CPC Shanghai municipal committee secretary Chen Jining welcomed Albanese. He said the importance of bilateral relations was reflected in the three meetings Australia’s PM has had with China’s President Xi Jinping. This is the second trip the Albanese has made to China as PM, and his eighth visit overall. “China
Australia’s biggest multinational live-fire military drill, which serves as a spectacular show of combined force and international interoperability, has officially kicked off in Sydney, at literally the same time as Anthony Albanese starts a six-day delegation to China and the Trump White House increases demands on its allies. More than
The United States Supreme Court has cleared government agencies to proceed with mass layoffs ordered by the president in January. US President Donald Trump’s office lodged an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court in June after lower court judges blocked planned layoffs. The unsigned eight-one ruling says the president was
Deb Frecklington has described a $7.1 million investment over four years to support the state integrity commission to establish itself independent of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) as “essential”. The Queensland Attorney-General said on Friday that she had made integrity a priority since the Crisafulli government came to
Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism has produced a 20-page report that draws government departments and agencies into a range of initiatives to lessen the prevalence of antisemitism in the country. Special envoy Jillian Segal has recommended a wide range of actions that will require public servants across a range
Tasmania, Australia’s smallest state by population, is facing a growing convergence of systemic stresses. Its public finances are deteriorating rapidly, with net debt projected to rise from $7.36 billion to $10.79 billion within four years. Its public services — health, education, legal aid — are straining under demand and structural
Officials have told a leading US accountability agency that Australia faces obstacles in intelligence sharing despite being a member of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance. A report on US space operations by the Government Accountability Office contains country profiles and details areas of cooperation between the US and various countries.
Expect a lot of talk in the coming months about cutting back aspects of regulation that individuals or groups believe impact productivity or efficiency, or are just plain dumb. The talk will be in part inspired by the demand from Finance Minister Katy Gallagher for 37 entities — departments and
The time-honoured tradition of punching down and passing on deficits from state to local government has delivered its annual ballad of financial misery, with the New South Wales Local Government Association reckoning the annual bill for cost shifting is $1.5 billion. The peak body for local councils says that the
The Australian Army has activated its second operating node for the UH-60M Black Hawk utility chopper, doubling the number of training hubs for the core rotary wing capability to include Queensland in addition to the current Holsworthy base of the 6th Aviation Regiment. The shift to bolster Defence’s northern rotary
Former Prime Minister & Cabinet (PM&C) secretary Glyn Davis has championed the ‘Spirit of the service’ exhibition for those wanting to better understand the foundational policy principles upon which the Australian government operates. A few weeks after closing the door to his office for the last time, Davis spoke of
Senior Executive Service Victoria Mak Band 2 The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has promoted Andrew Hutchinson to head of international operations. Elizabeth McGregor is now first assistant secretary at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Band 1 The Australian
CPC Shanghai municipal committee secretary Chen Jining welcomed Albanese. He said the importance of bilateral relations was reflected in the three meetings Australia’s PM has had with China’s President Xi Jinping. This is the second trip the Albanese has made to China as PM, and his eighth visit overall. “China
Australia’s biggest multinational live-fire military drill, which serves as a spectacular show of combined force and international interoperability, has officially kicked off in Sydney, at literally the same time as Anthony Albanese starts a six-day delegation to China and the Trump White House increases demands on its allies. More than
The United States Supreme Court has cleared government agencies to proceed with mass layoffs ordered by the president in January. US President Donald Trump’s office lodged an emergency appeal to the Supreme Court in June after lower court judges blocked planned layoffs. The unsigned eight-one ruling says the president was
Deb Frecklington has described a $7.1 million investment over four years to support the state integrity commission to establish itself independent of the Department of Premier and Cabinet (DPC) as “essential”. The Queensland Attorney-General said on Friday that she had made integrity a priority since the Crisafulli government came to
Australia’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism has produced a 20-page report that draws government departments and agencies into a range of initiatives to lessen the prevalence of antisemitism in the country. Special envoy Jillian Segal has recommended a wide range of actions that will require public servants across a range
Tasmania, Australia’s smallest state by population, is facing a growing convergence of systemic stresses. Its public finances are deteriorating rapidly, with net debt projected to rise from $7.36 billion to $10.79 billion within four years. Its public services — health, education, legal aid — are straining under demand and structural
Officials have told a leading US accountability agency that Australia faces obstacles in intelligence sharing despite being a member of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance. A report on US space operations by the Government Accountability Office contains country profiles and details areas of cooperation between the US and various countries.
Expect a lot of talk in the coming months about cutting back aspects of regulation that individuals or groups believe impact productivity or efficiency, or are just plain dumb. The talk will be in part inspired by the demand from Finance Minister Katy Gallagher for 37 entities — departments and
The time-honoured tradition of punching down and passing on deficits from state to local government has delivered its annual ballad of financial misery, with the New South Wales Local Government Association reckoning the annual bill for cost shifting is $1.5 billion. The peak body for local councils says that the
The Australian Army has activated its second operating node for the UH-60M Black Hawk utility chopper, doubling the number of training hubs for the core rotary wing capability to include Queensland in addition to the current Holsworthy base of the 6th Aviation Regiment. The shift to bolster Defence’s northern rotary
Former Prime Minister & Cabinet (PM&C) secretary Glyn Davis has championed the ‘Spirit of the service’ exhibition for those wanting to better understand the foundational policy principles upon which the Australian government operates. A few weeks after closing the door to his office for the last time, Davis spoke of
Senior Executive Service Victoria Mak Band 2 The Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has promoted Andrew Hutchinson to head of international operations. Elizabeth McGregor is now first assistant secretary at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Band 1 The Australian
