State Politics
Barnaby Joyce cops an earful
South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has threatened legal action over a deadlocked national water reform plan.
The right to die with dignity
The baton passes to Victoria to be the only state to allow elective euthanasia.
Baird eyes longer shark net trial
A shark net trial off northern NSW could be extended past the initial six months promised by the Baird government.
NSW Nationals win vote recount
The NSW Nationals have been granted a recount in the Orange state seat by-election after losing by 55 votes.
Safe Schools ‘opt in’ choice advice
Parents in NSW should be able to choose whether their children “opt-in’’ to Safe Schools program, a state parliamentary committee has recommended.
Belan ‘may approach witnesses’
Police say if Derrick Belan is granted bail he may try to contact witnesses in $400,000 NWU investigation.
Murray plan sunk in abuse
Barnaby Joyce calls for new ideas for Murray Darling after dinner meeting with SA Water Minister ends in abusive tirade.
Protesters throw net at Baird
Mike Baird has been jeered by a vocal group of anti-shark net protesters as he visited Ballina today | WATCH.
‘Six months unnecessary chemo’
A woman was given chemotherapy she didn’t need after being misdiagnosed with cancer, it has been revealed.
Euthanasia lobby aims at Victoria
Euthanasia campaigners will turn to Victoria to pass the nation’s first right-to-die laws at a state level.
Juvenile bail laws ‘weak’
Former Victorian premier Jeff Kennett has criticised the Andrews government for weakening youth bail laws.
Breakdown looms at river meeting
Murray-Darling Basin states and the federal government have ‘pistols to each other’s heads’ over water flows.
Yallourn ‘holding state together’
EnergyAustralia says Victoria’s energy market is under threat if the Yallourn power station closes.
Wineries battle big mining
Karen Williams opened a winery next to prestigious horse studs because she thought the area was safe from mining.
Newman and Ashby chew the fat
Campbell Newman met James Ashby days after warning that Labor and the LNP were under threat from One Nation.
Baird to see shark nets deployed
Premier Mike Baird will visit Ballina today to inspect the first deployment of shark nets off the NSW north coast.
Unions row over project coverage
Brawling has erupted between rival unions over the pay and conditions of workers on Sydney’s WestConnex project.
Airport rivalry set to take off
The federal government is open to developing Sydney’s second airport as a competitor to Kingsford Smith.
Safety record to stay secret
Queensland has blocked the public release of safety certificates for Dreamworld’s deadly Thunder River Rapids ride.
Barnett hit by jobless figures
WA has the highest unemployment rate in the nation of 6.5 per cent as NSW posts a second month below 5 per cent.
A bumpy flight path
How the battle to get Sydney’s second airport off the ground has been thwarted by the headwinds of politics.
Newman in One Nation’s circle?
The former Queensland Premier has been spotted meeting Pauline Hanson’s chief of staff, James Ashby, in Brisbane today.
Baird tracks shark protection
The NSW Premier is ready to get a first-hand account of safety measures at a stretch of shark-plagued coastline.
Youth sent to maximum security
Andrews government will send 40 youth offenders to a maximum security adult prison as gang crime grips Melbourne.
SA euthanasia bill voted down
The nation’s first euthanasia law at state level narrowly defeated after Speaker Michael Atkinson used a casting vote.
Firm ‘should foot huge tax bill’
Black Saturday bushfire survivors want Maurice Blackburn to take responsibility for a multi-million-dollar tax bill.
Citizens report blames confusion
A year on from deadly blaze, report highlights life-threatening confusion between local and state brigades
Barilaro donation row hits Nats
Labor will refer the Nationals to the electoral commission over what it claims are unlawful party donations.
Hospital builder fights notice
A $2.1bn contract to build the new Royal Adelaide Hospital could be terminated because of incomplete work.
Green light for part-time fireys
Professional part-time firefighters will be allowed for the first time in Victoria after a Fair Work decision.
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