Government News

Trade Minister Andrew Robb has hinted that the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement will be signed soon.

The Greens have offered a novel budget measure that could bring the Federal Government $13 billion.

Municipal associations in Victoria say they must be allowed to raise rates beyond the level of inflation, or jobs and services will be at risk.

SA Council CEO’s are paid more every year, but a new report shows the rate of their rises is decreasing.

Australian councils are struggling to meet the high cost of replacing infrastructure to meet extreme weather events such as cyclones and floods according to a local researcher.

WA Police are looking to prosecute a public servant they say stole $45,000 from corporate cards and went on an inter-state drug run.

The Australian Workers Union wants an investigation to look into claims that Victorian Lands Department staff were exposed to toxic chemicals like cyanide and Agent Orange.

Federal workplace insurer Comcare has lost one of its biggest customers, as the ACT Government moves to take its 20,000 public servants out of the embattled scheme.

The new head of Australia's Treasury is a big fan of Ronald Reagan and says austerity is getting a bad rap.

An ACT Senator says the CPSU is hypocritically threatening the jobs of its own members, while claiming to fight on their behalf.

A former senior federal bureaucrat says lobbyists should be forced to reveal their private discussions with ministers and government workers.

Ninety-five years ago, Australian Public Service bosses realised equal rights for women would transform the bureaucracy, and it was up to them to stop it.

A new report says Australian governments could save billions by buying smarter.

One regional mayor has staked his job on improving water costs.

The National Irrigators Council (NIC) wants to stop electricity price rises for farmers.

Children must be vaccinated for their parents to receive welfare benefits, under reforms proposed for Australia’s $150 billion welfare system.

A joint report from 28 different medical groups says the annual health bill from the Hunter Valley coal industry is in the hundreds of millions.

Victorian premier Daniel Andrews is feeling heat from various parts of the Liberal party over the multi-billion-dollar East West Link road project.

News South Wales unions have launched their campaign ahead of the state’s March 28 election.

One of Australia’s top scientists has warned that cuts to research funding will put the nation at risk.