By Staff Writer NSW Premier Morris Iemma will recommed that the NSW Governor appoints ten new Ministers to his Cabinet. The new nominees are: * Matthew Brown as Minister for…
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Sydney cost of living double Brisbane and Adelaide report says
By Adam Coleman A new report from the University of Queensland has compared the cost of living in Australia’s capital cities and found Adelaide and Brisbane cheaper to live in…
CIOs in battle with operational reform monsters
By Adam Coleman Processes, people and technology must be managed on an enterprise-wide level to enable successful e-government and to avoid the problems associated with a “three-headed beast” pulling the…
Inaugural awards commend Public Sector excellence in NT
By Adam Coleman ALICE SPRINGS, NT: The winners have been announced from the inaugural Chief Minister’s Awards for Excellence in Public Sector Management, which were held in Alice Springs last…
Change of plans
By Kim Powell For most of 2006, local governments in NSW have been at loggerheads with the Planning Minister, Frank Sartor, over changes to the state’s planning laws. Last year,…
Healthy living
By Kim Powell Seven million Australians are overweight, and two million of us are obese. Our well-rounded figures indicate that two in three Australian males aged over the age of…
How to woo an engineer
By Kim Powell Unless councils become more creative with the salary packages they offer, they will continue to have trouble attracting and retaining engineering staff, says Dominic Angerame, surveys and…
MAV slams state for reneging on planning permits
By Rob O’Brien The Municipal Association of Victoria has accused the State Government of breaching an agreement made with local government over planning permit requirements for social housing and school…