Posts Tagged: united-kingdom
Public-private disaster unfolding in Britain
It has barely been reported in Australia, but it is big news in Britain. One of that country's largest beneficiaries of government outsourcing, a company called Carillion, has gone broke. While the Government has refused to bail it out, the British taxpayer will still have to pay the pension liabilities and the continuing wages to […]
Renewables, climate and intergovernmental relations – OPINION
The Federal Government's refusal to adopt the Chief Scientist's recommendation for a Clean Energy Target has been roundly criticised by its political opponents. As you would expect. But what does it mean for the relationships between Australia's different levels of government? The Government's new policy sees the end of any subsidy for renewable energy after […]
UK Government to adopt carbon pricing
While climate and energy policy in Australia remain mired in acrimonious squabbling, the UK's Conservative Government has released a bold new plan for a low carbon future. And it includes a carbon price. The new UK Clean Growth Strategy is a comprehensive 163 page document. It was released on 12 October by Business and Energy […]
Ruddock frets on cyber espionage funding
By Julian Bajkowski Former Attorney General and Opposition Cabinet Secretary Philip Ruddock has accused the Labor Government of piling extra work onto intelligence and security agencies but not sufficiently resourcing them – while at the same time pursuing cosmetic exercises in rebranding. Speaking at the Digital Security Summit 2013 in Canberra on Thursday, Mr Ruddock […]
Councils told to consider Alzheimer's disease
By Keryn Curtis Alzheimer's Australia is calling for every local government across Australia to make their towns and cities dementia friendly as part of a new campaign launched at the Alzheimer's Australia 15th National Conference in Hobart yesterday. Officially launched by 2013 Australian of the Year and Alzheimer's Australia President, Ita Buttrose, the […]
Sickies damaging British economy
By Paul Hemsley At the 2012 Health and Productivity Management Congress in Sydney, Dame Carol Black issued a new prescription for the UK health system that aims to treat workplace absence from illness and its economic side effects. Australians may claim the institution of the 'sickie' as their own, but it's an international malady that […]
Building security culture at SIG
The annual Security in Government (SIG) Conference, hosted by the Attorney-General's Department, is to be held from 3 – 5 September at the National Convention Centre, Canberra. The SIG Conference, now in its 24th year, began as a meeting of Agency Security Advisers in 1987. Today it has grown to become one of the leading […]
Telehealth helps UK hospital management
Hospital workers can improve their workload prioritisation through a telehealth program with support from UK-based Milton Keynes Council. Patients benefiting are local people living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), with the council and Milton Keynes Community Health Services UK working with Tunstall Healthcare. This partnership will offer integrated telecare and telehealthcare to support these […]