Category: State

WA Health Minister Kim Hames has given Peter Flett the position of director-general of the Department of Health, along with a salary package of $540,000. “He has been the acting…

As Labor suffered an embarrassing swing of 22.6 per cent on a two-party-preferred basis in Ryde, the Liberals’ candidate, Victor Dominello, has fetched the seat, garnering 53.7 per cent of the…

Tasmania’s long running public sector wage dispute has been resolved after 90 per cent of the state’s public servants voted to accept the State Government’s wage offer in a union…

The Boston Consulting Group’s report on the performance of NSW-owned RailCorp, which was commissioned by the NSW Government in October 2007, has finally came to the public’s attention after having…

The NSW health system can be improved by cutting red tape for clinicians, renewing the focus on chronic care and working towards a nationally consistent reporting system, the Independent Pricing…

Infrastructure projects will be assessed for funding under new criteria on their ability to compete globally, to lower greenhouse gas emissions and improve quality of life and expand productivity. “The…

Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett has announced the creation of a Public Sector Commission to regain independence and transparency of the public service. The director general of the Department of…

About 5,000 members from the Queensland Public Sector Union (QPSU) and many other unions met today to oppose the Premier’s 3.25 per cent wages offer for hospital workers and other…

The Country Health Taskforce has presented to the South Australian Government its discussion paper outlining key ideas for reforms to the regional heath care system. Upon the request of SA…

Acting Public Works Minister Judy Spence has announced eighteen per cent of the total electricity consumed by Queensland Government departments in 2007-08 came from renewable energy sources.  Ms Spence said…