Tasmania reforms government contracting rules

Tasmania reforms government contracting rules

The Tasmanian government has introduced a new tendering and contracting regime for government work. Treasurer Eric Abetz has instructed agencies to approach Tasmanian businesses first for procurement processes valued under $100,000. For projects over this amount, agencies are instructed to approach at least two local businesses, “where there is local
NACC deputy commissioner Nicole Rose resigns

NACC deputy commissioner Nicole Rose resigns

Deputy commissioner Nicole Rose has resigned from the national anti-corruption watchdog. Rose’s final day with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will be later this month. She will relocate overseas, following a period of leave. NACC announced Rose’s resignation in its monthly update today. “Rose has brought a wealth of knowledge
Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 27 April to 3 May 2026

Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 27 April to 3 May 2026

In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Offence of Public Nuisance at a War Memorial or Internment Site in NSW A man is facing court for allegedly heckling an Aboriginal veteran at an ANZAC Day dawn service. Click here to read the article NSW Aboriginal Land Council Lodges Discrimination Complaint Against ...
The firm hand of government could do with a smack

The firm hand of government could do with a smack

We seek to become a land of ordinary civil free speech, where people go about their business earning an income and raising children, government spending is limited and focused on the people, and where prosperity through enterprise is a common goal. A ‘land of dreams,’ Matthew Arnold called it. The Founding Fathers did a good job getting us started. The ...
Merit in the APS: A useful if incomplete guide

Merit in the APS: A useful if incomplete guide

The Australian Public Service Commission has released a new ‘Guide on Merit in the Australian Public Service’.  Directed primarily at HR practitioners in APS agencies, it aims to help agencies understand and uphold the merit principle, “while also building innovative, responsive and flexible recruitment processes that meet individual agency needs”.

Tasmania reforms government contracting rules

Tasmania reforms government contracting rules
The Tasmanian government has introduced a new tendering and contracting regime for government work. Treasurer Eric Abetz has instructed agencies to approach Tasmanian businesses first for procurement processes valued under $100,000. For projects over this amount, agencies are instructed to approach at least two local businesses, “where there is local

NACC deputy commissioner Nicole Rose resigns

NACC deputy commissioner Nicole Rose resigns
Deputy commissioner Nicole Rose has resigned from the national anti-corruption watchdog. Rose’s final day with the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will be later this month. She will relocate overseas, following a period of leave. NACC announced Rose’s resignation in its monthly update today. “Rose has brought a wealth of knowledge

Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 27 April to 3 May 2026

Sydney Criminal Lawyers® Weekly Rundown – Articles from 27 April to 3 May 2026
In case you’ve missed any of them, here’s a rundown of the past week’s articles: The Offence of Public Nuisance at a War Memorial or Internment Site in NSW A man is facing court for allegedly heckling an Aboriginal veteran at an ANZAC Day dawn service. Click here to read the article NSW Aboriginal Land Council Lodges Discrimination Complaint Against ...

The firm hand of government could do with a smack

The firm hand of government could do with a smack
We seek to become a land of ordinary civil free speech, where people go about their business earning an income and raising children, government spending is limited and focused on the people, and where prosperity through enterprise is a common goal. A ‘land of dreams,’ Matthew Arnold called it. The Founding Fathers did a good job getting us started. The ...

Merit in the APS: A useful if incomplete guide

Merit in the APS: A useful if incomplete guide
The Australian Public Service Commission has released a new ‘Guide on Merit in the Australian Public Service’.  Directed primarily at HR practitioners in APS agencies, it aims to help agencies understand and uphold the merit principle, “while also building innovative, responsive and flexible recruitment processes that meet individual agency needs”.