The layoffs are in addition to the 2,400 job eliminations at the department in recent weeks. VA Assistant Secretary Mark Engelbaum told lawmakers Tuesday that the cuts were an effort to reform the ...

“The Mary River at Gympie is currently at 7.31m and rising, above the minor flood level (6m),” it said. “The Mary River at Gympie is expected to reach around 7.8m Tuesday afternoon.

The VA reportedly wants to cut more than 80,000 workers, according to Reuters, who cited a March 6 memo that directs the agency's human resources team to focus on firing civil servants.

A major flood warning was issued earlier for Laidley Creek, with levels expected to drop overnight into Tuesday, though they are likely to remain above the moderate flood level of 6.0m.

Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Doug Collins said his agency is looking to cut 80,000 jobs as their “target” to slim the agency’s workforce. Collins joined “Fox & Friends” on Monday ...

Severe weather warnings remain in place for parts of the Northern Rivers, Northwest Slopes and Plains, Northern Tablelands and Mid North Coast, while flood warnings continue for south-east ...

He has since been found. Emergency services have completed 167 rescues, including 17 flood rescues. Major flood warnings remain in place for many areas across Queensland and NSW along with ...

Residents are being warned to prepare to leave Ipswich, west of Brisbane, with the city expecting a "major flood" as the Bremer River rises. The BOM says large bursts of rain and severe ...

This timeframe coincides with the Chalcolithic period, spanning from 5500 to 3000 BCE, which is associated with the era of the biblical flood as described in Genesis. "According to the initial ...

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Twelve defence force personnel are being treated in hospital for non-life-threatening injuries after two Australian Defence Force (ADF) military vehicles rolled. NSW Police is investigating what ...

VCL employees have told Federal News Network that most of its workforce are remote employees, and that nearby VA facilities do not have space to accommodate them. Learn how network technology leaders ...