'Flying blind': why Labor ditched the inland rail route The $45.6 billion price tag for inland rail was only a modest estimate, prompting the federal government to scrap part of the project amid planning delays. AAP · May 25
Accrual of status credits could be key to Qantas dominance among MPs and public servants, expert says Since 2010 government travellers have been banned from accepting frequent flyer points for work-related travel. But ban did not extend to status credits The Guardian - AU · Nov 4, 2024
'Hotties list' issue took months to get to top official Senior bureaucrats were first told about an alleged list ranking junior female public service graduates, months after a formal complaint was lodged. AAP · Oct 24, 2023
Public servants ranked female workers on 'hotties list' A Senate estimates committee has heard junior members of a government department ranked female co-workers by their 'hotness'. AAP · Oct 23, 2023
Junior public servants allegedly made ‘hotties list’ that ranked female colleagues, Senate hears Transport department secretary tells Senate estimates an investigation was ‘unable to substantiate existence’ of list but that ‘doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 23, 2023
Can a new department head get the politics out of infrastructure? (And is that a good idea anyway?) Federal infrastructure policy has been rife with controversy for years: from the sports rorts scandal and dubious commuter car parks to overpriced land for the second Sydney airport. So notorious did the excesses become that they convinced the Morrison government’s critics to campaign for a strong anti-corruption commission during the… The Conversation · Jul 6, 2022