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The Northern Territory Government has cleared remaining roadblocks to exploration fracking.
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QLD lifts gas royalties
Queensland Treasurer Jackie Trad says it is time for the gas industry to pay more.
Giant solar site launched
Australia’s largest integrated battery and solar farm is officially open.
Euthanasia laws take force
Australia’s only voluntary assisted dying laws come into effect this week.
Paladin extension expected
The Federal Government wants to extend a controversial $423 million contract for security firm Paladin on Manus Island.
Adani gets green light
The Queensland Government has given the final green light to Adani’s Carmichael coal mine.
Second 'robodebt' case launched
The Federal Government will soon face a second legal challenge to its controversial welfare debt recovery scheme.
Health boss unhappiness heard
A senior Queensland Health bureaucrat appears to have been caught criticising the state’s $1.5 billion digital upgrade.
AI cameras irk locals
Perth City council is setting up facial recognition cameras despite privacy concerns.
NT pay freeze takes effect
MPs and public sector executives in the Northern Territory are now under a pay freeze.
Budget looks outside Brisbane
This week’s Queensland budget is “unashamedly” aimed at regional areas.
PC wants tariffs scrapped
The Productivity Commission says Australia should dump all its remaining tariffs.
Tassie can scheme coming
Councils have welcomed Tasmania’s new container recycling scheme.
UN hears dam issues
UN advisers have expressed concerns about a plan to raise the Warragamba Dam wall in NSW.
Bleaching hitting tourist numbers
The North Queensland tourism industry says people believe the Great Barrier Reef is dying, and have stopped visiting.
Report finds drought waste
The Productivity Commission says the middle of a drought is the worst time to make drought policy.
NSW container stoush continues
Authorities are annoyed at a Taiwanese shipping company’s sluggish efforts to pick up 81 containers it lost near Newcastle.
Coastal survey finds lack of concern
Half of NSW’s coastal community thinks rising sea levels will not impact them directly, a new survey finds.
Nats want bigger stick
The Federal Government will soon attempt to pass its ‘big stick’ energy laws.
State funds permanent aides
This week’s Queensland budget will see hundreds of patient aides made permanent.
Taylor backs LNG help
Official data shows Australia’s carbon emissions continue to rise.