Archived News for Human Resource Professionals - June, 2022
The Victorian Government says it will spend almost a billion dollars a year overhauling early childhood education and care.
Blame flung in dole shift
The former Coalition government has been accused of mismanaging the accuracy of welfare payments.
Building bribes detailed
A former Sydney councillor accepted bribes from a Chinese developer in exchange for supporting ...
SA sport grants questioned
The SA Government has denied allegations of pork-barrelling despite skipping a step in the provision of sports grants.
Wages rise for now
The Fair Work Commission has announced a 5.2 per cent increase in the minimum wage, keeping it barely ahead of inflation, for now.
ACCC eyes rail deal
The competition regulator has some concerns about Aurizon’s proposed One Rail acquisition.
Airbnb faces dollar allegations
Airbnb is being taken to court for allegedly suggesting prices were in Australian dollars, when they were actually displaying US dollar prices.
Caution urged on gender words
Using gender-neutral words such as “businessperson” may not be gender-neutral after all, according to a US expert.
Centrelink outsourcing trimmed
Services Australia says it is cutting its outsourced workload by 30 per cent.
Coal crunch forces response
Australia’s energy woes are being exacerbated by coal-fired generator outages.
Cyber immaturity revealed
An audit has found most Commonwealth agencies are failing to hit required cyber maturity levels.
EU enforcing USB-C
The European Union has ruled that all smartphones will require the same charger from 2024.
New watchdog outlined
The Albanese government says its national corruption watchdog will be able to look into recent corrupt conduct.
Shorten eyes NDIS scams
The federal government wants to crack down on fraud and other criminal activity in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).
Dutton slammed for sub chat
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton may have jeopardised multi-billion-dollar submarine plans by divulging sensitive discussions ...
Victoria warns power firms
Victoria’s energy regulator says energy retailers who dump customers without offering competitive price plans could lose their licence.
Burke urges open talks
The new minister for employment and workplace relations, Tony Burke, has told public servants that he is listening.
LGAT calls for conduct review
A Tasmanian council meeting this week turned into an ugly mess of chaos and threats.