Government News

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has revived one of the most contentious topics in the Australian political debate – nuclear power.

Gun-nuts and fisher-folk could see the New South Wales Government keep its electricity infrastructure under state-ownership.

A new report will help planners manage the impact of sea level rise, as local government pick up the slack of climate change inaction.

The Federal Government has revised its Fair and Lawful Building Sites Code, which could be the key to withholding infrastructure money from the new Victorian Government.

A lobby representing Australia’s medical research sector says it wants to see the $20 billion Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) kept alive.

A new rollout map for the latest version of the National Broadband Network (NBN) is on the way – the most recent chapter in a long-running quest to improve Australia’s internet.

The ACT Government wants to remove the cap on donations to political parties, just weeks after dodgy developer donations were revealed.

The House Economics Committee is calling for stronger enforcement of foreign property investment rules.

Experts say old television frequencies should be used to set up huge WiFi network, boosting internet access and productivity.

New stats show council rates in outback WA have risen by over twice the rate of the consumer price index (CPI) this year.

The Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) has warned that the Federal Government will need to practice some serious spending discipline to avoid bad budget figures and economic shock.

Byron Bay residents could form Australia’s first community-owned, not-for-profit, clean energy generator and retailer.

The Governance Institute of Australia (GIA) has put out a new guide to help people navigate the nation's public sector on state and federal levels.

As Victorian voters prepare to line up at the polls, and public servants wait to see what new ministers and overhauls they will have to undertake, the Government in New South Wales is setting the scene for its election next march.

The parliamentary committee reviewing Tasmania's anti-corruption watchdog says its investigative powers should not be stripped.

Queensland’s new Integrity Commissioner says in-house lobbyists should have to declare their contact with government ministers.

The Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet is working on a massive open online course (MOOC) to train public servants how to calculate the financial impact of new regulation.

ACT public servants say they do not want to make a deal that puts their safety at risk, but do want progress on talks preventing them from receiving back-pay.

Australia residents who spot cybercrimes in progress now have an avenue to report it.

Dry times have brought water restrictions to what was Australia’s wettest town.