Shannon Jenkins

An upcoming review of Queensland’s industrial relations laws will consider stronger protections for people who have experienced workplace sexual harassment, Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced on Monday.

Quasar Satellite Technologies will build space communications technology using an Australian-based team.

New research has found Australia will continue to benefit from international supply chains despite the risks posed by global economic shocks.

Under the program, Victorian apprentices and trainees will receive 1,500 opportunities each year for four years to work on some of the state’s largest construction projects.

Investment NSW officially commenced operations on Monday, with the “mission” of enhancing the state’s global position as a safe place to do business, attracting investment capital, and creating jobs.

Garnaut says respect for knowledge and science played a large role in policy-making during COVID-19, which led to Australia’s success in responding to the pandemic.

The New South Wales government has set up a new entity that will act as a “one-stop-shop” for the private sector.

The Victorian government has launched a taskforce to address sexual harassment in workplaces across the state through a range of new reforms, including a mandatory incident-notification scheme.

Sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins will lead an independent probe into the way Parliament House treats and responds to allegations of sexual harassment and assault.

The NSW government has announced that SMEs in the ICT sector will soon receive a greater share of the state’s procurement expenditure.

The ATO has responded to media reports suggesting JobKeeper payments may have been made to fictitious employees, including dead people.

Of the 33 reports of data breaches made by government agencies to OAIC, human error accounted for 29 notifications.