Government News

Former Sydney councillor Salim Mehajer has been banned from managing corporations for three years due to high level incompetence.

The jury in an environmental case against Clive Palmer's North Queensland nickel refinery has been dismissed.

Telstra may be forced to let competitors in on its mobile network in regional and remote areas.

East Timor could tear up an international deal to take a bigger slice of oil and gas reserves.

The ACT has made a high-tech investment in energy and transport.

Melbourne - the world's most liveable and allergic city.

Parts of the government’s climate change body want brown coal power stations to be closed down.

Fifteen thousand people became eligible for the NDIS in July, but less than 2,000 of them have been approved.

Australia’s new $5 dollar note is out, and its most exciting feature is one you can barely see.

Queensland leads the country when it comes to jailing children.

Accusations of racism and irrationality have been thrown in a dispute over a cultural event in Adelaide.

Kathy Jackson has been hit with 70 charges of theft and deception-related offences.

The retirement fund for NSW local council workers is taking a stand on dodgy corporate conduct at major banks.

The Coalition Government has put over 100 CSIRO jobs on the line again.

The Tax Office could make workers pay their own uni fees if they fail.

One of Australia’s top lawyers is defending a Victorian man against an “oppressive” local government.

A new governing body is being set up for councils in NSW’s far west.

All Australian governments are being urged to let asylum seekers study at TAFE.

Queensland Government officials are working desperately to avoid letting massive mine storage ponds leak heavy metals into the Murray-Darling system.

Parts of rural NSW are having their water restrictions removed and desalination plant turned off.