage Thursday February 15, 2018 By Stephen Easton Features A key Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander body questions new Indigenous business support programs announced this week alongside the 2018 Closing the Gap report, and…
Queensland's got a new plan to empower remote Indigenous communities Thursday October 12, 2017 By Stephen Easton News The Queensland Productivity Commission recommends a "new approach" for government service delivery in the remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities dotted around the state,…
Sweeping human services overhaul depends on government stewardship Friday June 2, 2017 By Stephen Easton News The Productivity Commission has handed down its draft report recommending major reforms to six separate kinds of human services, starting from the point that service…
Commonwealth procurement teams advised to prepare now for judicial review scheme Tuesday May 30, 2017 By Stephen Easton News Companies that feel like they've been hard done by in Commonwealth procurement would be able to have their complaints heard in court, and possibly win…
Coming soon: federal boost for rural health and a new e-health plan Wednesday February 22, 2017 By Stephen Easton Health Coming soon: A Rural Health Commissioner, $93 million for rural health workforce agencies, and a new plan for digital health and electronic medical records.
Push to revive national plan for Indigenous language interpreters Tuesday January 17, 2017 By Stephen Easton Community & Social All governments need to improve access to Indigenous language interpreters as a matter of priority. The Commonwealth Ombudsman has raised the issue, five years after…
