Government News

The ACCC’s legal case against the training group Unique International College continues this week.

Local Government NSW has opened scholarships for Aboriginal council employees to learn about asbestos management.

The WA Government has released its long-awaited plan for remote Aboriginal communities.

Unemployment is up to 5.8 per cent, though 7,900 jobs have been created.

Some of Australia’s top public servants have refused to pay themselves generous bonuses.

New Zealand is moving for more transparency in the wake of the Panama Papers leak.

The Northern Territory Government has received 39 recommendations to improve the protection of sacred sites.

Victoria’s Opposition has slammed the state’s Labor government for a $27 million water order.

The Queensland Government has banned the chemical firefighting foams that contaminate land and ground water across the country.

Insiders say the big four accounting firms are involved in “perpetrating the greatest tax crimes in history”.

Australia’s top scientists have declared “the end of AIDS” as a public health issue in Australia.

Two WA Labor MPs have become the latest to call for a ban on hydraulic fracturing in the state.

A special clinic will specifically target children who are not vaccinated due to complex medical conditions.

The citizens’ jury portion of South Australia’s nuclear waste dump plan has revealed some strong concerns.

New research has revealed that gamblers in poorer suburbs can lose over three times more money to poker machines than those in more advantaged areas.

Medibank Private has apologised for a computer glitch that has affected payments for millions of its customers.

The WA Government appears to be easing back on its push to privatise electricity, for fear of a scare campaign.

TAFE New South Wales has been criticised for commissioning a $90,000 report on its rivals.

There is chaos at the top of Headspace, a national youth mental health foundation.

Just days after Marion Council voted to leave South Australia’s Local Government Association (LGA), a second Adelaide council might go it alone.