Senate committee rejects bill stripping $375k pension from governors-general Federal Greens senator David Shoebridge introduced the bill in light of former governor-general Dr Peter Hollingsworth’s mishandling of abuse complaints within the Anglican church.
Ministers pop by departments to thank public servants December 7, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Economy & Industry Attorney-general Mark Dreyfus and Department of Employment and Workplace Relations, minister Tony Burke express appreciation to staff.
Government amends NACC bill, extra senate sitting days added November 23, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Federal Tabled National Anti-Corruption Commission changes include allowing the commissioner to deal with a corruption issue on their own initiative.
Knick, NACC, paddy whack: Experts on future-proofing the federal integrity commission November 20, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Federal The panel of experts mentioned how vital it is that the NACC is as independent and depoliticised as possible.
DFAT expressed concerns about impact of extended parental leave on small staff postings September 30, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Federal In its submission to a review of maternity leave legislation, DFAT said there are only two-to-three staff in some overseas offices.
NACC would require federal agency heads to report corruption to it September 28, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Federal Attorney-general Mark Dreyfus has introduced the long-awaited legislation to set up the National Anti-Corruption Commission.
Details of NACC released, no whistleblower authority indicated September 27, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Federal The NACC will be overseen by a statutory parliamentary joint committee, with the government saying it is committed to the commission’s independence.
Pocock calls for more parliamentary sitting weeks in 2022 September 23, 2022 By Tom Ravlic News Independent senator David Pocock has proposed that parliament should add additional sitting weeks to consider legislation after losing days following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Bill introduced in effort to restore AHRC’s status July 28, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Community & Social The government has a deadline of October 2023 before the AHRC’s A-grade status is fully revoked by the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions.
