Archived News for Professionals in Federal Government

The Federal Government has convened the sixth Super Roundtable as part of its ongoing reform to the superannuation sector.

Federal Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus has come out swinging against media reports which claim that the Federal public service grew last year.

Large corporate entities would be required to disclose their total payable tax, under proposals floated by the Federal Government.

Australian five-year olds are developing significantly better than they were three years ago across a range of key indicators, according to a new report released by the Australian Early Development Index (AEDI).

Retail turnover has grown by 1.3 per cent in February, according to the latest figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has held its first meeting in Melbourne’s County Court.

The Federal Government has officially launched the third annual Australian Clean Technologies Competition.

Australia’s seasonally-adjusted trade deficit has narrowed to $178 million in February, according to the latest data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

The Federal Government has announced that selected Western Australian schools will participate in the new Improving Literacy and Numeracy National Partnership (ILNNP).

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has announced it has left the country’s official cash rate at 3.0 per cent, following the Board’s meeting earlier this week.

The nation’s small to medium enterprises have weathered a tough 2012, but remain confident that the nation’s economy is on the right track and will be in an improved position a year from now.

Glen Stevens will continue to serve as Governor of the Reserve Bank for another three years after the Federal Government confirmed a range of senior finance appointments.

Western Australia is set to get its first uranium mine after the Federal Government granted environmental approval to the Wiluna uranium project.

The Federal Government has announced a $320 million agreement with the states and territories which will ensure the continued provision of vital homelessness services.

Early stage, high growth Australian companies are set to receive a $200 million shot in the arm after the Federal Government announced three new venture capital funds will share in Government funding.

Inflation has increased by 0.2 per cent in March, marking only a 2.1 per cent increase to the Inflation Gauge, according to the TD Securities – Melbourne Institute Monthly Inflation Gauge.

While Australia has staged a ‘fragile reversal’ in its previously declining low-carbon competiveness, Asia, driven by China, has emerged as the key performing in developing preparedness for the future low-carbon economy according to the new GE Energy/Climate Institute’s Global Climate Leadership Review 2013 report.

The Federal Government has announced that it will merge the majority of the functions of the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency (DCCEE) with the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIISTRE).

A meagre 5 per cent of the country’s organisations have reported what they call smart, sustainable growth needed to see them succeed beyond the Mining Boom a Telstra survey has found.

The general public’s views and opinions towards tax and public spending are hardening, with people increasingly seeing themselves as paying too much tax in a system that is becoming progressively less fair, according to a survey conducted by progressive think tank Per Capita.