Government News

Australian scientists have completed Victoria’s first ever stocktake of blue carbon hot spots, revealing millions of tonnes of stored carbon, which is at risk of being returned to the atmosphere unless conserved.

Qualified approval has been granted to the ACT's enlarged Cotter Dam, the Murrumbidgee pipeline and spillway upgrade plans, despite auditors spotting foreseeable delays and a cost blowout.

A central Queensland federal MP says Fitzroy River water projects would be obvious choices for the new northern Australia plan.

A high-tech consortium led by Boeing has been awarded a $900 million contract to upgrade Australia’s battlefield communications technology.

Attorney-General George Brandis is seeking tough new requirements for Australian telcos.

Chinese tradies will not have to undergo the usual skills tests to work in Australia under a “side” deal in the new Australia-China free-trade agreement, unions claim.

Unions are warning of massive job cuts on the way in the New South Wales energy sector.

A progressive group of Alice Springs grannies have held a "knit-in" to protest against hydraulic fracturing in the Northern Territory.

An odd coupling of business, union, environmental, investor and welfare groups has come together to push for action on climate change.

The Tasmanian Government is preparing for a hard sell of its new health reforms.

Health experts say the gap in eye health between Indigenous and other Australians is closing, but much more needs to be done.

Progress is being made to rid the ACT and News South Wales of the toxic legacy of Mr Fluffy insulation.

Authorities say the construction boom from the CSG industry in Queensland has ended before many could see the benefit.

The New South Wales Government has been accused of underspending on early childhood education.

Treasurer Joe Hockey says Australia is lining up to become a founding member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).

Australia’s first Public Sector Week is underway, with over 80 events being conducted across Victoria to showcase the diverse and essential work of the Public Sector.

The WA Government has agreed to examine new information and reports of generational health problems from a government policy to use an Agent Orange-linked chemical in the Kimberley.

Councils across New South Wales have welcomed additional funding, though there is some concern that the money will not go where it is really needed.

Dr Katrena Stephenson has been appointed as the new CEO of the Local Government Association of Tasmania (LGAT), the first female chief in the organisation’s 102 year history.

The Federal Government has embarked on the review process ahead of Australian Federation reforms.