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The Royal Hobart Hospital has Tasmania's largest public hospital has been stripped of its accreditation for psychiatry care training.
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Tack changed in TasWater takeover
Tasmanian councils are turning their focus to the Legislative Council Select Committee in its bid to prevent the takeover of TasWater.
Councils slam planning change
NSW councils are outraged at a new move to make planning panels mandatory for Sydney and Wollongong.
V/Line spends high, achieves low
Victoria's regional rail service V/Line is failing to meet performance targets and has an enormous maintenance backlog.
More time for cop assaults considered
Tasmania is looking at harsher penalties for people who assault off-duty police officers.
Social code imposes silence
Public servants cannot even react angrily to social media posts that criticise the government under new guidelines ...
Violent video backs welfare card
Footage of violence in Indigenous communities has been used in a push to expand the cashless welfare card.
Pyne drops dirt files
Queensland MP Rob Pyne has used parliamentary privilege to release a ‘dirt file’ on the state’s councils.
Police empowered to end tent city
Police may soon start to bust up Sydney’s CBD ‘tent city’.
IPA questions high prison spend
A new report says Australia spends more on prisons and police than most other developed countries.
Limits laid on contaminated town
The Northern Territory Government has imposed water restrictions on the entire town of Katherine due to PFAS chemical concerns.
Science asserts itself
More than 100 scientists and policymakers have met in Canberra ...
Study plots hierarchy and sexism
A new study looks at why some women support sexist social systems that actually disadvantage them.
Recycling issues piling up
Household recycling is not happening as most people expect, and authorities are scrambling to respond.
Hands out for heart hospital
The Victorian Government is looking for philanthropic funding for its big heart hospital plans.
NBN speed woes pinned to low CVC
Telcos only have to pay a few dollars more to eradicate their NBN speed woes, reports claim.
Mandatory E10 falling short
A NSW government program mandating the use of E10 ethanol-blended petrol is under fire.
Online courts considered
Leading figures in the Australian legal sector have backed online civil courts.
CSG worries studied
Experts have assessed the level of community concern about coal seam gas in Queensland.
PM takes slow lane to recognition
The Prime Minister has kicked the can of Indigenous recognition further down the road.
More charges for ex-Ipswich Mayor
Former Ipswich Mayor Paul Pisasale will face court this week on charges of attempting to pervert the course of justice.