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The Federal Government has announced a commitment to funding medical research, coming in at over half a billion dollars.

Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane says the release of exploration permits for offshore petroleum reserves shows the resources sector is still strong, despite spilling from the mainland into the ocean.

The Federal Government has announced an internal review to be conducted by the Department of the Environment, flagging 150 redundancies and reduced regulations.

The Federal Government has announced it will implement recommendations from the Review of Higher Education Regulation, intended to reduce the ‘red tape’ of regulation and reporting.

The Western Australian Government has ruled out compulsory voting in local government elections, despite dismal turnouts at some booths in polling last week.

The Queensland Premier has told councils in the state to find their own ways of funding infrastructure, encouraging them not to rely on federal or state allowance.

Today is day one of the prestigious Local Government Association of South Australia’s Annual General meeting, bringing together interested parties from across the state to discuss the progress and direction of local councils.

An independent survey has been undertaken to find out how people feel about corruption, misconduct and maladministration in councils.

The Federal Government’s modification of Australia’s policies and general stance on climate change has been criticised by international authorities, prompting the Prime Minister to claim one expert did not know what she was talking about.

Public servants have seen nothing to reduce their concerns over large-scale job cuts in the sector.

The Australian Government needs an entirely new approach to job training and education for its Indigenous residents, according to philanthropist and businessperson Andrew Forrest.

Even the trees are grabbing their slice of Western Australia’s underground resources, with CSIRO showing nature may have levied its own minerals tax.

If you are an executive looking to embezzle, commit tax fraud or any other white-collar crimes, but are afraid of what might happen in prison – don’t worry, it is not as bad as you think.

The racist attitudes of many Australians has always been contrary to the country’s clear history of multi-cultural populations and influences, and the Federal Race Discrimination Commissioner says it is time to rid ourselves of the hangover from a hugely biased past.

For a long time, Australian Aboriginal cultures were thought to have sole-dominion over the secrets of setting fire to the land they hunt, but scientists are now finding the ancient wisdom with a modern lens.

A new climate research college has opened in Australia, seeking to pick up the slack as climate science is cut in other areas.

Researchers at RMIT have made progress on a remarkable new material that is bendy, transparent, durable and shockingly – can conduct electricity.

A new study in the US has linked shorter sleep durations and poorer quality of sleep with a biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease.

Recent findings have added to a growing tide of information showing the contribution of women throughout human history, by showing that some of the first artists were female.

There are plenty of workplace issues that can cross legal boundaries, and in the United States the theft of a delicious gelatine-based treat is now one of them.