Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation

Research agency to replace up to 75% of staff after pork-barrel goes bad

Energy & Environment

Adding 12 jobs will have a negligible effect on Wagga Wagga’s economy, but replacing nine staff could well have a significant effect on the tiny Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation.

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Decentralisation: 'ideologically driven Canberra bashing'

By Stephen Easton

Economy & Industry

When Victoria tried public sector decentralisation, it hit a snag. The federal government is moving ahead anyway with agencies preparing to depart Canberra. But will their experience be any different?