Peter Harris departs COVID-19 Commission Federal The former senior public servant advised the national cabinet on all non-health aspects of the pandemic response, including job and investment recovery.
Tanna departs COVID-19 Commission August 17, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Tanna has departed the National COVID-19 Commission Advisory Board to focus on guiding her business, Energy Australia, ‘through the challenges posed by the COVID pandemic’.
Premium The Briefing The Briefing: how will the new National COVID-9 Commission Advisory affect policy? July 30, 2020 By Chris Woods Editors' Picks How will the new National COVID-9 Commission Advisory Board manage criticisms over conflicts of interest, economic and environmental policies, transparency and cost while advising on the Morrison government’s economic recovery?
National COVID-19 Coordination Commission appoints new members in shift to advisory board July 27, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Scott Morrison has announced that Mike Hirst, Samantha Hogg, Su McCluskey, Bao Hoang, Laura Berry and Paul Howes would be joining the commission board.
Combet exits COVID-19 commission July 2, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Former Labor minister Greg Combet has resigned from the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission. His departure from the NCCC early last week came despite the government wanting him to stay.
COVID inquiry: ex Liberal Party pollster won $500,000 contract without tender, Nev Power addresses conflicts of interest June 5, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Members of the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission have made conflicts of interest declarations to the PM&C, but they won’t be made public.
COVID-19 Coordination Commission’s manufacturing taskforce wants to grow Australia’s gas industry to build post-pandemic economy May 21, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry State and territory governments should ‘remove barriers’ to growing Australia’s gas market by cutting red tape and lifting fracking moratoriums, according to leaked advice provided to the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission.
Not-for-profit sector to advise National COVID-19 Coordination Commission on impacts of pandemic on the vulnerable May 18, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Community & Social To harness the expertise of the not-for-profit sector to make sure vulnerable Australians are supported as Australia moves through the COVID-19 situation and into recovery.
National COVID-19 Coordination Commission pay packets revealed May 13, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The head of the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission will receive half a million dollars over six months.
Australia and NZ’s top researchers answer governments’ COVID-19 questions April 30, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Leading scientists, researchers and innovators from across Australia and New Zealand have united to provide governments with the latest evidence to assist with the coronavirus pandemic.
Opinion: Unmet legal need will worsen people’s health during COVID-19 April 2, 2020 By Tessa Boyd-Caine Editors' Picks Recently announced Australian government funding for mental health and family violence services is welcome recognition, but these measures need to go further for people for whom phone lines and counselling are not going to protect them from the worst of the social impacts of COVID-19.
Wrapping the latest COVID-19 news, amid growing push for transparency, action and equity March 26, 2020 By Marie McInerney Editors' Picks A whip-around-the-world collation of updates on how different governments are managing the COVIS-19 pandemic.
An opportunity for the Prime Minister’s National COVID-19 Coordination Commission to prove its mettle March 26, 2020 By The Mandarin Editors' Picks The signs are this crisis will persist for six months or more. Even if the government simply made an in-principle commitment and the Coordination Commission just starts its planning now, it would give industry and people generally greater confidence in the future than exists now.
Premium Columnists Herculean effort by public servants but accountability in short supply March 25, 2020 By Verona Burgess Federal Most of the government’s social restrictions and social welfare measures carry a high risk of being strangled in their own red tape even as the public service struggles to implement them, writes Verona Burgess.
