Archived News for Human Resource Professionals - January, 2021
The latest AEC election donation data shows the cost of influence-peddling at the federal and state levels.
New head for sports body
The Australian Sports Commission has its first ever female leader, with the appointment of Josephine Sukkar.
Minnows make whales quiver
An internet brigade on heavily shorted stocks is sending big players in the US into a frenzy.
Catholic schools get loose funds
NSW catholic schools have been given free rein on a $230 million taxpayer ‘slush fund’.
Council suspension extended
The NSW Government has extended the suspension of Central Coast Council for an additional three months.
Data61 testing key data tool
Experts are working on new privacy tools to protect government databases.
Payouts for asylum data leak
Home Affairs has been ordered to compensate asylum seekers over a data breach.
WFH hoped to ease traffic woes
Infrastructure Victoria says more flexible working terms could ease public transport issues.
City helped by Swedish link
The Victorian city of Warrnambool has linked with a Swedish counterpart to work on a solar-to-hydrogen technology exchange.
Wage report sees low growth
Analysts say Australian workers may have to wait up to five years for wage growth to return to 2 per cent.
New deals force green thinking
Australia is set to sign up to new agreements that will require it to integrate climate and pricing risks in its investments.
Class action on power prices
Lawyers are preparing a massive class action against two of Queensland's largest electricity generators.
Equal heft for old money
Researchers say they may have found one of the world’s earliest forms of standardised currency.
Google threats muted in EU
Google has again threatened to stop making its search engine available in Australia.
Tech elite views reviewed
A study of comments by Silicon Valley elites finds the top 100 see the world in similar meritocratic, self-affirming and self-serving terms.