Government News
A top level expert in electronic engineering has warned that the Coalition’s National Broadband Network is a bad deal for Australia.
Farmers to have field day in MDBA visit
The chairman of the Berriquin Irrigators group has slammed what he calls ludicrous anomalies in the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.
Expert seeks statistical view of terrorism
A Queensland-based statistics researcher is working to counter violent extremism by examining the way people talk about themselves and their beliefs.
Outspoken CCA chair steps down
Bernie Fraser has resigned as chairman of the Climate Change Authority (CCA).
Tiny neighbours want tougher stance
The nations of the Pacific islands are again raising their voices to prevent the destructive effects of climate change.
Sydney could be seeing needless fees
Reports say Sydney motorists may have been unfairly charged nearly $1.5 million in tolls on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, but the Government cannot tell.
Ice inquiry hears NT safety issues
The Australian Hotel Association (AHA) says allowing bouncers to intervene in street fights could make for a safer nightlife.
WorkSafe WA seeking safer healthcare
WorkSafe WA has launched a proactive inspection program to look at manual task incidents in hospitals and residential care.
Experts look at FIFO diabetes link
Fly-in fly-out (FIFO) workers and their families are being targeted in a new study looking at the skyrocketing rates of diabetes in mining communities.
GovHack prize for Indigenous tracking app
A high-tech approach to presenting important Indigenous issues has won a national award as part of GovHack 2015.
Phone calls show the weight of union heavies
The trade union corruption inquiry has heard secretly-recorded phone calls that allegedly reveal thuggery and workplace manipulation in action.
Sims says all would benefit from Harper changes
The head of Australia’s competition watchdog has backed big reforms from a recent review.
SA study plots state's bulging bodies
Nearly a third of South Australians will be not just fat, but obese by 2019.
Union says NT schools forced to be direct
The Australian Education Union says teachers on the Northern Territory’s Elcho Island are being strong-armed into adopting “direct instruction”.
Councils sick of funds trickling up
New South Wales Councils say the State Government must stop fiddling while they burn.
Seven points on rate capping plan
The Victorian Local Governance Association has raised a string of concerns with the Essential Services Commission’s (ESC) rate capping plan.
Pop-ups and Periscopes in ACT's community push
The ACT has launched a pop-up Cabinet program to increase community engagement.
Disconnect in perception at the top of APS
A new survey suggests top bosses in the Australian Public Service think they are doing a great job, but many of their workers disagree.
Complaints should continue until big fix
Customer complaints about Centrelink are up by over 26 per cent in just one year.
Commission commits to finish pay talks
The Abbott government is storming ahead with Australian Public Service reforms - bad news for slackers, absentees and unions.
Rights restored in WA native title win
Fifteen years after the application was made, traditional land owners in WA’s Pilbara region have gained legal recognition.