Archived News for Human Resource Professionals
DFAT chief calls for more women
The lack of women in senior roles at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAT) has been criticised by its own chief.
EU FTA on the way
The Federal Government is actively chasing a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union.
Amnesty slams asylum profiteers
The companies running Australian offshore detention centres have been accused of profiting from torture.
NSW legal services boosted
The NSW Government has launched a $6 million community legal centre rescue package.
Scullion responds to justice call
A UN official says Australia must do something about the “disturbing” number of incarcerated Aboriginal children.
Red tape tying down med-tech
The CSIRO says red tape is holding back Australia’s medical technology and pharmaceutical industry.
Half-ready work scheme launched
The Federal Government has launched an unpaid internship program with the backing of any legislation.
Tax changes labelled 'political'
The Federal Government has secured a win in its fight to cut the corporate tax rate.
Public-private swaps questioned
The Prime Minister’s department has loaned one of its top people to Bupa, the company that is likely to benefit the most from the NDIS.
APRA closing door to housing
APRA is clamping down on interest-only loans in a bid to douse the burning property market.
Study shows lazy imitation
French scientists have created computational models to show how people learn about and from others' prudence, impatience and laziness.
Federal tech spend soaring
Digital Transformation Minister Angus Taylor says the Government will spend nearly $10 billion on IT this financial year.
FTB debts dwarf robo-issues
A review has heard Centrelink hit at least 21,000 families with bogus Family Tax Benefit debts last year.
Shipbuilding base planned
A new centre will help Adelaide's Osborne shipyards prepare workers for $90 billion worth of shipbuilding.
ACCC lines up power price check
The Federal Government has ordered the ACCC to look at retail electricity prices.
Activists attack CBA over coal
Activists have scaled the Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Sydney headquarters to protest coal financing.