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The Victorian Government will spend almost $2 billion upgrading arterial roads in Melbourne's outer west, Premier Daniel Andrews says, with work to start in 2018.
Topics: states-and-territories, parliament, government-and-politics, footscray-3011, werribee-3030, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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| UpdatedSupermarket giant Woolworths is being urged to honour the spirit of its agreement with SPC Ardmona amid reports it may walk away from the $70-million deal.
Topics: food-processing, retail, industry, business-economics-and-finance, regional, states-and-territories, parliament, shepparton-3630, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedThe South Australian Premier's plans for a nuclear waste dump could be very profitable, but the scheme is based on questionable economics and would see hazardous materials kept in "interim" storage for 109 years, writes Stephen Long.
Topics: parliament, government-and-politics, federal---state-issues, state-parliament, states-and-territories, nuclear-energy, nuclear-issues, sa
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South Australia's electricity distributor ElectraNet investigates four options for a new, expensive interconnector to the eastern states.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedSouth Australia's nuclear citizen's jury report is being rushed through without time for fact checking or clarity, one juror warns.
Topics: nuclear-issues, environment, royal-commissions, law-crime-and-justice, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, sa
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A trade delegation to promote South Australia's food production, health and defence capabilities will head off to key north Asian countries.
Topics: government-and-politics, states-and-territories, adelaide-5000, sa, japan, taiwan, korea-republic-of
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| UpdatedIpswich Mayor Paul Pisasale criticises his own council for compliance shortcomings in a long-running stench saga at Swanbank, while Bundamba MP Jo-Ann Miller calls for State Government action.
Topics: local-government, people, activism-and-lobbying, public-sector, states-and-territories, ipswich-4305, qld, australia
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| UpdatedSouth Australia's controversial home detention sentencing option is under review after several court decisions and two appeals being lodged.
Topics: crime, crime-prevention, law-crime-and-justice, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedQueensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk asks Police Minister Bill Byrne to act as Agriculture Minister until she chooses a replacement for Leanne Donaldson who resigned from Cabinet last night.
Topics: government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, states-and-territories, qld
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| UpdatedThe regional New South Wales city of Orange has made a name for itself as a food and wine destination — but now politicians are swelling the visitor numbers as a by-election looms.
Topics: states-and-territories, government-and-politics, elections, orange-2800, nsw, australia
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| UpdatedWorkers at the Hazelwood power plant in Victoria's Latrobe Valley say they are frightened about what will happen after the plant closes at the end of March 2017.
Topics: states-and-territories, state-parliament, parliament, electricity-energy-and-utilities, morwell-3840, vic, australia
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Indigenous leaders were frustrated with inaction before the latest inquiry into Aboriginal incarceration was even announced, and even a quick glance at the history reveals why.
Topics: indigenous-policy, prisons-and-punishment, states-and-territories, federal---state-issues, federal-government, australia, nt
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| UpdatedThe organisation that manages the national electricity market is accused of hanging the wind industry out to dry to protect its own reputation after the recent statewide blackout in South Australia.
Topics: industry, electricity-energy-and-utilities, regulation, business-economics-and-finance, alternative-energy, environment, wind-energy, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, port-augusta-5700, sa, australia
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| UpdatedThe Tasmanian Government is forced to rule out logging near one of the state's most popular tourism walks, the Three Capes Track.
Topics: environment, timber, environmental-impact, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, port-arthur-7182, tas
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| UpdatedA special economic growth zone will be created for the Victorian Latrobe Valley to include infrastructure spending and tax breaks for communities moving to the area, following the announcement Hazelwood power station will close next year.
Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, industry, business-economics-and-finance, state-parliament, states-and-territories, morwell-3840, vic, australia
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| UpdatedNo Australian state will send 17-year-olds to adult jails as Queensland Parliament passes laws overnight to stop the practice.
Topics: state-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, prisons-and-punishment, law-crime-and-justice, qld
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A disgruntled group of Arrium shareholders try to mount a fight against administrator plans to sell off the embattled steel-making company, suggesting part of the business should be sold off to pay debts.
Topics: steel, industry, company-news, states-and-territories, federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, whyalla-5600, adelaide-5000, sa
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The New South Wales Government is running months behind schedule on its medicinal cannabis trials, with the trial for terminally ill cancer patients now unlikely to begin this year.
Topics: cancer, cannabis, health, medical-research, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, nsw, australia
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TransLink's interim train timetable for south-east Queensland commuters could be disrupted again on Friday just as it is about to be replaced with a new, more reliable schedule.
Topics: government-and-politics, states-and-territories, community-and-society, brisbane-4000
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| UpdatedColin Barnett's WA Government has gained ground on Mark McGowan's Labor, a new poll suggests, despite recent leadership tensions and a slump in the state's economy.
Topics: polls, government-and-politics, elections, states-and-territories, perth-6000, wa
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| UpdatedThe closure of Australia's "dirtiest" coal-fired power plant has been expected for a long time, but how will it affect locals, power prices, the environment and Victoria's energy supply?
Topics: health, environment, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, morwell-3840, melbourne-3000, vic, australia
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Tasmania's most junior Liberal senator will move into the north-west office of ousted federal minister Richard Colbeck after months of internal quarrels.
Topics: states-and-territories, liberals, tas
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| UpdatedHigh humidity and cloud cover force Iraqi special forces' offensive to retake Mosul from Islamic State fighters to pause.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, territorial-disputes, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, terrorism, iraq
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| UpdatedPolice forcibly evict squatters from empty houses in Collingwood that were acquired for the now-dumped East West Link, after claims the group was threatening and abusing other residents in the street.
Topics: community-and-society, states-and-territories, homelessness, collingwood-3066, melbourne-3000
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| UpdatedHousehold power bills could increase by between 4 and 8 per cent following the closure of the Hazelwood power station, modelling released by the Victorian Government shows.
Topics: states-and-territories, community-and-society, morwell-3840, vic