Queensland flames NSW over Coal Seam Gas output
The sunshine state’s Energy Minister has accused the New South Wales Baird government of contributing to energy price hikes.
29 April, 2014
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Productivity Commission to probe natural disaster relief funding
The federal Treasurer and Justice Minister have announced a landmark probe into finding better ways to manage the billions of dollars needed to mop up after and mitigate environmental ravages.
29 April, 2014
Perth vows to move aggressive beggars off the streets
The City of Perth wants to make begging in the streets a thing of the past by directing people asking for money in public to government agencies in order to help them resolve their problems.
28 April, 2014
Full New South Wales Government Ministry List under Premier Mike Baird
New NSW Premier Mike Baird has moved quickly to rearrange his front bench by protecting good performers.
22 April, 2014
Why public servants should be impartial
Australian Public Service Commissioner, Stephen Sedgwick, argues that those employed by the government have long been asked to exercise judgement and discretion if entering into public debate.
22 April, 2014
New Sydney airport approval hits turbulence from industry over ambiguous rail links
Any immediate prospect of using fast trains to bypass freeway congestion to connect to people to international and domestic flights has been shunted aside for another big ticket roads build.
16 April, 2014
Brookfield named as preferred bidder to build new Perth Stadium
The Colin Barnett government is pushing ahead with its highly anticipated project to create a new Perth Stadium, naming its preferred tenderer to build, maintain and manage the planned sports facility.
16 April, 2014
Barry O’Farrell resigns claiming ‘massive failure of memory’ over gift of $3000 bottle of wine
NSW leader’s career drowned by inconsistent evidence over delivery of 1959 bottle of Penfolds Grange.
16 April, 2014
Queensland government hits Underground Coal Gasification player Linc Energy with environmental damage charges
Anger and accusations fly over why an official investigation took nine months with little detail of what damage was caused.
15 April, 2014
Councils demand federal and state liquidity injection to float flood mitigation measure
Flood damage to public infrastructure can easily wash away local government financial resources. Now the peak body for councils is demanding a real increase in mitigation money from jurisdictions above them in an effort to stop them drowning in waterborne debt.
15 April, 2014
Napthine pledges railway link to Melbourne airport in just time for election
Melbourne has long suffered from the lack of a heavy rail link to speed passengers and staff to Tullamarine airport. Now the Napthine government has unveiled ambitious plans to fix the infrastructure deficit in the run-up to the November election.
15 April, 2014
NSW councils urge O’Farrell to act on local government reform
The New South Wales government is under pressure from councils to act on recommendations from the Independent Local Government Review Panel before the next election in 2015.
14 April, 2014
Queenslanders dispatched to disaster management school
Catastrophic floods delivered harsh and real lessons for Queenslanders about how to deal with the forces of nature. Now the Newman government is trying to put that knowledge and experience to work by creating a disaster management training course.
11 April, 2014
Why PM&C’s social media policy is a dud
Getting across social media has never been easy for government organisations of any kind.
11 April, 2014
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