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The referendum for constitutional recognition of local governments has been put on hold, now many councils and governance groups want to know if the millions they spent on the ‘Yes’ campaign will be paid back.

The Northern Territory’s drink container recycling program is back up and running, after it was granted an exemption from a federal law.

Costs have been awarded in the extensive legal battle surrounding the Canberra Bushfires in 2003.

The South Australian Government has put up $1 million to combine with the Adelaide Council’s $500,000 to provide free high-speed wireless internet across large parts of the city.

A former Queensland Premier has been thrust back into the political arena and will now run for federal parliament.

Australian citizens in the country of Yemen were hastily warned to evacuate after intelligence reports of an impending Al Qaeda attack. Yemeni authorities now say the danger has been averted.

Papua New Guinea is set to create a new class of visa to allow refugees to live in the country.

Charity organisations are concerned at the lack of conversation about affordable housing and homelessness in the lead-up so far to the federal election in September.

Campaigners are committed to making same-sex marriage a key issue in the upcoming federal election, launching a social media and direct mail push to pass sexual equality laws.

The Mining Resources Rent Tax will stay after the High Court ruled against a challenge which claimed the tax was unconstitutional.

The Public Service Commission has probed Australia’s border processing services and uncovered issues in leadership, the workforce, business plan and computer systems.

A landmark case has been decided which will see indigenous Torres Strait Islanders gain native title to operate commercial fishing activities in the ocean expanse between Australia and Papua New Guinea.

A bit of de-stressing has become a lengthy legal process, with the High Court now hearing the case of a public servant seeking compensation after being injured during sex on a work trip in 2007.

An appeal has begun in the Federal Court against a ruling that allows human genes to be patented by private companies.

Planning has begun for one of the country’s first ever eco-friendly cemeteries.

Scientists from the University of Melbourne and Marcroft Grains Pathology at Horsham have developed an extensive disease monitoring and management program which has prevented devastation from the blackleg fungal disease in canola crops, saving at least $18 million.

Australian scientists have developed a technique which could see increased speed in the eternal rush for gold.

Everybody relax – the world’s beer supplies are safe.

Engineers from the University of New South Wales are set to play a big role in maximising the abilities of a massive new solar photovoltaic (PV) power station.

Scientists at CSIRO are reporting evidence that suggesting marine life spawns sooner and is moving to cooler areas as oceans become warmer.