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Clerks concerned about IT searches, submission says

Clerks concerned about IT searches, submission says

Clerks of both houses of parliament are concerned that system-wide searches conducted outside of rules during an investigation into a payment to a former senior executive could have breached parliamentary privilege. A recent submission to the Senate privileges committee from the clerks of the House of Representatives, Claressa Surtees, and
Emergency management head Brendan Moon to retire

Emergency management head Brendan Moon to retire

National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) boss Brendan Moon has called time on his public service career. His last day in the job will be April 9.  Moon was appointed NEMA’s inaugural coordinator-general in 2022. At the same time, a machinery-of-government change saw the merger of Emergency Management Australia and the
“A Reactionary, Pro-Big Business, Racist Party”: Victorian Socialists Call Out Hanson’s One Nation

“A Reactionary, Pro-Big Business, Racist Party”: Victorian Socialists Call Out Hanson’s One Nation

On Saturday, 21 March 2026, members of Victorian Socialists went out to speak with communities across four locations in Naarm-Melbourne. And the discussions they engaged in with local community members revolved around why there is a growing need for a coordinated pushback against Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party’s divisive politicking. The reason that ...

Clerks concerned about IT searches, submission says

Clerks concerned about IT searches, submission says
Clerks of both houses of parliament are concerned that system-wide searches conducted outside of rules during an investigation into a payment to a former senior executive could have breached parliamentary privilege. A recent submission to the Senate privileges committee from the clerks of the House of Representatives, Claressa Surtees, and

Emergency management head Brendan Moon to retire

Emergency management head Brendan Moon to retire
National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) boss Brendan Moon has called time on his public service career. His last day in the job will be April 9.  Moon was appointed NEMA’s inaugural coordinator-general in 2022. At the same time, a machinery-of-government change saw the merger of Emergency Management Australia and the

“A Reactionary, Pro-Big Business, Racist Party”: Victorian Socialists Call Out Hanson’s One Nation

“A Reactionary, Pro-Big Business, Racist Party”: Victorian Socialists Call Out Hanson’s One Nation
On Saturday, 21 March 2026, members of Victorian Socialists went out to speak with communities across four locations in Naarm-Melbourne. And the discussions they engaged in with local community members revolved around why there is a growing need for a coordinated pushback against Pauline Hanson’s One Nation Party’s divisive politicking. The reason that ...