Government News

Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt says he will not compromise Tasmania's world heritage value, despite backing development in key forest areas.

The ACT Government is preparing to publish a list of homes containing Mr Fluffy asbestos, but the plan has been met with mixed reactions from homeowners.

New South Wales Liberal MP Garry Edwards has been expelled from the party, following allegations of corruption.

The Palmer United Party has launched its QLD election campaign with a promise abolish payroll tax, which it says will kick-start work and economic development.

A GP-turned-Coalition-backbencher has slammed the Federal Government’s attempts at Medicare reform, and laid down a few ideas of his own.

Experts may soon treat ‘radicalisation’ as a mental health issue, rather than trying to combat it with jail time and restrictive laws.

A rise in cases has lead the Victorian government bring back free whooping cough vaccines for expectant mothers and parents of newborns.

A new study may shed some light on why when politicians talk – those listening often tune out.

Legal experts have reminded public sector unions and their members just what they can do to protest work conditions through industrial action.

The window is open for changes, as the NT Government starts its review of the Local Government Act.

Public Service Minister Eric Abetz has written a letter to the media in response to claims that public servants are being ripped-off in recent pay negotiations.

New South Wales councils are set to save millions in recycling costs while fighting back against environmental harm, with the introduction of a state-wide container recycling scheme.

Security arrangements have come under fire after a public servant was bitten and mugged at a government office in Victoria.

The authorities have stepped in on water concerns in New South Wales, in an issue that has become a hot political topic.

Stats show that the number of unfair dismissal claims has risen under Labor’s Fair Work Act, and might reveal some flaws in compensation calculations.

Barnaby Joyce says the Government's $11 billion deal to buy Telstra’s copper network means the National Broadband Network (NBN) will be delivered by 2015-16.

The Australian Medical Association says the Abbott Government has enacted “a very sly way of cutting the [health] budget.”

An environmental expert has slammed Federal Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce’s big dam plan.

Authorities are dropping height restrictions for buildings on a key plot of the Port Melbourne waterfront, following a big push by a Kuwaiti-backed construction company.

Hello and welcome back to CareerSpot News for 2015, faithful readers.