19 Jun 2013
QUEENSLAND Senator Barnaby Joyce has warned the referendum to formally recognise local government in the Constitution is at risk of failing.
19 Jun 2013
THE academic who called for the legal drinking age to be raised to 21, has expressed concerns about the increasing availability of alcohol in regional areas.
19 Jun 2013
THE Australian Industry Group has described the government’s crackdown on temporary overseas work visas as a “redneck campaign run by some people in the union”.
18 Jun 2013
A COALITION bid to let future federal governments hand “water trigger” powers for coal seam gas projects back to states has been thwarted in the Senate.
19 Jun 2013
UPDATE: Water resources that could be affected by CSG and coal mining projects will now form part of environmental impact assessments.
18 Jun 2013
FORMER parliamentary speaker Peter Slipper has ranked second last in a Reader’s Digest survey rating the trustworthiness of 100 prominent Australians.
18 Jun 2013
PRIME Minister Julia Gillard has moved to put an end to leadership speculation by urging Labor MPs to “put purpose before self-interest”.
18 Jun 2013
FEDERAL assistance to help deal with the effects of climate change is among requests on a election wish-list unveiled by Australia's body for local government.
18 Jun 2013
POLLING indicating a reversal in Labor's fortunes if Kevin Rudd was leader ignore the reality of how much friction his return would cause.
17 Jun 2013
WHEN builders put the roof on a house, they crack open a beer to celebrate.