Government News

Local residents have been recruited to help their communities communicate their water-related needs.

An aquifer in New South Wales has gone from a total unknown to one of the best-understood in the country.

Farmers, industry groups and the Federal Government are all calling for reform of coastal shipping regulations, but the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) says it won’t happen without a fight.

Insiders say a growing stoush in a WA gas field could be the next flashpoint for tensions between miners and indigenous groups.

New WA Department of Mines and Petroleum figures show a 20 per cent increase in the state’s total resource industry value from last year.

More than forty companies that support the building, mining and energy industries say Federal Government moves could put thousands of jobs at risk.

An awards night has capped the leading forces in workplace health and safety, rehabilitation and return to work services.

Psychological research has shown that some personalities create a clear OHS risk.

Activists have stormed Parliament House this week, getting extremely close to prominent politicians to make sure their message was heard.

Unions say rampant overcrowding at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) has turned deadly.

The weekend saw the African nation of Sierra Leone in lockdown as a measure to stop the worst Ebola outbreak in history.

Research from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has shown that carbon pricing and climate action are not just for greenies – they can have real economic benefits as well.

Australia will seek to claw back billions of dollars that big mining, building and technology companies funnel out of the country to avoid tax.

A Victorian corruption hearing has been told that the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) routinely employs bikies to carry out threats and assaults.

A group of 63 Australian economists have released a joint statement rejecting the Federal Government’s repeated insistence that the country is facing a “budget emergency”.

A Liberal MP has accused The Greens of trying to bring down a regional university.

A Sydney student has pleaded guilty after the leak of records on the controversial scholarship given to Prime Minister Tony Abbott's daughter Frances.

Seven thousand public service call centre jobs are at risk, unions say, with word that Telstra will answer the phones for Centrelink and Medicare.

The Local Government Association of South Australia has provided some last minute tips ahead of state-wide council elections.

One local government has approved a development application for large, permanent protesters’ campsite.