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Education

Independent ARC board now responsible for national competitive grants program

Independent ARC board now responsible for national competitive grants program

By Melissa Coade

Education

Legislative reforms introduce changes that make a new independent ARC board responsible for the approval of national competitive grants.

Independent ARC board now responsible for national competitive grants program

Only 1.5% of students swapped fields due to the ‘Job-ready Graduates’ fee changes

Pay for trainee NSW police to fight off interstate offers

Community & Social

Public service implications loom with NDIS review

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Public service implications loom with NDIS review

By Melissa Coade

Community & Social

Bill Shorten has vowed to finish the work of building a responsive and supportive National Disability Insurance Scheme but in order to realise this promise, major work must go into re-orienting the way the government goes about managing and regulating the scheme.

Public service implications loom with NDIS review

Chalmers reveals dates for bans on government and bank cheques

Don’t overregulate AI, warns productivity chief

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Energy & Environment

Forecasts warn major national policies face construction workforce and materials concerns

Forecasts warn major national policies face construction workforce and materials concerns

By Melissa Coade

Economy & Industry

The federal government braces for several pain points that will either prevent major infrastructure works from firing up or blow outs costs.

Forecasts warn major national policies face construction workforce and materials concerns

MOG gears turn in NSW, climate change mandarin named

Climate change and holistic policy focus for Australia’s sustainable soil future

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Communications & Technology

Don’t overregulate AI, warns productivity chief

Don’t overregulate AI, warns productivity chief

By Peter Gearin

Communications & Technology

Australian regulators need to concentrate on how AI is used and not the technology itself, says productivity commissioner Stephen King.

Don’t overregulate AI, warns productivity chief

Canberra leaps into AI without a working safety net

Australia’s first lunar rover to be named Roo-ver

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Foreign Affairs & Immigration

Albanese promises net migration fall to pre-pandemic levels

Albanese promises net migration fall to pre-pandemic levels

By Abul Rizvi

Editors' Picks

Should Labor fail to rein in net migration as it promises, it may face the political consequences at the ballot box, writes Dr Abul Rizvi.

Albanese promises net migration fall to pre-pandemic levels

Tuvalu, facing imminent climate doom, turns itself into a ‘digital nation’

Yes, Kissinger was a monster — but only one of a succession of them

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Culture

Public service leaders face scrutiny after latest census findings

Public service leaders face scrutiny after latest census findings

By Melissa Coade

Culture

The 2023 APS census results are in, with a renewed focus on how the next generation of SES is tracking.

Public service leaders face scrutiny after latest census findings

When it comes to trust, there’s more to measuring than counting

Hopeful signs: Treasury’s policy shift to properly value contribution of thriving arts and culture

Health

Public service implications loom with NDIS review

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Public service implications loom with NDIS review

By Melissa Coade

Community & Social

Bill Shorten has vowed to finish the work of building a responsive and supportive National Disability Insurance Scheme but in order to realise this promise, major work must go into re-orienting the way the government goes about managing and regulating the scheme.

Public service implications loom with NDIS review

Unhappy new year: NSW paramedics call Minns’ bluff on pay and triple zero

National Mental Health Commission staff scores hit rock bottom

Defence

RAAF Albo-One KC-30As pimped for cryptography

RAAF Albo-One KC-30As pimped for cryptography

By Julian Bajkowski

Defence

They might be flying Jet A-1 fuel bowsers, but the recycled Qantas Airbus A-330s have just become a little more luxe.

RAAF Albo-One KC-30As pimped for cryptography

Two key Defence ‘Projects of Concern’ conditionally reprieved

Defence’s strategy to combat family and domestic violence doesn’t go far enough

Security & Justice

Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide given three more months to get job done

Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide given three more months to get job done

By Melissa Coade

Federal

The extra months follow commissioner requests and advocates’ need to handle the volume of evidence and consideration of complex issues.

Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide given three more months to get job done

Stop building legacy: ONI chief Shearer fires strategic warning

Report urges open justice in national security cases

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Economy & Industry

Loose lips sank a ship: Regulation for tax professionals’ confidentiality

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Loose lips sank a ship: Regulation for tax professionals’ confidentiality

By Tom Ravlic

Economy & Industry

It ought to be bewildering to any tax professional that somebody in Canberra has agreed it is necessary to further define confidentiality.

Loose lips sank a ship: Regulation for tax professionals’ confidentiality

Accounting professionals react to tax agent regulation proposals

It’s on accounting professionals to understand what’s required of them, says PwC

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Transport & Infrastructure

Commonwealth Infrastructure Review’s costs and concerns

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Commonwealth Infrastructure Review’s costs and concerns

By Binoy Kampmark

Editors' Picks

Vast infrastructure projects, be it in their approval stage or execution phase, have biting consequences for specific localities.

Commonwealth Infrastructure Review’s costs and concerns

Increased oversight in Sydney Metro amid alleged fraud

How to make cities safer for women

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