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A corruption inquiry into City of Parramatta council has heard that overtime hours were deemed excessive and described as “rorts”.

The comment was made in a communication from former council general manager Mark Deayton. The information – disclosed during a public hearing conducted by the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption on Wednesday – ...


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A delegation of regional mayors has travelled to Canberra to oppose the federal government’s decision to curtail the Melbourne to Brisbane Inland Rail project.

The freight line will now stop 960-kilometres shy of Queensland’s capital, in the regional NSW town of Parkes. The government stopped the project in its tracks after learning the cost had bal...


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Immigration, healthcare and cost-of-living are the biggest responsibilities of government, says a survey.

Conducted by the Australian National University, the surv...


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National security expert Brendan Dowling has been appointed Australia’s first full-time counter-terrorism chief.

Recommended by the anti-semitism royal commission, the role – a standalone position with its own distinct job description – has been established to “provide national leadership and coordination on counter-terrorism matters, including the ...


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Australia’s aviation safety regulator has appointed a new board member.

Greg Hughes joins the Civil Aviation Safety Authority for a three-year period and brings decades of experience in the aviation and transport sectors. Huges – a former senior advisor for Cathy Pacific and director at HK Express – has expertise in operations, governance, and strat...


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