Unemployed Australians must not be forgotten in tonight's Budget, the community services and welfare sector has said. As Treasurer Wayne Swan prepares to deliver the 2010/11 Budget, the Australian Council of Social…
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Frequent flyer perks discontinued
By Angela Dorizas Federal politicians and public servants will no longer benefit from frequent flyer points when travelling by air, Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner has announced. The Government has introduced new arrangements…
APS receives whole-of-government ICT workforce plan
By Angela Dorizas A whole-of-government strategic ICT workforce plan and ICT career structure has been unveiled by the Australian Public Service Commission (APSC). The APSC said the purpose of the…
Perpetuating the Canberra reflex
COMMENT By Oliver Marc Hartwich In terms of its land mass, Australia is the sixth largest country on earth. The distances between the state capitals are enormous and travelling between…
Record responses for national disability inquiry
By Rob O'Brien Community interest in the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into a National Disability Care and Support Scheme has been broad with a record number of submissions, Parliamentary Secretary for…
Voters say no to population growth: survey
More than two thirds of Australian voters are against population growth according to new data from the 2009-2010 Australian Survey of Social Attitudes. The data, analysed by Swinburne University researcher…
Aged care reforms are no panacea
By Angela Dorizas The Federal Government's proposed takeover of aged care does not go far enough to address short and long term issues within the sector, industry experts have warned….
New taskforce to investigate BER scheme
By Angela Dorizas The Federal Government has announced the formation of a new taskforce to further investigate alleged waste in the $16.2 billion Building the Education Revolution (BER) scheme. Deputy…
Commonwealth takeover of aged care
By Angela Dorizas Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced a Commonwealth takeover of aged care policy and funding in the lead up to next week’s COAG meeting. The Government…
Independent body on research integrity
Innovation Minister Senator Kim Carr has announced a new independent body to ensure institutions appropriately respond to allegations of research misconduct. Senator Carr said the Australian Research Integrity Committee would…