Government News

Rural Australian towns may soon have a new option for much-needed wastewater treatment.

There is more criticism this week of the recently-negotiated TPPA and its impact on public health schemes.

Clive Palmer – a politician and mining magnate of indeterminable wealth – appears to have taken control of his ailing nickel refinery once more.

Australia’s top companies, across all industries, do better with more women on their executive teams.

The South Australian Government is seeking to impose hefty jail terms on people who attack public transport staff.

Tasmania and the ACT have adopted National Heavy Vehicle Inspection Manual Version 2, and will now hold operators to new inspection standards.

The South Australian Opposition says incidents in the South Australian health system are the subject of secret inquiries outside the reach of the coroner's court.

Staff at NSW’s Essential Energy will vote on industrial action this week, with reports up to 800 jobs will go in the next two years.

Rising utility prices are a source of concern and outrage for Australian consumers, leading experts to look at ways to keep the system honest.

West Australian Health Minister Kim Hames has responded to public pressure, and says the maternity unit at Perth’s Bentley Hospital will stay open.

ANU research says one in three families will be worse off under the Federal Government's planned changes to child care.

Fair Work Commission (FWC) vice-president Michael Lawler has resigned, ending a long-running legal dispute and leaving a big bill for time on leave.

A teenager is suing the Victorian Education Department after alleged homophobic bullying left him suicidal.

With local government elections happening across Queensland this month, the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) says it is ready for an influx of new councillors and mayors.

The WA Local Government Association (WALGA) has voted to retain its leadership team at a meeting of the organisation’s State Council this week.

Staff in Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s own department have emphatically rejected the latest enterprise agreement.

Leaked reports suggest the company building the National Broadband Network has investigated a new kind of fibre-to-the-premises technology.

Union workers across areas including Medicare, Centrelink, Child Support, the Tax Office, the Bureau of Meteorology, the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet and the Bureau of Statistics are going on strike again.

The NT education union has grilled the Government on where $272 million of funding is being spent.

Tasmania’s public sector union says it would accept a proposed pay rise for politicians, if they support pay rises for government workers.