Government News

A review of the Victorian Public Service’s digital strategy has slammed it for suffering from ineffective governance, weak strategic leadership and a lack of ownership of ICT responsibilities.

Around 1,000 federal public servants in the Hunter region of NSW have joined the nationwide strike.

Federal workplace insurer Comcare says a tougher approach to workers compensation claims is behind figures showing it has won more than 70 per cent of disputed cases.

The Immigration Department will undertake external performance reviews ahead of its merger with the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service.

The Australian Human Rights Commission has unveiled new tools to boost social cohesion in local governments.

The NSW town of Wyong is unhappy at being left out of merger talks with its neighbours, as a furore over a Chinese theme park gets serious.

A group of rural Queensland councils are celebrating a Federal Government backflip, which they hope will bring relief and protect jobs.

The Regional Australia Institute says its new program could see southern Queensland's economy grow by $10 billion over the next 15 years.

A major rural employer has partnered with the Black Dog Institute to bring better mental health services to remote parts of WA.

University researchers are looking at discrimination in South Australia’s laws, on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or intersex status.

The gap between rich and poor in advanced economies is now at its highest level in decades.

Queensland is considering a ban on single-use plastic bags for the sake of waterways and marine life.

The Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has been accused of strategically selecting the information it provides to politicians.

Western Australia’s Water Corporation has responded to a community backlash, and revealed new details on its wastewater disposal plans.

The NSW Environment Protection Authority has fined Richmond Valley Council $8,000 after a big sewage spill.

The inquiry into conditions at Victoria’s Fiskville Country Fire Authority (CFA) training base has heard that water was deliberately contaminated as part of a biological experiment.

The New South Wales Government has announced $1.4 billion in new funding for hospitals, which it says is a new record.

The Nationals have failed in a bid to make the Northern Rivers of New South Wales coal seam gas free.

Energy Resources Australia (ERA) has ditched plans for its underground expansion project, Three Deeps, due to falling uranium prices.

The Victorian Government has made it easier to set up new wind farms.