Tag: Government and Politics
Parents sue for $18m after babies taken
Figures released by the NSW Government show the number of babies taken from mothers by DoCS is on the rise. [MORE]
ASIO hunts for new recruits on Facebook
Australia's premier spy organisation is infiltrating social media and revamping its own website in a bid to attract more young people to join its ranks.[MORE]
Fishing boat scuppered on Moreton Bay
A former fishing boat that will form part of an artificial reef in Moreton Bay in south-east Queensland has been sunk two days earlier than planned.[MORE]
Ridicule flies at question time but the pressure mounts
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Ridicule flies at question time but the pressure mounts[MORE]
Developer pushes ahead with aged care plan
The developer of a retirement village in Broken Hill says he is determined to see the project completed.[MORE]
Wind farm figure a mistake
The proponent of a wind farm planned for Penshurst, in south-west Victoria, says it is unsure how big the project will be.[MORE]
Massive hole accounted for
The Treasurer Troy Buswell says a $210 million hole in the Government's request for a budget top up is to be allocated to the Health Department. [MORE]
Privatisation plan sparks hospital job fears
The Western Australia Health Minister says people will not be left unemployed if services are privatised at Albany's new hospital.[MORE]
Green light for revamped Smiths Beach plans
Canal Rocks has welcomed the Western Australia Environment Minister's approval of a revamped Smiths Beach development near Yallingup, 10 years after plans were first proposed.[MORE]
40yr leases a human rights issue: Yanner
A Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria leader says the State Government's 40 year leases to build Indigenous houses are a human rights issue.[MORE]
Commissioner considers Wild Rivers human rights impact
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner says he will look at whether the Queensland Government's Wild Rivers legislation has violated Indigenous people's human rights.[MORE]
NT accused of discriminating against SA renal patients
The Labor Member whose electorate covers South Australia's far north says it is up to the Northern Territory to lift a ban on renal patients from the far north-west Aboriginal lands, not South Australia.[MORE]
Council brothel inspector jailed over bribes
A western Sydney council brothel inspector has been jailed for at least 15 months for corruption.[MORE]
Qld government blames contractors for schools' asbestos problems
Queensland's Attorney-General Cameron Dick says contractors, not the Government, are to blame for at least one incident involving asbestos at a north Queensland school.[MORE]
Floods have stretched Qld 's resources: Bligh
Premier Bligh says record flooding in regional Queensland has stretched the state's resources.[MORE]
Fraser touts regional plan benefits
Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser says the Wide Bay statutory regional plan will create a diverse local economy and protect the region's lifestyle.[MORE]
Talks focus on population policy need
A public meeting into whether Queensland needs a population policy to guide growth will be held in Bundaberg today.[MORE]
Nationals' MP set to quit
The long-standing state Member for Orange, Russell Turner, has announced he will not recontest the seat at the next New South Wales election.[MORE]
Premier says relatives are 'exemplary' employees
The Premier, John Brumby is defending the employment of several of his relatives in Labor offices.[MORE]
Homeowners urged to address insulation fears
Homeowners on the New South Wales mid-north coast are being urged to have their insulation jobs checked.[MORE]
Charged councillors won't be standing down
Two Mildura councillors facing charges under the Local Government Act will not be required to stand down while legal proceedings are underway.[MORE]
Scientology insider's nightmare childhood
A former Scientologist who says she was a "child slave" and alleges she saw a six-year-old boy chained up in a ship's hold is disappointed the Senate has blocked a full inquiry into the religious organisation.[MORE]
Redmond plan to cut government ad spend
Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond has pledged to cut $100 million from the government advertising bill if elected on March 20.[MORE]
Public transport boost pledged by ALP
Labor says it will fund $37 million of improvements to Adelaide public transport if it wins on March 20.[MORE]
