Category: Federal

By Ju Yeon Jung The latest Council of Australian Governments (COAG) meeting has provided scant details on climate change policy, while hinting some agreements had been made on a national…

By Ju Yeon Jung The Business Council of Australia (BCA) has commended the outcomes of the 24th Council of Australian Government (COAG) meeting, saying the long-awaited reforms would finally help cut border…

By Staff Writer A newly-appointed men’s health ambassador has been sacked over a contentious anti-gay report, just days after the senate passed a bill recognising the rights of same-sex couples. Two…

By Angela Dorizas The Australian public service has scored positive  results in the area of ethics, integrity and employee satisfaction, according to the 2007-2008 State of the Service report tabled…

By Adam Coleman Today the Rudd Government announced that it will implement “in full” the recommendations of Sir Peter Gershon’s review of the Commonwealth’s use of information and communications technology…

By Ju Yeon Jung The Rudd Government has celebrated its first year with a self-compiled 75-page progress report, a discreet but confident testament of its performance amid the worst financial…

By Staff Writer International media mogul Rupert Murdoch has made a scathing review of Australian public education, saying the failing education system was “a moral scandal” and government and businesses should aggressively…

By Staff Writer The newly established Australian Sex Party has pledged to make Viagra more accessible and convene a royal commission into child sex abuse in the nation’s religious institutions….

By Ju Yeon Jung The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has argued governments’ attempt to curtail their funding contribution to the public health system is putting millions of lives at risk….

By Staff Writer The Cultural Ministers Council’s statistics working group has published a practical guide for cultural and tourism officers in order to help them better identify and seize the…