Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced the formation of a National Policy Commission to help provide more housing in remote Indigenous communities. “In my National Apology speech I committed the…
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ANAO Audit of DMO’S major projects
Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) will now produce an annual report on the performance of its most significant acquisition projects, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence Procurement Greg Combet has announced. Mr Combet…
Federal Government to fund National Corporate Responsibility Project
The Federal Government has commissioned St James Ethics Centre to undertake a three-year project to expand responsible business practice nationally. The funding was announced at the 9th National Business Leaders…
BUDGET 08-09: $20b for high social value infrastructure
One of the single biggest initiative in the Federal Budget 08-09 is the announcement of $20billion to address the country’s major infrastructure issues. The Building Australia Fund (BAF) – administered…
BUDGET 08-09: Planners call for details of infrastructure spending
The first budget of the incoming Rudd Government targets infrastructure and foreshadows significant spending but ‘what will be built, where, by when and who and how will priorities be determined?”…
BUDGET 08-09: Business community welcomes spending brake
The business community has welcomed the government’s efforts to limit spending growth through more effective targeting of policies and programs. The Rudd Government has budgeted for a surplus of $21.7…
BUDGET 08-09: Program targets ailing regional infrastructure
Treasurer Wayne Swan has delivered the Rudd Government’s first Budget – a surplus budget of $21.7 billion that aims to provide a long term investment in regional infrastructure. Among the…
BUDGET 08-09: Councils welcome commitment to roads
Local Government has welcomed the budget, suggesting the Federal Government kept its election commitments on local road funding for 2008-09 and continued its commitment to funding local roads at announced…
WA first state to adopt skills shortage program
The Western Australian workforce will be the first to benefit from a Federal Government program designed to address skills shortages across a range of industries. The Productivity Places Program aims…
Federal assistance for major cities
The Federal Government recently announced it will establish and resource a Major Cities Unit within the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, renewing the Commonwealth’s focus on…