Government News

Queensland councils must diversify to generate growth, according to research and the state’s Premier.

Newcastle Council employees are continuing their industrial action against threats to jobs and services.

Researchers have peered into the future of the Northern Territory, mapping population growth to indentify the emerging issues of tomorrow.

There are concerns this week that the Royal Commission into unions is heaping more work onto public servants.

The media has been banned from reporting on a case that the fugitive Julian Assange calls “an embarrassing corruption scandal involving the Australian government”.

As fears about water fluoridation continue in several Australian regions, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) says it will end the debate once and for all.

The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is investigating potential groundwater contamination from a fire-fighting chemical it used for over thirty years.

The South Australian Government has introduced a water licensing policy years in the making, but some forestry bodies have taken shots at it already.

Residents have kept up pressure for the ACT Government to enhance its response to the deadly legacy of loose-fill asbestos insulation.

The federal government’s approval for the biggest coal mine in Australian history has many up in arms, but ministers say it should be worth it.

The Transport Workers Union may have been caught in a power-grabbing rort, after it was revealed that the union had bodged its numbers to get more sway in the Labor Party.

An event marking the state of global AIDS research has ended over the weekend, with renewed optimism that more and more lives will be saved.

Telstra is planning to cut more than 650 jobs in Australia, the latest in thousands of job losses from the local telecom in the last two years.

Rolling strikes for Catholic teachers started this week in New South Wales, with staff at schools across the state angry at attempt to erode their working conditions.

A million dollar ad campaign has not been enough to convince WA teachers that the state’s new school funding model is a good idea.

The Federal Government has extended a program which suspends welfare payments for NT parents whose children fail to attend school.

A new report says it will take more than financial inducement to get many professionals to ply their trade in rural areas.

Department of Human Services staff have been offered a slight pay rise, but it comes with stipulations designed to rush agreement.

Researchers have taken a look at why some country towns survive and thrive, while others decline and die.

The Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance has identified dozens of assets that could be sold, and promises the money will be re-invested.