Archived News for Human Resource Professionals - August, 2016
The next generation of Australian companies is not doing a lot for gender diversity.
Power play motives questioned
Treasurer Scott Morrison is under fire for blocking the sale of NSW electricity assets to China.
Dutton dismisses new abuse
Disturbing signs of abuse have again emerged from an Australian government facility.
Fight to fix failed Census
It’s been over 24 hours since #CensusFail, and mixed messages are still flying.
Legal cuts could force new thinking
The WA Chief Justice says community legal services will have to innovate to deal with funding cuts.
Mayor Mannoun moving on
Liverpool Mayor Ned Mannoun is retiring to spend time with his family, shortly after an unrelated ICAC raid.
Farmers fight spill response
Indonesian seaweed farmers are fighting for more than $200 million in compensation after a 2009 oil spill in the Timor Sea.
Rural communities on climate front line
Systemic disadvantages in rural and regional communities will get worse.
Proponents push for steel revival
Supporters are calling for significant federal funds to save Arrium steel.
Insiders minimise NDIS glitch
Authorities have moved to minimise the fallout from a serious NDIS computer glitch.
Stem cell sites slammed
A new study shows advanced economies are hotbeds for direct-to-consumer marketing of stem cell therapies.
Mixed views on cashless months
The South Australian town of Ceduna is one third of the way into its cashless welfare card trial.
Report slams ignorance as policy
Australia’s offshore detention polices deliberately ignore inhumane treatment, investigators say.
Tough start for torture inquiry
The United Nations has joined the torrent of outrage about abuse in Australian youth detention.
Bugs bustling to bite in Rio
With the Olympic Games just days away, warnings about water quality continue.
CCC review mooted
WA Premier Colin Barnett has hinted at a review of the state’s Corruption and Crime Commission (CCC).
Fair Work to look at fruit claims
Fair Work is investigating claims that strawberry pickers have been paid as little as $4 an hour.