Tag: Murray Watt

Sacked Employment secretary walked away with $845k payout

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Former Department of Employment and Workplace Relations secretary Natalie James was paid more than $845,000 as part of a termination package in the wake of her sudden sacking by...

Storm damage: BoM apologises for website bungle

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The head of the Bureau of Meteorology has apologised for a bungled update to his bureau’s website after being hauled before the Environment minister to explain changes that stem...

Australia’s first Cybersecurity Bill passes Parliament

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s first standalone Cybersecurity Bill has passed into law, introducing a mandatory ransomware reporting regime and protections for businesses that cooperate with authorities in the aftermath of a cyber-attack....

Canberra’s in-house consultancy reloads as demand grows

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Albanese government’s in-house consulting unit is hunting new talent to double its size and refine its services over the next year, this week posting roles for directors and...

Milk algorithms, beef e-certs among $6m in regtech grants

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Algorithms for milk supply chain audits, beef e-certifications and emissions tracking systems for rice crops are among the 15 projects to share in $6 million in federal regtech grants...

Govt-wide ban looms for China-linked cameras

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
The Attorney General has sought advice on a government-wide ban of surveillance equipment linked to the Chinese Communist Party after an unofficial audit found at least 900 devices being...

‘Secret’ Growth Centre report remains secret under Labor

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A ‘secret’ performance review of the Industry Growth Centre program that Labor campaigned relentlessly while in Opposition to be made public remains locked up inside the Industry department more...

‘Tremendous failure’: Labor on local RAT manufacturing

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Opposition says government missed a significant opportunity to rebuild Australian manufacturing around vaccines and rapid antigen tests, labelling the Coalition’s flagship $1.2 billion Modern Manufacturing Fund a “complete...

Govt blocks release of manufacturing grants briefings

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government has blocked the release of departmental briefing documents for its billion-dollar manufacturing fund, amid Labor’s accusations that rorting has been “baked-in” to the grant scheme. The...