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New Home Affairs boss Stephanie Foster to clean-up after Pezzullo
WEBNov 28, 2023 · Acting Department of Home Affairs secretary Stephanie Foster has been tapped to replace ousted Mike Pezzullo. Prime minister Anthony Albanese moved quickly to backfill the role amid growing controversy over the High Court’s decision to render indefinite immigration detention unlawful. Pezzullo was sacked first thing on Monday morning after an ...
Pezzullo sacked at dawn with immediate effect, no golden 'chute
WEBNov 27, 2023 · article-body. Prime minister Anthony Albanese has moved to sack home affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo just days after new restrictions were placed on generous payouts for department secretaries who are sent packing for Australian Public Service Code of Conduct violations. “Earlier today the Governor-General in Council terminated the appointment of Michael Pezzullo as Secretary of the ...
'Ambitious' new Premier's Priorities for NSW - The Mandarin
WEBJul 2, 2019 · The Premier’s Priorities are: Bumping up education results for children: Increase the proportion of public school students in the top two NAPLAN bands (or equivalent) for literacy and numeracy by 15% by 2023, including through a state-wide rollout of Bump it Up. Increase the number of Aboriginal young …
The kinship question: Bruce Pascoe and the long search for his mob
WEBJul 15, 2021 · Pastor Cruse is now 88 years old and was part of the early generation of Aboriginal activists who took political action in the 1960s. “I trust Bruce Pascoe as a human being,” Pastor Cruse told Crikey. “It’s his prerogative if he …
Alison Frame: Leader looking to make a difference for veterans
WEBDVA secretary Alison Frame. (Zennie/Private Media) Alison Frame had a lot of work ahead of her when she became secretary of Department of Veterans’ Affairs just over 12 months ago. Not only was there a backlog of claims to manage but a Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, which began its important work in July 2021.
Painfully bearing witness to a repeat of history in Afghanistan, and …
WEBarticle-body. International concern about the fate of Afghanistan’s women and children under the Taliban’s rule has been underscored by many prominent voices in the past few weeks.Here, The Mandarin speaks with a Sydney human rights defender with her finger on the pulse of the situation and a story of her own that the world needs to hear. Najeeba Wazefadost has a message for the global ...
Robodebt probe to grind on, update reveals no APS sackings
WEBFeb 8, 2024 · By way of comparison, the independent inquiry conducted into the the appointment of former deputy premier of New South Wales John Barilaro to the role of state trade commissioner to the United States by former NSW public service commissioner Graeme Head was commenced on 25th June 2022, his report released on 12 August 2022, and former Investment NSW chief executive secretary of the Department ...
Australia’s most iconic rainforest returned to Aboriginal people
WEBOwnership of world heritage-listed parts of Queensland’s wet tropics — including its most iconic rainforest — is back in the hands of Aboriginal people. The Queensland government has given back ownership of four national parks: the Daintree, Ngalba-bulal (Cedar Bay), Kalkajaka (Black Mountain) and the Hope Islands.