State and Territory Government

The Queensland government's purchase of Vergemont Station last year led to months of uncertainty for miners with tenures inside the former cattle station, which is larger than the Australian Capital Territory.

Treasurer Jaclyn Symes says the state's public service has become "top-heavy" with "too many executives", as her government unveils measures to save $4 billion over the next four years.

Same-sex couples, single people, transgender and intersex West Australians will be able to access assisted reproductive technology and surrogacy, almost a decade after reforms were first promised.

The WA government could consider limiting truck movements across the Stirling Bridge at peak hour to limit traffic congestion when the Fremantle Traffic Bridge closes, the deputy premier says.

The NSW government is being accused of wilfully ignoring warnings about the destruction of hundreds of native trees as part of a renewables project.

Robert Kennedy tends his resignation as WA electoral commissioner, nine months after a state election that was plagued by issues including long wait-times to vote, and polling booths running out of ballot papers.

State politicians face a looming debate in parliament's upper house, which will finally decide whether a stadium is built at Hobart's Macquarie Point and whether Tasmania gets an AFL side.

Days after acting Northern Territory Ombudsman Bronwyn Haack raised the alarm about "inhumane" conditions in overcrowded police cells, the government says just six inmates remain.

ACT Attorney-General Tara Cheyne is found to have breached the code of conduct for a parliamentarian over an anonymous text message she sent criticising former Canberra Liberals leader Elizabeth Lee.

The long-awaited decision for a Northern Water project has arrived — but it has come with environmental contention.

The rider, a man aged in his 30s, was treated by paramedics but could not be saved. 

The document, prepared for the Queensland government, has been exclusively obtained by the ABC.

The NSW government introduces legislation that would require employers to ensure their algorithms and automation practises do not risk a worker's health and safety.

The retail giant is using development fast-track schemes to push ahead with new supermarket and apartment projects opposed by local councils.

Motorists will be able to use the first 4-kilometre stretch of the new Coomera Connector as an alternative to the busy Pacific Motorway from Tuesday.

The WA government has announced a $109.9 million package to address family and domestic violence (FDV) across the state.

The Northern Territory's prison watchdog has called on the government to urgently remove all inmates from police cells following an investigation which revealed prisoners sleeping between toilets and claims guards watched women showering.

In a scathing rebuke of their own watchdog, WA lawyers claim the state's Legal Practice Board is causing them psychological harm amid calls for urgent reform.

It's the biggest upgrade to Melbourne's rail network in more than 40 years, and it's arrived — the long-awaited Metro Tunnel, along with its five new inner-city stations, opens to the public.

Since its inception, the stadium project has divided the Hobart community in a tug of war between development and preservation of its historic waterfront. In just days, the door will shut forever on one side of the debate.