Government News

Insiders say more and more Australian home buyers are getting in over their heads.

Liverpool Mayor Ned Mannoun is retiring to spend time with his family, shortly after an unrelated ICAC raid.

The WA Chief Justice says community legal services will have to innovate to deal with funding cuts.

Stats show virtually no change in federal public sector pay.

Disturbing signs of abuse have again emerged from an Australian government facility.

It’s been over 24 hours since #CensusFail, and mixed messages are still flying.

A bill to ban greyhound racing in New South Wales has been fast-tracked.

Systemic disadvantages in rural and regional communities will get worse.

Indonesian seaweed farmers are fighting for more than $200 million in compensation after a 2009 oil spill in the Timor Sea.

The Federal Government has blocked land clearing that may have damaged the Great Barrier Reef.

Experts say action must be taken to avoid catastrophic failure at Canberra’s major water supply.

Supporters are calling for significant federal funds to save Arrium steel.

Federal authorities have reviewed the ways that asbestos-laden products make it into Australia.

The United States Air Force (USAF) says the beleaguered F-35A Lightning II has achieved combat readiness.

Reports say Queensland taxpayers face a bill of over $3 billion to clean up the state's coal mines.

South Australia has banned gambling on computer games.

Authorities have moved to minimise the fallout from a serious NDIS computer glitch.

The Victorian Government could help residents source their own power.

A teachers’ strike in Queensland seems to have been averted after a pay deal was reached with the State Government.

Inflexible government funding is depriving remote communities in NSW, according to one social services group.