Government News

This year’s Bioenergy Australia conference in Tasmania has been used to call for state and federal government help to improve the industry.

Western Australia’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has admitted ignoring its own policy to approve the Roe 8 highway extension.

The director of a company hoping to set up a sand mine in Queensland has referred to his own son’s battle with leukaemia to claim the mine will not harm children.

City of Bunbury councillors have voted not to reduce the number of elected members on the council.

The ACCC is again taking legal action against a VET provider, saying it shows clear holes in the VET FEE-HELP system.

The Victorian Government has unveiled plans to spend close to $50 million on new counter-terrorism capabilities for police.

A Brisbane court has heard that sacked LNP media advisor Graeme Hallett threatened to leak information that would “go off like Krakatoa” if he was not given a new job.

A battle is raging within the NSW public sector union.

A new review says closing the gap for Indigenous eye health is very much a possibility.

The Federal Government is moving ahead with the sale of the secure communications network that lets departments communicate confidentially.

The Victorian Government is calling for technology to be installed across its electricity distribution network to reduce the risk of fire from fallen power lines.

The Northern Territory Government has moved to include the mining, oil and gas sectors under the regulations of the Water Act.

The NSW Environment Protection Authority appears to have bungled part of its investigation into water pollution on the Central Coast, by conducting water quality tests on the wrong river.

“Smart” drum lines that tell authorities when a shark is hooked are among the high-tech innovations behind rolled out on NSW beaches.

While Malcolm Turnbull was praised for elevating more women to the frontbench when he took the prime ministership, gender inequality is still rife in the high levels of the public service.

In the lead up to UN climate talks in Paris, a new report warns that Australia will barely come close to achieving any “real” emissions reductions under its current Direct Action climate policy.

A FIFO camp licence extension in WA continues to force a wedge between the state’s Liberal and National parties.

The WA Government is resolute in its desire to extend the Roe Highway across the Beeliar Wetlands, despite big protests in recent days.

Reports say Uber could be legalised by the NSW government under drastic new reforms.

The Senate is expected to vote down a proposition to deregulate the coastal shipping industry.