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New laws are being set up to regulate the handling of personal information by Public Service Agencies and contractors in the ACT.

The Federal Government says it will not touch the GST, despite the top treasury official saying it should.

A new visa arrangement means young people from Australia and Poland will soon be able to work and holiday in each other's countries.

A council in rural New South Wales is taking a technological approach to cut costs and boost productivity, bringing in a drone to help with a range of services.

Casinos are on the cards in Queensland, with the state government looking at proposed sites around the Whitsundays this week.

Residents of one Victorian shire have been spared from the noisy incursion of baboons, lemurs and gibbons.

The Victorian State Government is looking at a range of local government reforms, aimed at making councils more accountable.

Over one hundred WA schools were closed as thousands of teachers took their anger to the streets this week.

The organisers of a massive multi-purpose farming project in north Queensland have been ignoring the indigenous population that holds native title to the land, locals say.

A research team tracking the evolution of a multi-drug resistant E. coli strain says it is just one step from becoming a very serious issue.

Japan may expand its policy offering foreigners permits to work for up to three years, as the nation struggles to fill voids in its rapidly shrinking workforce.

Japan has been ordered to stop whaling in the Antarctic by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and says it will halt activities and not issue any more permits under current programs.

A NSW environmental network says there should be a parliamentary inquiry into the state’s Environmental Protection Agency, which it alleges is riddled with flaws.

Scientists in the UK have developed a new substance to simplify the manufacture of cell therapies, boosting the pioneering world of regenerative medicine.

Delegates from around the Indian Ocean rim are meeting to discuss the implications of future climate risk, with Australian authorities leading the way.

As researchers hone the art of quantum-level control, they need more and more defined tools, a new project from Australian labs may just be the next step in the world of molecular manipulation.

A new study has drawn the clearest picture yet of the Southern Hemisphere’s climatic history, showing about a thousand years of detailed variations.

The dingo has been classified as a distinct Australian animal following research to fully define its physical characteristics.

A tiny town of less than 400 people is preparing for the latest round in its battle against mining giant Rio Tinto.

Research says textured breast implants provide many more opportunities for bacteria to grow, causing infection, discomfort and implant failure.