Tag: Government and Politics
Commissioner considers Wild Rivers human rights impact
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner says he will look at whether the Queensland Government's Wild Rivers legislation has violated Indigenous people's human rights.[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]
Council brothel inspector jailed over bribes
A western Sydney council brothel inspector has been jailed for at least 15 months for corruption.[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]
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]
Talks focus on population policy need
A public meeting into whether Queensland needs a population policy to guide growth will be held in Bundaberg today.[MORE]
Floods have stretched Qld 's resources: Bligh
Premier Anna Bligh says record flooding in parts of regional Queensland has stretched the state's resources.[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]
Homeowners urged to address insulation fears
Homeowners on the New South Wales mid-north coast are being urged to have their insulation jobs checked.[MORE]
Charged councillors won't be standing down
Two Mildura councillors facing charges under the Local Government Act will not be required to stand down while legal proceedings are underway.[MORE]
Scientology insider details 'nightmare' childhood
A former Scientologist who says she was a "child slave" and alleges she saw a six-year-old boy chained up in a ship's hold is disappointed the Senate has blocked a full inquiry into the religious organisation.[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]
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]
Light rail on track to spark property boom
The Tourism and Transport Forum expects the price of property to soar around the Gold Coast light rail line.[MORE]
Rudd woos Keneally on hospitals, tax
NSW Premier Kristina Keneally says her meeting with Kevin Rudd over his planned hospitals takeover has allayed her concerns.[MORE]
Expense scandal MPs invoke 320-year-old law
Four British lawmakers have told a judge they will use a 320-year-old law as a defence against prosecution over allegations they dishonestly claimed parliamentary expenses.[MORE]
Drought aid snub for Bundarra farmers
Inverell-based Nationals' Senator John Williams will investigate whether Bundarra farmers can appeal against the decision to refuse them Exceptional Circumstances (EC) drought assistance.[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]
Nat fundraiser prompts Labor backlash
A political dispute has erupted in the New South Wales South East over a Monaro Nationals Party function to be held in the ACT.[MORE]
LNP denies late drinks affected job
State Opposition MPs have admitted drinking alcohol during a late-night sitting of Parliament but deny they were disciplined by the party whip.[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]
Australia on internet enemy watchlist
A top media rights watchdog has listed Australia along with Iran and North Korea in a report published on countries that pose a threat of internet censorship.[MORE]
Obama gives Nobel prize money to charity
US president Barack Obama will give his $US1.4 million ($1.5m) Nobel Peace Prize award money to 10 charities, including groups working on Haiti relief and supporting military families.[MORE]
