Government News

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is taking legal action over claims made by electronic cigarette sellers.

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) says a faster National Broadband Network needs to be delivered.

A new report shows rising out-of-pocket health costs are causing people to take risks with their health.

WA’s major electricity firm will offload over 300 workers.

The Productivity Commission has again warned of the rise of the machines.

The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare (ACSQHC) says rampant over-prescription is adding to the ‘superbug’ threat.

The WA Government has acknowledged its sluggishness in rebuilding decades-old public schools.

Women at the top of the business and public sectors earn about $65,000 less than their male equivalents.

Medibank is facing legal action in the Federal Court over “misleading and unconscionable conduct”.

Martin Parkinson, the head of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC), has rebuked the chief of the NBN.

Adelaide City Council will take 10 overseas trips in 10 months, drawing criticism from some locals.

The West Australian Government will spend $67 million imposing a heavy haulage toll that Main Roads does not have the power to collect.

Queensland’s state-owned power companies will soon merge into a $24 billion entity.

Almost $4 billion will be spent on 3,000 new prison beds into the New South Wales prison system over the next four years.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is being criticised again for links to dodgy business dealings in Russia.

The Australian Government may finally get to see the F-35 stealth fighter next month.

The ALP has promised to set up a national environmental protection authority if it wins the upcoming election.

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says irrigators are not to blame for the water crisis facing Broken Hill and the lower Darling River.

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) in NSW has released its final decision new water prices.

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews is hoping the state’s latest bargaining agreement while appease the volunteer fire-fighting outfit, the CFA.