By Staff Writer Local government and community groups are being encouraged to apply for the latest round of EnvironmeNT grants by the Northern Territory Government. Environment Minister Alison Anderson said…
Category: State
Bligh unveils fresh, young cabinet
By Staff Writer Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has hand-picked her new Cabinet, adding eight new ministers. The selection of new ministers reflected her election commitment to renewing government, as half of the new…
Bligh elected Queensland Premier
By Angela Dorizas Queensland has become the first Australian state to elect a female Premier. As Anna Bligh swept to victory on Saturday she congratulated Queensland voters for helping her…
NT Govt cuts procurement red tape
By Rob O'Brien The Northern Territory government is cutting red tape to assist infrastructure projects struggling in the face of the global financial crisis. Chief Minister Paul Henderson has announced…
WA slashes 500 public service jobs
By Staff Writer The West Australian Government has announced plans to cut 500 public service jobs through a $48 million voluntary redundancy package. Treasurer Troy Buswell said the decision to…
Bligh and Borg go head to head
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and Opposition Leader Lawrence Springborg have officially launched their election campaigns. By Angela Dorizas Launching her re-election campaign at the Queensland Conservatorium yesterday, Premier Anna Bligh…
Bligh and Borg prepare for election debate
By Staff Writer Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and Liberal National Party (LNP) Leader Lawrence Springborg will today participate in the only formal debate of the 27-day election campaign. The one…
Lead shipment will not threaten public health: WA Govt
By Angela Dorizas The West Australian Environment Minister Donna Faragher has assured anti-lead protestors that shipments of Magellan Metals’ products through Fremantle will not threaten public health. Earlier this week, protest…
Councils take anti-lead protest to Parliament House
"The message of the meeting was very clearly ‘no lead through Fremantle’." City of Fremantle Mayor Peter Tagliaferri. By Angela Dorizas West Australian councils will take their protest to the…
Journalists gather 20 years after Fitzgerald
By Rob O’Brien Journalists who worked on one of the biggest corruption stories in Australian political history have gathered for a seminar to mark the 20th anniversary of the scandal….