Government News

The West Australian Government has finally released details of planned council mergers, but the Local Government Association says it is just the start.

There is concern over big gaps in government reports on how often Australians' private internet and phone records have been accessed by law-enforcement, and one city council is becoming the poster child.

A stand-off over wages continues in the Tasmanian public sector, and the Government is also being accused of trying to water-down an important anti-corruption office.

The student who leaked details of the Prime Minister’s daughter’s “secret” scholarship faces up to two years jail.

Australia’s chief of corporate regulation says Australia is too soft on corporate criminals and under-resourced to deal with rampant white collar crime.

The Bureau of Meteorology has released the Australian Groundwater Explorer - a new online groundwater data tool that gives a comprehensive picture of Australia's groundwater resources.

Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce has released a green paper on agricultural competitiveness, listing 27 dams and irrigation projects that may warrant Commonwealth involvement.

State and federal governments have put up $350 million for big water projects in New South Wales.

New tools will help beach towns get ready for more destructive weather.

A new study says skilled migrants are enjoying better jobs and higher levels of employment thanks to a shift in policy.

The Victorian Government has put up an interactive online map for plotting mining and exploration leases.

The Australia Institute (TAI) has fired another shot at the coal industry, in its quest to turn the Australian public against the old energy industry.

Calls are coming from home and abroad while the Australian Government continues to hold back from full commitment to fighting the Ebola outbreak.

As the Queensland Government looks to get on the asset recycling wagon, the ACCC says it will be watching.

Reports say Victoria's corruption watchdog has been running a secret investigation over a botched $180 million schools computer project.

Governments representing about 40 per cent of the global economy are negotiating against the interests of freedom, universal health and human rights – and the private talks on peoples’ future will soon continue in Australia.

James Packer has unleashed on gambling ­critics and Australian governments, which he says are damaging his Crown Resorts business.

Ireland has vowed the shut the door on international tax cheats, but some say it will be left slightly ajar.

One of the people behind the new review of the English curriculum is facing accusations of racism, sexism, bigotry and having an horrendous sense of humour.

Local governments typically have the greatest power to directly influence lives, and some councils are using that connection to help lift residents out of poverty.