Government News

The Victorian Government has found a way out of the controversial East West Link project, for the low cost of a few hundred million dollars.

Two state governments are taking active steps to help victims of domestic violence.

Indigenous leader Noel Pearson wants a separate declaration of Aboriginal recognition as well as any changes to the Australian constitution.

Eric Abetz says lawyers are teaming up with public servants to “rort” workers’ compensation.

One Commonwealth department report has been re-written 16 times, with claims that the document was redrafted until it said what department bosses wanted to hear.

Water Corporation in Western Australia will shed hundreds of jobs, as it shifts its corporate direction.

Victorian Water Minister Lisa Neville says she will look at water held for Melbourne as a way to improve water security for rural irrigators.

Official figures show the renewable energy sector has lost almost 2,500 jobs in the last two years.

About three-quarters of the water needed for the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is now in government hands.

Mining billionaire Gina Rinehart says Australia could start to look a lot like Greece, unless major changes are made.

The Federal Government is making it harder for parents to put kids at risk by choosing not to vaccinate them.

The Federal Government will spend $1 billion to replace the Department of Human Services' (DHS) decades old IT system.

While Prime Minister Tony Abbott has recently appeared willing to let Victoria not build its contentious East West Link, others within his party are pushing for the big road build to continue.

A new Chamber of Commerce has been set up to represent more than 2,000 Indigenous businesses and employers.

The federal government’s Energy White Paper has received support throughout the resources sector, which is pleased to hear of measures to boost LNG.

Major tech firms have sent their people to appear before the Senate hearing on multinational tax rorts, but they did not reveal much.

The Municipal Association of Victoria has won an international award for its domestic violence prevention booklet.

The pressure is on for the Federal Government to improve drought assistance, as farmers struggle against seriously dry times.

Victoria's Local Government Minister has been called on to silence a range of anti-Islamic social media views espoused by a city councillor.

The Australian Centre of Excellence for Local Government (ACELG) has released a report on food safety practices for Australian local governments.