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Mandarin Talks webinar: Care economy reform that’s built to last
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (222+ words) Get unlimited access. Save 50% with our mid-year sale. Health & Aged Care Aged care, the NDIS and Australia’s other care systems are being remade at an unprecedented pace and scale, driven by royal commission mandates, budgetary pressures and a shared recognition…...
Auditor expresses concern about underreporting of NSW consulting costs
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (178+ words) Get unlimited access. Save 50% with our mid-year sale. NSW government agencies have failed to properly report at least $18.3 million in consultant expenditure, a new audit report on internal controls and governance says. The annual report from the audit office examines…...
NSW child protection staff revolt against DCJ’s EVOLVE reform program
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (139+ words) Get unlimited access. Save 50% with our mid-year sale. An attempt by the New South Wales Department of Communities and Justice to push a turnkey corporate reform process onto beleaguered frontline child protection and permanent care staff has come undone, after…...
APS pay data is a goldmine but also a minefield
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (255+ words) Get unlimited access. Save 50% with our mid-year sale. As the Australian Public Service bargaining round gains momentum for the ranks below the Senior Executive Service, there are many reasons to follow the money, but also many ways to do it....
Movers & Shakers: Retirements and departures aplenty
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (166+ words) Get unlimited access. Save 50% with our mid-year sale. The Department of Home Affairs has promoted Emily Winch to regional director for NSW and the ACT. National secretary of the Community Public Sector Union Melissa Donnelly has been appointed secretary-elect of…...
The ‘dewokification’ of Queensland
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (226+ words) Get unlimited access. Save 50% with our mid-year sale. So far, Australia has not followed the concerning US trend under Donald Trump of disparaging and dismantling diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. This is a good thing, as DEI initiatives in…...
'Head held high': Whistleblower released from prison
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (213+ words) Get unlimited access. Save 50% with our mid-year sale. Defence & Veterans’ Affairs Whistleblower David McBride has been released from a Canberra prison after more than two years behind bars, following a successful parole bid. His parole was considered and granted by…...
Six things Tony Burke should say to the National Press Club on immigration
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (246+ words) Get unlimited access. Save 50% with our mid-year sale. Immigration is among the most controversial issues in politics globally, including in Australia, where it is helping fuel the rise of Pauline Hanson’s anti-immigration One Nation as a significant political force challenging…...
Greens accuse KPMG of ‘cleaning house’ ahead of whistleblower hearing
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (199+ words) Get unlimited access. Save 50% with our mid-year sale. The Greens have accused accounting firm KPMG of trying to clean house ahead of a parliamentary committee hearing that will again focus on the firm’s treatment of a whistleblower and its ethical…...
Banks busy on cash access policy after key lobbyist decamps to One Nation
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (216+ words) Get unlimited access. Save 50% with our mid-year sale. Treasury / Tax / Accounting Australia’s retail banks have stepped up pressure on the Albanese government to pass contentious legislation that would give federal officials control over the distribution of physical cash. The push…...