Latest federal government News

Taking Climate Fight To Court – In Full Colour
Government moves to scrap “carbon neutral” certification, in win for parents who fought greenwashing
The Origin Energy breach has been unusual – but there are ways to better protect your data
US trade tariffs on Australian businesses are both disappointing and meritless
APS welcomes Commonwealth Prac Payment extension to psychology students
Statement From Minister For Primary Industries 24 July
Alberta’s proposed West Coast pipeline faces a high-stakes economic test
Diet-related chronic disease is Australia’s number 1 killer yet dietitian students ignored in Prac Payments expansion
Greenpeace welcomes dismissal of Woodside’s anti-democratic “SLAPP suit” against climate campaigners
Rural Transport Operators Back Call To Freeze Road User Charge
New Lloyd Street Bridge Design Set To Progress
Decision to exclude med students from prac payment change makes zero sense
Drought Response Needs Revamp
Way Australia Taxes Gas Production Is Stuck In Past
The way Australia taxes gas production is stuck in the past – this is why companies aren’t paying their fair share
$32 Million a Day: Labor’s Debt Bomb Is Gutting Victorian Services
New NT child safety laws ignore expert warnings, fail vulnerable children
Council Votes To Recommend By-election Via Postal Vote 22 July
Pay to play: Aussies tell data centres to fund their own clean energy
Children’s Safety Must Be Central To National AI Framework
Australia Post Accelerates Shift To Electric Fleet
Google wants to release 16 million sterile mozzies. Our Australian tests offer a valuable lesson
Cutting community participation budgets isn’t needed to save the NDIS
Industrial development is fragmenting Canada’s boreal forest. Governments should think carefully about future approvals
Communications consumer peak body welcomes AI guardrails to harness benefits, manage risk
Department’s Fifteenth Avenue Plans Flawed
Springleaf Recreation Reserve opens, creating a new home for sport and community
SA federal redistribution: South Australia’s electorate changes announced
Property Council calls on Treasury to ditch ‘unworkable’ trust tax that will shrink new housing
Tasmanian Government gives up on Liberty Bell Bay By Janie Finlay MP Deputy Labor Leader Shadow Minister for Energy & Renewables 19 July 2026
Doorstop – Wurrumiyanga, Tiwi Islands
Delivering better services for Territory families with $10m maternity upgrade
Australian Prime Minister Doorstop – Wurrumiyanga, Tiwi Island
Sunwin Bus Showcases Green Mobility Solutions at Australasia Bus & Coach Expo 2026, Deepening Commitment to Australia’s Zero-Emission Bus Market
GREENS CALL OUT ALBANESE GOVERNMENTS’S AI PLAN TO MAKE A PLAN
AMA welcomes announcement on nicotine pouches but calls for more action
Council Connect 17 July
Transcript – Tania Constable interview with Jamie Burnett on 6PR Perth Drive
Strengthening mobile connectivity along Tasmania’s West and Far North West Coast
Why Australia’s new office marks a turning point for AI governance
48 new road safety projects to get Queenslanders home sooner and safer
Civil society calls on universities to protect protest and dissent on campus
Labor Chooses Canberra Over Tasmanians
Roadless rule helps protect clean drinking water for 25 million Americans, new study shows
Architects’ peak body welcomes national leadership on data centres
Strengthening Governance At Cohealth
Albanese rolls out the red carpet to data centre ‘energy vampires’, delays meaningful legislation
Water pollution has long been a threat to the Great Barrier Reef – plans to fix it aren’t up to the task