Archived News for Professionals in Federal Government

The Federal Government has released the 2012 progress report for the rollout of the $2.5 billion Smart Schools National Partnerships program, while announcing the next round of instalments of funding to be paid to the states and territories.

Six per cent of the defendants proven guilty in Australia’s criminal courts during 2011-12 were sent to prison, according to Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures.

The Northern Territory Government has announced it will release enough gas to keep the Gove alumina refinery open for the next 10 years.

Consumer sentiment rose 7.7 per cent in February from 100.6 to 108.3, according to the latest Westpac-Melbourne Institute index of Consumer Sentiment.

The President of the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), Felicity-Ann Lewis, will meet with Federal Minister for Local Government, Simon Crean, to lobby the Government on the ‘steps necessary for a referendum on constitutional recognition of local government’ to be held at the same time as the Federal election on 14 September.

The Federal Government has announced proposed changes to federal workplace laws that would seek to deliver flexible working arrangements for millions of Australian workers.

The Federal Government has granted conditional approval to the Maules Creek and Boggabri mine proposals, as well as the Gloucester coal seam methane gas project.

The Federal Government has announced changes to the Fair Work Act that will enable victims of workplace bullying to receive assistance quickly with a focus on early intervention.

Ann Sherry has been named the new Chair of Safe work Australia by the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Bill Shorten.

The Federal Government has announced that community groups around the country can now apply for funding under the second round of the Biodiversity Fund and the first round of Target Area Grants, under the Caring for Our Country program.

Tasmania’s Tarkine region will become the 98^th area protected under the National Heritage List following the Federal Government’s final ruling.

Seven of the country’s eight capital cities recorded a bump in housing prices for the December quarter, according to the latest figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Legislation that locks in the additional 450 gigalitres of environmental flow for the Murray-Darling Basin has passed the Lower House, meaning that the $1.77 billion in additional funding is set to flow through to the river.

The past 10 years has seen Australia welcome a three-fold growth in the number of visitors from India and China, according to statistics released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

The Federal Government has announced a new initiative that will see specialised local staff to work with the community to ‘restore the Murray-Darling Basin to health’.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has announced a new initiative aimed at cracking down on exploitative internship practices.

The Federal Government has introduced a Bill before Parliament that will repeal the Koongarra Project Act – which allows uranium mining at Koongarra – and incorporate the region into the Kakadu National Park.

The National Broadband Network Co (NBN Co) has announced plans to deliver ‘even faster internet to the bush’ by doubling the speed capacity of its fixed-wireless and satellite services.

Unemployment has remained steady at 5.4 per cent in January, according to statistics released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

A new report prepared by the University of Melbourne shows that State and Federal Governments are continuing to form policy decisions based on incomplete information that is not subject to scrutiny.