Western Australia's Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley says the reforms aim to improve accountability and transparency.

The Queensland government says extra funding for frontline resources will help enforce the toughest youth crime laws the state has seen.

The federal government has appointed Dr Cathy Foley to the CSIRO board following her tenure as Australia's chief scientist.

Former PwC tax partner Wayne Plummer says he is one of the four people the Tax Practitioners Board found has no case to answer.

The Herbarium's collection includes more than 800 specimens from James Cook’s first Pacific voyage to items collected by Albert Namatjira.

The determination covers the handling of conflicts of interest, maintaining quality control and dealing with false and misleading statements.

Salaries of Syria's public sector employees under toppled president Bashar al-Assad's regime put them below the poverty line.

The Australian Public Service Commission has published a 14-page guidance for agencies to understand the new regulations.

The Department of Communities and Justice, which runs Corrective Services NSW, admitted policy failures led to a violent incident in prison.

The Department of Health and Aged Care (DHAC) is reminding older Australians and care providers that it’s time to get a COVID booster ahead of the festive season. As part of a pre-holiday effort to ...

Brigid Monagle has shaken things up 12 months into her term as Victorian Public Sector commissioner, with 2024 featuring an appearance before the Yoorrook Justice Commission, a refreshed state of the ...

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