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Movers & Shakers: Defence changes command - The Mandarin
Jul 11, 2024 · Jillian Segal has been appointed special envoy on antisemitism for three years.. Segal’s appointment comes in the context of concerns about social cohesion fraying around the Israel-Palestine war. She has held a range of positions in the public and the private sector, including president of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry and chair of the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce.
‘Inequity is devastating’: rural councils on the brink
Sep 27, 2024 · While people in the Mid Murray Council area in regional South Australia suffer some of the highest levels of mental illness in the state, the local government had to cut back operations at a pool to save $32,000.. At the same time, funds from the council’s 10,000 ratepayers maintain a road network that is equivalent to a …
Frank and Fearless 2024: Key results from our huge public sector …
The Mandarin received more than 1,800 responses to our Frank and Fearless survey, which covered many of the key issues facing the public sector across Australia.. In this webinar, we examine the results and offer some insights into what public servants really think. Hosted by The Mandarin news editor Melissa Coade, this webinar features insights from expert panelists:
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Movers & Shakers: Huxtable returns, SA watchdogs’ watchdog
Nov 21, 2024 · Former Department of Finance secretary Rosemary Huxtable has been appointed to develop the National Health and Medical Research Strategy.. Huxtable ran Finance until August 2022 after five years as a deputy secretary at the Department of Health and Aged Care.. Earlier this year, she conducted a high-level review of the secretaries board on behalf of Prime Minister and Cabinet.
Ten Years with The Mandarin | The Mandarin
Sep 27, 2024 · We launched The Mandarin 10 years ago because we believe Australian democracy needs as much nourishment, transparency and encouragement as it can get.
McGuinness outlines Australia’s biggest cybersecurity challenges
McGuinness said the 2023-2030 cybersecurity strategy released late last year is “our roadmap to a more cyber secure nation”, with protecting critical infrastructure a priority.. She acknowledges this task will be more difficult because of workforce shortages. “We need to attract quality professionals and improve the capability and diversity of this workforce,” she said.
Australian innovation, spurred by COVID, has slowed down again
Another 16% of businesses cited a lack of skilled workers in the labour market, and 14% a lack of skilled workers within the business as additional barriers to innovation.
Truth Telling and Treaty Inquiry defies government orders
Nov 22, 2024 · Earlier this month, state Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships Fiona Simpson directly told the inquiry to down tools pending a meeting to discuss its future.. Simpson cancelled a meeting scheduled for November 7. Inquiry employees say they have received no substantial communication from her since.