Archived News for Human Resource Professionals
A former Renewal SA worker has become the first public servant charged with breaching ICAC secrecy rules.
NDIS probe hears outsourced issues
An NDIS inquiry has heard outsourcing is hobbling the agency’s work.
Gender stats show long road
A new report shows very slow progress toward a gender balance in corporate leadership.
Bishop defends lobby jobs
Julie Bishop has pointed out that rules preventing former ministers from becoming lobbyists are voluntary.
Car-buyers leaning green
The number of people considering buying electric vehicles has tripled this year.
Content crackdown backed
Australia’s eSafety authorities are using new powers to remove abhorrent violent material online.
Data unwound for ID
Experts have identified themselves from “anonymised data” on Victorian transport patterns.
Hazzard HCC response lags
NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has been questioned about the hiring of a sex offender as a healthcare investigator.
Poor punishment could expand
The Federal Government wants a national rollout of a cashless debit card scheme labelled “unnecessary, expensive, stigmatising and impractical”.
Robot emotion assessed
New research shows that soldiers have to care about robots they work with, but not too much.
SA Health cuts loom
Redundancies are being offered as SA Health begins a push to cut over 1,000 staff.
Spy boss says issues shifting
One of Australia’s top spy chiefs has warned foreign interference is a bigger threat than terrorism.
Attendance drive dubbed 'cynical'
The NT Government has used $10 vouchers and other sweeteners to entice remote students back to class.
NAB sued over creditor link
NAB is facing a potential $74 million lawsuit over the collapse of a construction firm.
Tax cop protection questioned
A federal inquiry has heard the ATO should have the power to protect whistleblowers.
YouTube fined over kids' data
YouTube has been fined $US170 million ($250 million) over allegations it collected children's personal data without their parents' consent.
Big funds for rural moves
A new plan will see teachers offered up to $50,000 to relocate from Melbourne to rural and regional schools.
New suburb set for Geraldton
Foreign investors have purchased hundreds of hectares of WA land on which to build a rural Chinatown.
Raids make for timely address
The Press Club has heard about the erosion of press independence while the AFP raided the home of a public servant.