By Staff Writer NSW Premier Nathan Rees has said it was “inconvenient” to have an unlawful brothel operating right above his electoral office in western Sydney, but it was not…
Australian-first loan scheme to boost Tasmanian art
By Staff Writer In a move to stimulate sales and export of local art, the Tasmanian Government has announced Australia’s first loan scheme for private art collectors. Arts Minister, Michelle…
Mini-budget will not save NSW: Developers
By Adam Coleman A developer’s lobby group has criticised the NSW Government’s mini-budget for failing the construction industry and called for the immediate waiving of state infrastructure levies and the…
Suspended minister faces a growing list of allegations
By Staff Writer A string of complaints filed against suspended NSW minister Tony Stewart will now be referred to the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), the NSW Greens has said….
Australia’s planning gets C-
A recent nationwide survey of planning professionals has showed Australia should push harder to lift its performance in planning. The Planning Institute of Australia (PIA) has released its annual planning…
Former WA ministers face corruption charges
Disgraced Western Australian premier Brian Burke and his lobbyist partner Julian Grill have been charged with corruption and giving false testimony. They are among four people who together face 15…
Top cop quits
After eight years in the position, Victorian Police Chief Commissioner, Christine Nixon has resigned. Ms Nixon made her announcement alongside Premier John Brumby and Police Minister Bob Cameron in Melbourne…
Calls for ethics training for Tasmanian public servants
Tasmanian Solicitor-General, Leigh Sealy has recommended a new training program covering both the legal and ethical obligations of the state’s public workers. In his annual report, Mr Sealy argued while the public sector…
Senior NSW staff win 4pc pay rise
NSW Premier, Nathan Rees has said the remuneration tribunal’s recent decision to award senior bureaucrats salary increases of up to four per cent was against his wishes. The Statutory and…
QLD public servants win wage hike
Following months of industrial action, the Queensland Government has finally signed a three-year wage agreement with more than 125,000 public servants that offers a 4.5 per cent pay rise in…