Government News

Education Minister Simon Birmingham says the controversial university deregulation plan will go away for now.

A new study has revealed the big gaps that exist between members of socially-marginalised groups and the mainstream population.

A prominent sector HR expert says managers in the Australian public service are struggling to manage.

Employment Minister Michaelia Cash has hinted that she will take a different tack to her predecessor Eric Abetz – by actually negotiating.

Councils across the country are waiting to see whether the new Turnbull ministry will finally bring a proper focus on local government issues.

The Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) says doubling SA councils’ waste levies would create 600 jobs and see almost all the state's waste diverted from landfill.

The WA Government has “backflipped” on its decision not to provide community financial counselling funds, and councils are celebrating.

The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) says the South Australian and federal governments should scrap plans for cashless welfare cards.

The NSW Government’s Information Commissioner is pushing for more agencies to get into openness and transparency.

An agreement appears to have been reached in a dispute between child protection workers in Tasmania's north and the state’s Department of Health and Human Services.

Greens leader Richard Di Natale says a massive audit should be undertaken across the country to work out whether state governments have the money to cover mine rehabilitation.

The NBN satellite that will allegedly deliver fats internet to rural Australia has launched, and the Bureau of Meteorology has switched on its new satellite too.

Billionaire Elon Musk - co-founder of electric car company Tesla Motors - says climate change will bring about a refugee crisis of catastrophic proportion.

Victorian Water Minister Lisa Neville says the sacking of water boards across the state, include Goulburn Murray Water (GMW), was a necessary move.

Media reports this week have highlighted fears that a series of ponds containing heavy metals and cyanide at an abandoned mining site could spill into a river that feeds the Murray-Darling Basin.

The chief executive of Transfield Services - Australia's offshore detention centre management company - says advocacy groups should be able to lobby against offshore detention of asylum seekers.

Serious concerns have been raised about the health and safety impacts of mining firm BMA’s decision to sack 300 full-time staff in Queensland.

A case brought by NuCoal Resources against the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) has been rejected by the Supreme Court.

Australian telcos big and small are calling on the Federal Government for clarity about their data retention obligations.

Health Minister Sussan Ley has announced the launch of a review of the 5,700 medical services subsidised under the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS).