Government News

WA’s Western Power has cut an $80,000 a year grants program for volunteer firefighters.

Canberra Hospital will soon be topped with a 500kW solar array.

The Australian Army is looking for millions of dollars worth of tiny flying robots.

The Climate Council has responded to criticism of South Australia’s renewable energy network.

An extra 5,700 Australian kids have been vaccinated this year.

A new report uses six key mining projects to show the cosy and secretive relationships between political parties and the mining industry.

ACCC chief Rod Sims has unleashed on the damaging effects of privatisation and deregulation.

An independent probe has found the IMF bent its own rules to deliver European bailouts.

A band of Indigenous organisations wants a different royal commission.

Government agencies that do not disclose financial information are undermining...

The City of Sydney could get its rainbow crossing back.

Troy Pickard wants local government bodies across the country to keep up pressure on the newly-reformed Federal Government.

Australian doctors say they will not be scared into covering up child abuse.

The Prime Minister will today table draft terms for the royal commission...

Environmentalists have questioned the independence of a key figure in SA’s nuclear waste dump plan.

Councils should give up more revenue from TasWater, according to...

Sewage has flooded a WA Indigenous community whose future was already “being considered”.

Labor’s shadow ministry is keeping small businees as a high priority.

Disgusting practices at youth detention centres have been revealed.

NBN says it will launch a second satellite for rural and regional internet access in October.