Government News

The Parliamentary Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit (JCPAA) might be turning its critical lens toward Commonwealth performance.

The Queensland Police Service is feeling some heat from its links with oil and gas giant Santos.

Department of Human Services industrial action starts today, with staff flouting uniform policies, read prepared messages on the phone and taking other measures to voice their disgruntlement.

Labor and the Greens say Foreign Minister Julie Bishop is trying to diminish the outcome of climate talks that will not even take place until next year.

Floods and fires will leave Australia with a mind-boggling damage bill in coming years, the CSIRO says.

The managing director Goulburn-Murray Water has resigned and will move over to the NSW DPI.

The Conservation Council of South Australia has backed a $4 million dredging program to keep the mouth of the Murray River open.

The Prime Minister says the Government has “very, very significantly improved” its GP co-payment plan, by reducing the amount and shunting responsibility for collecting it onto GPs.

Traditional owners in Queensland's Channel Country have asked the United Nations to intervene in a battle over oil and gas development.

Potentially toxic levels of lead, arsenic, nickel and cadmium have been found on playground equipment at several public parks in Queensland.

A former Supreme Court judge has been named as Australia’s new national security monitor, tasked with reviewing a range of contentious policies.

The WA Government wants to bring in a congestion tax to raise revenue for new infrastructure projects.

A team of university experts has warned that the risks of coal seam gas mining could play out before governments get around to responding.

One of Australia’s largest single power users has joined the push for a decision to be made on the Renewable Energy Target.

Queensland energy industry leaders are lining up for what should be a fiery public meeting this week.

The Federal Government says it will take decisive action to stop dodgy family day care services exploiting “legislative loopholes”, costing taxpayers millions.

The Federal Court has disqualified and fined 5 former directors of Australian Property Custodian Holdings Ltd (APCHL) for breaching their directors’ duties and making an illegal related party payment of more than $30 million.

The Federal Government has issued a statement in response to reports that it is trying to water down reforms including the creation of the Financial Adviser Register.

A new study says that not only is corruption not inhibited in many big businesses, it is actually a central strategy.

Lake Macquarie City Council has won the big prize at this year’s Local Government Excellence in the Environment Awards.