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The question of how many staff members independents and minor party parliamentarians need should be determined by independent analysis, not a prime minister. The post Rules appointing parliamentary staffers need a shake up appeared first on The Mandarin.

In 2013, an unforeseen asteroid exploded 30 kms above Chelyabinsk, Russia. The shockwave knocked down walls, blew out windows and injured 1,600 people. The post How an asteroid near-miss shocked the UN appeared first on The Mandarin.

Australia continues to be among only nine other countries to receive the ‘AAA’ rating from one of the three major ratings agencies. The post ‘AAA’ credit rating cites Australia’s women’s workforce participation policy appeared first on The Mandarin.

Emergent, game-changing technologies are driving economic, environmental, and social change in the global food system. The post Agriculture 4.0 is helping farmers do more with less appeared first on The Mandarin.

The NSW upper house inquiry into the appointment of former deputy premier John Barilaro as senior trade and investment commissioner to the Americas has begun. The post Investment NSW CEO appears before Barilaro inquiry appeared first on The Mandarin.

Influence issues have dominated the Queensland Public Sector review published by Peter Coaldrake, which has considered the ‘integrity patchwork’ of state agencies. The post Government ‘embraces’ Coaldrake’s take on culture and accountability in the QPS appeared first on The Mandarin.

The material in this census, with all of its statistical magic, will provide the political numbers crunchers with the evidence they need to better understand what the likely political outcome in an electorate could be in 2025. The post Census and the magic of accounting appeared first on The Mandarin.

Several simple yet effective changes can be made to services like Workforce Australia to help employers open up to a variety of job seekers. The post Workforce Australia job services shakeup must engage employers better appeared first on The Mandarin.

The commonwealth entity responsible for handling complaints about Australian government agencies has accepted advice from the auditor-general to make changes to drive improvement.  The post Enterprise level monitoring advised for commonwealth ombud’s office appeared first on The Mandarin.