Industry News

The Reef Water Quality Protection Plan has been released by the Queensland Government. It says while much progress has been made to reduce farm chemical runoff, the Great Barrier Reef is still in dire straits.

Independent school authorities have come out in support of the Federal Government’s Gonski reforms, after ironing out some concerns they had in meetings with Education Minister Bill Shorten.

Australia’s iconic carmaker could be looking for more stimulus money from the Federal Government to stay afloat, reports say.

A small French hatchback has proven it is not the best battering ram, after a Queensland man drove into the gates of the US Embassy in Canberra.

A new Productivity Commission report says over one million Australians live in deep or very deep social exclusion, and that economic growth in the country has not helped the disadvantaged.

The Australian Local Government Association is preparing its 2013 State of the Assets report, and is calling for input from regional bodies around the country.

The Western Australian Local Government Association says Perth may be drowned in its own rubbish if a waste management body is not appointed; refuse from the rapidly growing population is reportedly getting out of hand.

Representatives from councils around Queensland have gathered to sort out the state’s disaster management plans.

An innovative stormwater harvesting and reuse program is set to save one council millions of litres per year.

A new planning permit model for council approvals will spare long delays for many, the new system has been called ‘revolutionary’.

The Federal Government has appointed Katherine King its new Minister for Local Government.

The Labor Government has promised a referendum within two years to recognise Aboriginal people in the nation’s constitution, if they are re-elected.

The Prime Minister will keep his predecessor’s “Captain’s pick” for Nova Peris to top NT Labor’s ballot.

The former Labor leader may be taking a classic approach to leaving his job; burning up all his accrued holiday time with a trip to Europe.

The South Australian Council of Social Service says the state’s government should stop cutting off power and gas supplies for people who cannot afford them, as residents struggle with utility price increases.

Tasmania has signed on to the Federal Government’s national schools funding plan, leading to an announcement that the deal is past its tipping point and remaining states should get on board.

Psychologists have delved deep into the art of cunnilingus to decipher its true evolutionary purpose.

UNSW scientists are putting the most basic laws of the universe to the test, searching for evidence the constant of gravity may not be so constant.

Australian researchers in collaboration with a team from the US have mapped and observed some mind-blowing changes that occur as young brains develop.

Marketers thinking of relocating or returning to Australia from overseas may face a struggle, with reports saying 60 per cent of agencies do not plan to hire 457 visa staff this coming year.