Category: The Mandarin

The Queensland government has sacked the board overseeing its largest ­infrastructure project and has appointed a compliance unit in an attempt to avoid following in the footsteps of Victoria’s West Gate Tunnel debacle. Cross River Rail is expected to cost $5.4 billion, with a completion date of 2024. The underground

The Victorian government will create a Waste Crime Prevention Inspectorate and a Business Innovation Centre as part of the state’s new 10-year plan to overhaul the recycling sector. The inspectorate will sit within the Environment Protection Authority, and will work closely with WorkSafe Victoria, emergency service agencies, councils and other

When the government created the all-powerful Department of Home Affairs and made Peter Dutton its minister, it neglected to do an important thing: give Australia’s intelligence oversight bodies the power to review Home Affairs’ intelligence activities. It’s just one of a number of gaps that have arisen as our national

Three Victorian councils could end up refunding more than $19 million in parking fines following an investigation by the state ombud. In her latest report, Deborah Glass looked into Melbourne’s Glen Eira, Port Phillip and Stonnington councils, after two other councils announced they would refund more than 46,000 infringements incurred

The body tasked with advising governments on infrastructure reform has urged all jurisdictions to invest in projects and initiatives that would better protect Australia from national disasters exacerbated by climate change. Infrastructure Australia has released its 2020 Infrastructure Priority List, presenting 147 proposals adding up to more than $58 billion.

Tesla is having a banner year, and we’re not even two months in. After reaching what was an all-time high in December at a value of $393.15 per share, last Wednesday the company’s stock closed at more than double that: $917.42 per share. While its car sales are strong, they’re

We have “cause to be optimistic” when it comes to the relationship between young people and the digital environment, according to the New South Wales Department of Education deputy secretary Leslie Loble. A panel of experts discussed how young people can be supported with navigating ethical challenges online at an

The emergence of the fourth industrial revolution is on our doorstep. It’s the convergence of our physical, digital and biological world and in effect is a nexus where intelligent technologies such as devices and machines assimilate more purposefully with human enterprise. Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the

We carry less cash as we switch to paying for everything from coffee to bus fares with a tap of our debit and credit cards, phones or watches. The lack of spare change in our pockets means fewer direct donations for the homeless. It’s a problem charities

A review of the Tasmanian State Service set to be completed by the end of the year will not be used to slash public sector jobs, according to Premier Peter Gutwein. During a speech at the Committee for Economic Development of Australia’s 2020 Economic and Political Overview event in Hobart

The Australian community is once again talking about how violence against women and their children can be prevented, in the wake of last week’s horrific murder of Hannah Clarke and her children. As some have noted, this behaviour does not just happen, but develops from toxic perceptions about gender in