Tag: States and Territories
'Calculated' Keneally celebrates 100 days in job
Kristina Keneally is today marking her 100th day as New South Wales Premier.[MORE]
SA election campaign enters final week
The election campaigning by the political parties in South Australia is expected to kick up a gear in the final week before the state poll.[MORE]
New laws target Anzac gatecrashers
The Victorian Government has introduced new laws designed to stop drunk people interfering with Anzac Day dawn services.[MORE]
Parents sue for $18m after babies taken
Figures released by the NSW Government show the number of babies taken from mothers by DoCS is on the rise. [MORE]
Fishing boat scuppered on Moreton Bay
A former fishing boat that will form part of an artificial reef in Moreton Bay in south-east Queensland has been sunk two days earlier than planned.[MORE]
Wind farm figure a mistake
The proponent of a wind farm planned for Penshurst, in south-west Victoria, says it is unsure how big the project will be.[MORE]
Privatisation plan sparks hospital job fears
The Western Australia Health Minister says people will not be left unemployed if services are privatised at Albany's new hospital.[MORE]
Green light for revamped Smiths Beach plans
Canal Rocks has welcomed the Western Australia Environment Minister's approval of a revamped Smiths Beach development near Yallingup, 10 years after plans were first proposed.[MORE]
40yr leases a human rights issue: Yanner
A Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria leader says the State Government's 40 year leases to build Indigenous houses are a human rights issue.[MORE]
NT accused of discriminating against SA renal patients
The Labor Member whose electorate covers South Australia's far north says it is up to the Northern Territory to lift a ban on renal patients from the far north-west Aboriginal lands, not South Australia.[MORE]
Hinchliffe rejects sustainability criticism
Queensland's Planning Minister has rejected suggestions the State Government is obstructing the Sunshine Coast Regional Council's plan to make the region Australia's most sustainable.[MORE]
Qld government blames contractors for schools' asbestos problems
Queensland's Attorney-General Cameron Dick says contractors, not the Government, are to blame for at least one incident involving asbestos at a north Queensland school.[MORE]
Floods have stretched Qld 's resources: Bligh
Premier Bligh says record flooding in regional Queensland has stretched the state's resources.[MORE]
Ex Labor man to run against Snowdon in bush seat
A former Labor Party candidate is the front runner to be the Country Liberals choice to run against Warren Snowdon in the federal seat of Lingiari.[MORE]
Fraser touts regional plan benefits
Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser says the Wide Bay statutory regional plan will create a diverse local economy and protect the region's lifestyle.[MORE]
Nationals' MP set to quit
The long-standing state Member for Orange, Russell Turner, has announced he will not recontest the seat at the next New South Wales election.[MORE]
Premier says relatives are 'exemplary' employees
The Premier, John Brumby is defending the employment of several of his relatives in Labor offices.[MORE]
Gallagher denies maternity review cover-up
The ACT Health Minister rejects accusation she is covering up details of an investigation into workplace bullying at Canberra Hospital.[MORE]
Redmond plan to cut government ad spend
Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond has pledged to cut $100 million from the government advertising bill if elected on March 20.[MORE]
Hospital pledge a 'first step'
The Liberal candidate for Chaffey, Tim Whetstone, says a $1.3 million investment in the Renmark Hospital was not designed to cover the reopening of an after-hours service.[MORE]
Public transport boost pledged by ALP
Labor says it will fund $37 million of improvements to Adelaide public transport if it wins on March 20.[MORE]
MPs walk out of Madden email inquiry
The Parliamentary inquiry examining the leaked email from Justin Madden's office has been suspended after a walk out by Opposition MPs.[MORE]
Third asbestos scare in Mackay schools
Students at another Mackay High School may have been exposed to asbestos fibres.[MORE]
Public hospitals need more specialist surgery: AMAQ
A group representing Queensland doctors says more operating time in the state's public hospitals should be devoted to specialties like neurosurgery.[MORE]
Minister pours cold water on dam idea
Victorian Water Minister Tim Holding has rejected a proposal to build a dam on the Wentworth River upstream of the Mitchell River in East Gippsland.[MORE]
