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The Local Government Association of South Australia has slammed the state’s opposition for what it says is a broken promise.
Peg picked to provide slightly less in NSW
Debate has been sparked over a process unique to NSW councils; the rate-peg.
Hunt for new head WA watchdog continues
Western Australia’s corruption commission has sweetened the deal in its quest to find a new leader.
Calls for talk before forced re-settlement
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Mick Gooda has urged the West Australian government to actually consult Aboriginal people in remote communities, before booting them off their land.
Tassie deal waits while workers fight by working
Tasmania has seen its biggest public sector protests in decades, but the union responsible says action will now take a more subtle form.
TAI takes LNP to task in more than three words
The head of The Australia Institute says perceived anti-LNP moves on state and federal levels show the party’s approach is not working.
Veterans Affairs vote to fight EBA inaction
Staff at the Federal Department of Veterans' Affairs will take industrial action after voting in favour this week.
UN's call highlights dark practice
A community services and welfare group has called on the Federal Government to stop torturing refugees and asylum seekers.
Murrumbidgee's fix finished for now
Murrumbidgee Irrigation (MI) has finished one of its biggest water infrastructure projects yet.
One Nation back on the boil, Hanson warns of water sale
Pauline Hanson has re-launched her political party One Nation, and it appears that her number one priority this time is water.
No sale today but questions remain for SA Water
The South Australian Government has again pledged not to sell SA Water.
Broad call for sea of opinions
The heads of the Commonwealth Bioregional Advisory Panels want as people as possible to get involved in the conversation about Commonwealth Marine Reserves.
New Murray-Darling tenders up
The Australian Government is looking to buy some Murray-Darling water.
Police and professors get keen for corpses
Australia’s first body farm may be one of the least appealing locations for many, but researchers say it will be a dream to have so many corpses in one backyard.
Weather rig ready for big storm close-up
Australian storm-chasers and weather-watchers will be pleased to know that the nation’s first mobile weather radar is about to fire up.
Genetic journey shows we may be extra-terrestrial
Research has shown that DNA can survive a flight through space and back into Earth's atmosphere, while keeping its genetic information intact.
Reef rates high for three local governments
Beach clean-ups, rehabilitating waterways, new waste management initiatives - three far north Queensland councils have done all this and more over the last five years to protect the Great Barrier Reef.
Play fight over toy pledge draws strong lines
An Australian campaign group has launched a ‘No Gender December’ pledge, asking parents to boycott toys that enforce gender stereotypes.
Sewerage scoured in fresh quest for fuel
An extraordinarily deep investigation of sewerage could have implications for protecting the environment, energy recovery and human health.
Hockey claims show cost of free trade
Treasurer Joe Hockey has strongly linked the end of subsidies to Australian car manufacturing with the securing of trade agreements with Asian nations.
New tech lets locals clasp bra of the future
Australian engineers are changing the world - one uncomfortable breast at a time.