Budget to deliver $250m in regional grants

The federal budget will deliver $250 million for a sixth round of the Building Better Regions Fund.

6 May, 2021

Health dept head makes comeback from retirement

Appointments, dismissals and movement in and around government.

4 February, 2020

Tim Fischer dies aged 73

Former deputy prime minister and Nationals leader Tim Fischer has been remembered for his role as a public servant and staunch gun control advocate following his death from cancer.

22 August, 2019

Local councils vote for a referendum

Australia’s councils have voted to demand a referendum recognising local government in the Constitution.

17 June, 2019

CSIRO finds Inland Rail a boon for agriculture

CSIRO research has found the nation’s largest rail infrastructure project connecting regional Australia could save agriculture up to $70 million a year.

21 March, 2019

Review to tackle road toll

The Commonwealth has announced a road safety governance review, implementing one of the recommendations from a recent major inquiry.

8 October, 2018

Regional rail key to decentralised growth

Infrastructure executives say more investment in rail in regional Victoria is needed to help tackle Melbourne’s unprecedented urban growth.

11 June, 2018

Budget: transport infrastructure spend needs ‘smart ideas’

The Commonwealth should link its budget’s infrastructure investment to its innovation agenda to ensure new technologies are used to reduce construction and maintenance costs, analysts say.

10 May, 2018

Best of 2016: ABS moves to quell Census panic on social media

Lost log-ins melt hotline.

20 December, 2016

Census botch: Heads will roll … but whose?

Minister, ABS or IBM?

27 October, 2016