Category: State

Housing sustainability is the issue that “literally go to the heart of how we live”, the state’s planning minister Paul Lucas said, putting forward a proposal to toughen sustainability measures…

Acute labour shortages are likely to hit Australia’s rail industry hard, with 40 per cent of the current rail workforce to be replaced within the next five years, a study has found. The…

By Fiona West Governments must act quickly to prevent a looming epidemic of fall-related deaths and injuries among elderly people, a leading Monash University injury prevention expert has warned. Director…

The Western Australian Government is doing its bit for housing affordability, with a groundbreaking plan to increase rental properties in the inner city by 2011. The plan, which is believed…

New global positioning breath-testing devices are being introduced in Queensland to help police “map” drink-driving offences. Police Minister Judy Spence says the 1600 alcolmeters, set to replace all others in…

Victorians will be able to have state parliament literally in the palm of their hands with webcasts of proceedings to begin from August 19. Premier John Brumby says the webcasts…

NSW Planning Minister Frank Sartor used his keynote address to the Planning Institute of Australia’s annual conference in Sydney on Monday (April 14) to defend proposed amendments to the state’s…

The NSW Government recently released a draft exposure bill outlining reforms to the NSW planning system. A discussion paper, Improving the NSW Planning System, was placed on public exhibition for…

The Victorian Government is calling on the public to have their say to the say on the future of school education and early childhood services. Two Blueprint for Early Childhood…

The City of Melbourne has welcomed recommendations to improve the link between Melbourne’s eastern and western suburbs, part of the Brumby Government’s strategy to ease Melbourne’s road congestion. In the…