Director of Public Prosecutions Raelene Sharp,KC,received a pay rise after Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus wrote to the independent Remuneration Tribunal to assist in its review of the pay packet.
It’s not fashionable to say so,but people who work for ministers generally work very hard,with unsociable hours and long stints away from home.
For months,the chatter about Bill Shorten being the next ambassador to France has bubbled up and then deflated like an old souffle. But it refuses to go away.
The NDIS minister uses his schoolboy French to rule out the rumours of a diplomatic posting to Paris.
Explicit teaching is now being recognised,as it should always have,as the most effective learning method for the vast majority of students.
Senate estimates revealed that Julianne Stewart,a speechwriter for former prime ministers,was hired by government on a two-year contract valued at $620,000.
The revelations – including providers taking participants to ATMs to withdraw cash for drugs – add to debates about limiting growth of the $45 billion scheme.
The former Labor leader will use an appearance at a peace summit in Switzerland to warn that Vladimir Putin cannot be allowed to win the war in Ukraine.
Anthony Albanese’s ministers have portfolios – they also have other roles:confidantes,influencers,attack dogs. And some are more equal than others.
State and territory leaders have banded together to warn that Australians with a disability will be worse off unless the NDIS minister slows his plans to clamp down on the $44 billion program.
While there have been flare-ups with Israel-supporting counter-protesters,local protests have not led to significant outbreaks of violence.