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The Prime Minister has deflected criticism from a board-member of the Reserve Bank, saying Roger Corbett is just talking up his own interests as chair of Fairfax.

The Australian Energy Regulator says there could be benefits to several states if key infrastructure is upgraded.

The Queensland Government has decided to continue its trial of Drink Safe Precincts around the state, continuing a three-year effort to crack-down on alcohol-fuelled violence.

A joint statement has been released by eight mayors from Queensland’s Cape York region, soundly decrying Indigenous leader Noel Pearson’s control over policies in the region.

The Local Government Association has added its voice to widespread concerns over projects now suspended in limbo, waiting for contracts from the Regional Development Australia Fund.

A new program is being installed throughout New South Wales which will see public sectors combine and share IT resources to streamline the government’s technological capability.

An audit into the Victorian Police program meant to distribute proceeds of crime to victims has found a number of operational shortcomings leave it woefully ineffective.

Solar heating is nothing new in the swimming pool arena, but one city has ramped-up its renewable recreational warming repertoire – looking at a geothermal system to keep the pool warm for the next few thousand years.

A former power station worker diagnosed with deadly mesothelioma will be paid compensation for his exposure to asbestos.

Resource companies are being urged to hold on for a massive rail and port project in Western Australia, after work was stopped on the $6 billion development.

Another East Coast council has brought the fluoridation debate to the fore once more.

One Western Australian City Council is facing a petition for its own suspension, after councillors voted to stop its Mayor from speaking.

Tourism is down in the upper half of the country, with Darwin’s Lord Mayor hoping some highway and hotel upgrades might draw more people up to NT.

New research has found having visible tattoos can still reduce the chance of getting a job, but the stigma on body art is changing.

A study has taken a guess at the amount of mammal diseases that we do not yet know about, landing on a figure of about 320,000.

A study by the University of New South Wales, CSIRO, the University of Sydney, and the University of California has tallied the true material footprint of several nations, revealing that some are considerably more resource-hungry than previously reported.

A new study has shown the spread of crop pests towards the North and South Poles is increasing as the planet warms, leading to more concerns over the future of global food security.

Some big recruiters have reported real change is taking place in some Australian industries, with companies making concrete moves to enforce gender diversity.

The Fair Work Commission has ruled that emailing pornography through a work address is not an automatic sacking offence.

Experts say fathers are not the bumbling piles of domestic uselessness that TV ads portray, claiming that the modern dad is a different beast and that employers need to change the way they think.