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The Queensland Government is keeping facial recognition software installed for the Commonwealth Games in place, but will not say when it will be used.
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SA gets new health boss
The SA Government has announced Christopher McGowan will take over the lead role at SA Health.
SA offers flu jabs
All Australian states are now offering free flu jabs to children under five, with South Australia becoming the last to get on board.
Andrews outlines power payments
The Victorian Government says it will pay people to find better power deals, in a plan the Opposition has labelled a “bribe”.
Feds boost DHS phone jobs
The Federal Government says it is hiring an additional 1,000 Centrelink call centre operators.
Open letter seeks key cash reforms
Australians should be taxed to “fund the health, education and transport services we need”, according to an open letter from 46 other high-profile signatories.
Twenty new claims for former CEO
A former Ipswich City Council CEO has been hit with new corruption charges.
Court backs freedom of tweets
The sacking of a public servant for her views on asylum seeker policy has been ruled unlawful.
Body-cam discretion questioned
Critics say giving police control over when they turn on their body cameras makes the devices less effective.
Change to make NAIF more available
The Federal Government is loosening the requirements for NAIF funding.
City dumps recycling
Ipswich City Council is scrapping its recycling service and will simply dump the waste instead.
NSW backs green flow
The NSW Government has promised to keep a major release of environmental water into the Barwon-Darling system away from irrigators.
TasWater defends Tassal
TasWater says salmon company Tassal should not be blame for water restrictions at Orford and Triabunna.
Waste sector wants local effort
Authorities want Australia to take a more circular approach to recycling.
Town camp plan coming slowly
A report on issues in NT aboriginal town camps has been released after two years, but there will be more delays before new policies can be formed.
Feds mulling credit plan
The Federal Government is considering allowing energy companies to buy offsets to comply with the 26 per cent emissions reduction target under the NEG.
UN wants refugee refocus
The UN says Australia should resettle refugees on Manus Island and Nauru, rather than focus on white South African farmers.
ATO chief seeks image improvement
ATO chief Chris Jordan says the agency is very keen to restore public confidence.
Union wraps Home Affairs claim
The CPSU is making its final arguments this week in the closing stages of a Fair Work battle ...
Canterbury GM faces ICAC claims
A corruption inquiry in NSW has heard a council general manager was “blackmailed” into hiring a planning director.
AFP lets leaks slide
The AFP has laid no charges after investigating the bumbling loss of hundreds of sensitive cabinet documents.