Government News

Industry analysts have backed plans for a tunnel in Perth, part of the controversial Perth Freight Link.

The Queensland Government has passed laws to avoid having to pick up the tab when big firms fail.

The Papua New Guinea Government wants Australia to slow down its rampant coal mining operations in the face of the Paris Agreement on carbon emissions.

Specialist doctors in Tasmania will be able to prescribe medicinal cannabis for people with serious or chronic illnesses from 2017.

The Federal Government has moved to combat the oversupply of Chinese steel.

The Victorian Government will take more royalties from some of the least efficient power stations in the country.

Victoria has put up $30 million to stop doctor and prescription “shopping”.

Nearly 10 years after the Beaconsfield mine collapse left one worker dead and two others trapped underground, safety laws are still not strong enough.

International attention has been drawn to the CSG industry in Queensland on the back of a YouTube video.

Bendigo Bank is under pressure to cease its operations on Nauru.

Australian school students will be probed to find out what makes them tick, and learn.

The WA electrical union says job cuts could seriously undermine bushfire safety.

Bendigo Council is calling for a drought declaration.

Independent Cairns MP Rob Pyne has apologised to Queensland Parliament over his attack on Deputy Premier Jackie Trad.

It will cost $93 million to start the cleanup of Clive Palmer's Yabulu nickel refinery, the Queensland Government says.

The ALP says it will unwind the LNP’s harsh public sector bargaining policy if it wins the next election.

Australia's leading scientists are concerned that the CSIRO will lose millions of dollars in international grants.

The Victorian Government’s 2016 budget will include $15 million for Australia's first Pride Centre.

The Australian Government has admitted it can conduct cyber attacks.

The Federal Government is setting up a levy on banks to enhance regulation.