Tag: States and Territories
Brumby urged to reconsider power upgrade
Victorian Premier John Brumby is being urged to reconsider the decision not to upgrade all power lines as recommended by the Bushfires Royal Commission.[MORE]
Mildura MP reaffirms opposition to casino
Nationals' Mildura MP Peter Crisp says he is backing his party's decision not to support the proposed casino in the city.[MORE]
Organic farmers to get locust chemical bailout
The Victorian Government has promised to release some of its organic certified chemical stocks to treat locusts if there is a market shortage.[MORE]
ACT public service under review
The ACT Government is again reviewing the Territory's public service.[MORE]
ALP show-and-tell breaks school rules
The ACT Education Department says Community Services Minister Joy Burch breached protocol when she handed out ALP showbags during a political forum at a Canberra high school.[MORE]
Departments reach deal on local mining plans
The Western Australian Government says it has taken a balanced approach in its environmental arrangements for a resource-rich area north of Southern Cross.[MORE]
Minister rebuffs call for mining town funding
Queensland Infrastructure Minister Stirling Hinchliffe says mining industries should be investing in mining infrastructure in regional communities rather than the State Government.[MORE]
Pokie deal 'breaks industry promise'
ACT clubs say Federal Labor's anti-poker machine deal with a key independent will hurt the industry. [MORE]
Doctors welcome Wilkie win for Royal
Tasmanian doctors and nurses are celebrating the deal between Independent MP Andrew Wilkie and the Labor Government. [MORE]
MP pushes for decision on Port Macquarie foreshore
The New South Wales Government is being urged to make a decision on future plans for the Port Macquarie foreshore.[MORE]
First locusts hatch in predicted record plague
NSW authorities are predicting the worst locust plague in 30 years.[MORE]
Greens dog Premier over greyhound race
Tasmania's Treasurer says suggestions the Premier may have intervened in a greyhound racing disqualification is rumour aimed at discrediting David Bartlett.[MORE]
Hunter businesses submit wish list for region
Hunter businesses are ramping up pressure on the New South Wales Government ahead of next year's election in an effort to force the Government to commit to spending more on regional infrastructure.[MORE]
Planning chief visits Oberon to resolve environment plan
New South Wales Planning Minister Tony Kelly has sent his department chief to Oberon today, in a bid to resolve an eight-year delay in signing off the town's comprehensive Local Environment Plan (LEP).[MORE]
Collingwood Park families demand compensation for subsidence
Residents of Ipswich west of Brisbane whose homes are on top of an old mine say subsidence problems have caused them two-and-a-half years of hell.[MORE]
Angry families walk out of mediation over subsidence
Ipswich families storm out of a mediation meeting with the State Government over subsidence issues in their Collingwood Park homes.[MORE]
NT problem drinker register 'flawed'
The Northern Territory Council of Social Service (NTCOSS) says the Territory Government's plans to establish a register of problem drinkers to address chronic alcoholism sounds like a flawed idea.[MORE]
Ombudsman finds domestic violence campaign 'misleading'
A national men's group is claiming victory over what it calls a feminist agenda on domestic violence.[MORE]
WA considers alcohol ID scheme
The Western Australian Government is considering adopting a drinker identification scheme similar to that implemented in the Northern Territory.[MORE]
Govt admits need for power bill help
The State Government has conceded it may need to do more for Tasmanians struggling to pay soaring power prices. [MORE]
O'Farrell publicly supports gay adoption bill
The New South Wales Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell has joined the state's Premier in speaking in favour of a bill allowing same-sex couples the right to adopt.[MORE]
Water plan to 'drought-proof Sydney until 2025'
The New South Wales Government says its updated Metropolitan Water Plan will drought-proof Sydney for the next 15 years.[MORE]
Wheatbelt mental health service to re-open
Mental health services in the Avon Valley in Western Australia have been boosted with the re-opening of the Wheatbelt Mental Health Service's Northam Clinic.[MORE]
Councillor says Chelsea special meeting a 'formality'
A Burnside councillor says a plan to sell the Chelsea Cinema will be formally suspended at a special council meeting.[MORE]
