Category: State

By Staff Writer Queensland will be home to Australia’s first full-time integrity commissioner under new laws coming into effect from January 2010. Premier Anna Bligh has announced that Queensland’s Integrity…

By Angela Dorizas New South Wales Premier Kristina Keneally has unveiled her new cabinet, sworn in today by NSW Governor Marie Bashir. The cabinet reshuffle has seen the return of…

By Rob O’Brien The Attorney-General has launched a new emergency alert system in Victoria capable of sending 300 text messages a second and 1,000 voice messages a minute.   Attorney-General,…

By Rob O’Brien The former planning minister Kristina Keneally has become the first female Premier of New South Wales rolling Nathan Rees in a spill by 47 votes to 21….

By Angela Dorizas The confidentiality of personal information collected by government departments has been compromised, according to a report by the Victorian Auditor-General Des Pearson. The report examined lack of…

By Rob O'Brien A new website to support people with depression and alcohol problems has been launched in Brisbane. The website, called OnTrack and developed by a Queensland University of…

By Angela Dorizas Victorian Premier John Brumby has appointed a special commissioner to assess the state’s anti-corruption system. Elizabeth Proust has been selected to work alongside Public Sector Standards Commissioner,…

By Rob O'Brien Older Australians living in Victoria are to get health checks during the hot summer months, the State Government has announced.   More than 7,000 older Victorian public…

By Angela Dorizas   The New South Wales Government ban on political donations from developers does not go far enough to reform election funding, according to Greens MPs, State Opposition…

The Brumby Government has unveiled an improved Victorian Skills Commission as part of its training reform program. Skills and Workforce Participation Minister Jacinta Allan said the Commission would oversee the $316 million…