Government News

A new report shows just how hard is for Australia’s homeless youth.

Economic modelling shows the Abbott government’s plan to deregulate university fees would drive up inflation in such a way that it will cost more than the savings from the change.

Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt says Australian politicians should try to follow Britain’s example and strike a joint pledge to urgently tackle climate change.

With a new government in place, Western Queenslanders want to put the Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative (GABSI) back on the agenda.

A NSW mining lobby wants charity status removed from protest groups that fight to interrupt industries in the name of conservation.

Internal tensions are being stirred in the WA Government over whether to change the state’s gold royalty rates.

One of Australia’s best known nuclear scientists says a nuclear waste dump could earn South Australia billions of dollars.

The ACT will fund Australia’s first detailed long-term health study into the risks of living in houses contaminated with loose-fill asbestos.

Insiders say the Federal Government appears to have given up on its contentious changes to Future of Financial Advice (FOFA) legislation.

There was just one source of proper inquiry at recent data retention hearings.

The Prime Minister has dismissed a disturbing report on the state of hundreds of children in Australian detention centres.

Over 17,000 employees will be interviewed as part of a landmark review of sex discrimination, sexual harassment and predatory behaviour in Victoria Police.

South Australia’s corruption watchdog has released a statement explaining why it doesn’t release more statements.

New South Wales wants more private money in its public programmes.

The Commonwealth Ombudsman wants Federal Agencies to be more open about their mistakes.

Local and state government representatives have signed an agreement for better communication in South Australia.

The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has continued its ardent push to stop money being taken away from councils.

While Tony Abbott has successfully fended off this week’s assault on his leadership, there is still some speculation about how things could have been.

The Northern Territory is looking at changes to the act governing local governments and Aboriginal communities.

Forcing Perth councils to merge has become too difficult for WA Premier Colin Barnett, so he’s given up.