A senior minister said the Albanian government was “close to reaching an agreement” with the coalition on the CFMEU law. The bill would force the troubled union to accept a government-appointed administrator to investigate the situation following damning reports of corruption, bribery and bullying in the construction industry.
In future, public officials will be able to investigate former department heads for misconduct during their term of office. On Wednesday, legislation was introduced in the Australian Parliament giving the Australian Public Service Commissioner the power to investigate former heads of agencies for breaches of the Public Service Code of Conduct.
The coalition has not ruled out a deal with Labor to create a slimmed-down Environmental Protection Agency, while big business is pushing the major parties to join forces to outmaneuver the Greens and their push for a so-called climate trigger. The West has confirmed that Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is talking to the opposition and … Read more
A recently surfaced photo of convicted murderer Mark Dixie taken near the scene of an attack on a woman in Victoria Park shows how close he was to being caught before he was deported. As part of a Sunday Times investigation into Dixie's life in Western Australia between 1996 and 1999, a 1997 Canning Times … Read more