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Councils around the world are leading the way in a green COVID recovery.
24 August, 2020
Posts Tagged: COVID19
Ruby Princess report finds ‘inexcusable errors’
A Special Commission of Inquiry has found serious errors in the public health response to the Ruby Princess.
17 August, 2020
PM pulls COVID commission into government
The National COVID Commission will be reborn as a strategic government advisory body.
27 July, 2020
Planning reforms ‘not about cutting corners’
Decisions on NSW development applications will be dramatically cut to speed economic recovery.
15 July, 2020
Mistakes? We made a few admits govt services minister
The Department of Government Services has admitted to errors in its initial Covid response.
9 July, 2020
Putting arts and culture at the centre of Covid recovery
Artist and urban planner Peter Ciemitis talks to GN about the role of the arts in Covid recovery.
3 July, 2020
70 per cent don’t trust govt on personal data
An international survey has found Australians are highly distrustful of government data collection.
29 June, 2020
Council redeploys staff to food charity
A COVID-hit Sydney council is lending underemployed staff to a food charity.
15 June, 2020
Taking control of the new normal
Eventually recovery funding and stimulus spending will come to an end, forcing government services into a new normal. Some departments may find themselves in this phase almost immediately, for others it will take years.
28 May, 2020
Treasurer stands by ATO after $60b JobKeeper bungle
The Treasurer is standing by his department despite a $60 billion JobKeeper error.
25 May, 2020
Councils slammed by coronavirus
Council budgets are starting to show the financial toll COVID-19 is taking on local government.
21 May, 2020
Sydney gets 10km of pop-up cycleways
Sydney is getting pop-up bike paths as capacity limits are placed on public transport.
18 May, 2020
Sydney traffic lights automated to combat COVID-19
Automated pedestrian crossings will be active in the Sydney CBD for 24 hours a day.
23 March, 2020
MyGov website crashes as 95,000 seek access
The MyGov website crashed as tens of thousands of newly jobless Australians sought assistance.
23 March, 2020
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