Archived News for Human Resource Professionals - June, 2022
Two officers of the former Department of Immigration and Border Protection have been found to have engaged in corrupt conduct.
New heads for fed agencies
The federal government has selected a new secretary for public sector reform.
NSW slams strikes
The NSW Government is looking to increase fines for illegal strikes, ahead of planned industrial action next week.
Plum job origins probed
Questions are being asked about the appointment of former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro as ...
Youths boost rural moves
Young people are driving regional migration to a five-year high, new analysis suggests.
Slick BP avoids spill damage
Stats show the largest marine oil spill in history did not harm BP’s stocks in the long term.
Burke pledges point tweak
Employment Minister Tony Burke says it is “too late” to scrap changes to unemployment benefits, but ...
Locals score Pentagon deal
The United States Department of Defence is paying an Australian mining company to build a processing facility in the US.
Toyota hit with diesel order
Australians who were sold defective Toyota vehicles can apply for part of a potentially huge compensation package.
Big firms back huge cuts
Research backed by some of Australia's biggest players says the country can cut 88 per cent of heavy industry emissions.
Big firms sign info pledge
Several big tech platforms have signed up to the EU’s new Code of Practice on Disinformation.
Energy board seeks capacity solution
The Federal Government is working on a “capacity mechanism” to ensure stability in the national electricity grid, paying coal and gas generators for reliable supplies.
PM pushed on protections
The Albanese government is being urged to drop prosecutions against whistleblowers ...
Police seek facial scans
South Australia Police says it will use the facial recognition capability of new security cameras despite a council’s request not to.
Secular school help coming
The Federal Government says it will allow schools to hire secular workers under its chaplaincy program.
Forrest doubts recession concern
Australia’s richest man says there is “not a snowflake’s chance in hell” of a global recession this year.
Musk talks to Twitter base
Elon Musk has held an hour-long question-and-answer session with Twitter’s 8,000 employees.
AEMO caps gas rort
AEMO has suspended the wholesale electricity spot market after companies failed to supply ...