Federal - State Issues

• Which companies are vying for renewable energy funding in SA?

  By Nicola Gage

  Posted February 22, 2017 06:38:25 | Updated February 22, 2017 07:10:18

  A number of companies are vying for renewable energy funds for proposed projects in South Australia as national debate rages over the state's lack of power security.

  Topics: hydro-energy, geothermal-energy, alternative-energy, environment, solar-energy, states-and-territories, federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, sa, port-augusta-5700, tailem-bend-5260, roxby-downs-5725, coober-pedy-5723

• Solar power battery storage 'would have prevented SA blackout'

  By Claire Campbell

  Posted February 21, 2017 18:23:12 | Updated February 21, 2017 18:36:52

  The company behind a $100-million solar plant with battery storage says its project could solve South Australia's energy woes as the Federal Government announces a $445,000 investment into a pumped hydro-station for the state.

  Topics: solar-energy, alternative-energy, environment, states-and-territories, state-parliament, federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, hydro-energy, geothermal-energy, port-augusta-5700, adelaide-5000, sa

• Christian Porter insults Mark McGowan Video

  Video
  ABC News

  26sec

  Posted February 20, 2017 18:25:19

  Christian Porter calls Mark McGowan a 'slimy sweaty' junior Navy lawyer during the WA Liberals campaign launch.

  Topics: elections, federal---state-issues, wa, australia

• Clean coal research funds used for pre-election advertising campaign

  By Stephen Long

  Posted February 20, 2017 17:45:38 | Updated February 20, 2017 18:56:18

  The coal industry's multi-million-dollar advertising and lobbying campaign in the run-up to the last federal election was bankrolled by money deducted from state mining royalty payments and meant to fund research into "clean coal".

  Topics: coal, environment, activism-and-lobbying, federal---state-issues, australia, qld, nsw

• 'Education level must improve': Parents upset as Islamic College of SA loses funding

  By Claire Campbell

  Posted February 17, 2017 06:54:04

  Angry parents of the Islamic college at Croydon in Adelaide, which has lost government funding and might be forced to close, say the school should have ensured all taxpayers' money went into schooling and not elsewhere.

  Topics: schools, education, religion-and-beliefs, islam, federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, croydon-5008, adelaide-5000, sa

• Kim Beazley says One Nation is a threat to national security

  Lateline

  Posted February 15, 2017 19:53:26 | Updated February 15, 2017 23:50:32

  The former Labor leader and ambassador to the US says Pauline Hanson's One Nation is a threat to Australia's national security and prosperity.

  Topics: federal-government, government-and-politics, federal---state-issues, states-and-territories, one-nation, world-politics, australia, wa

• Victorian firefighters win allowances boost as pay dispute drags on

  Posted February 15, 2017 11:34:34 | Updated February 15, 2017 12:40:52

  Victoria's career CFA firefighters will receive a $3,000 bonus and a boost to their allowances as a stopgap measure while a bitter pay dispute drags into a fourth year.

  Topics: bushfire, states-and-territories, federal-government, federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, vic

• WestConnex funding was not properly assessed: report

  By Sarah Hawke

  Posted February 14, 2017 18:54:01

  An audit puts the spotlight on the Federal Government's $3.5 billion commitment to Sydney's WestConnex project, finding the money was handed over without following process.

  Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, federal---state-issues, sydney-2000

• Calls for caps on FIFO workers amid concerns about NT mining town

  ABC Radio Darwin

  By Emilia Terzon

  Posted February 14, 2017 18:01:04

  There are calls for limits on FIFO workers amid concerns that one of the NT's few surviving mining towns is losing the last of its residential workers.

  Topics: mining-industry, mining-rural, unions, federal---state-issues, human-interest, community-and-society, industrial-relations, nt

• 'Pain ranking' used to help Newman government decide on budget cuts

  Exclusive by the National Reporting Team's Mark Willacy and Alexandra Blucher

  Posted February 14, 2017 06:47:49 | Updated February 14, 2017 10:08:32

  Massive cuts to Queensland's public service and government programs under the LNP administration of Campbell Newman were given a "pain" ranking, confidential documents reveal.

  Topics: federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, liberal-national-party-queensland, budget, environmental-policy, qld

• Mining giant should protect Mount Isa children from lead, expert says

  By Donna Field

  Posted February 10, 2017 07:11:37 | Updated February 10, 2017 11:42:39

  An environmental expert has called on operators of a Mount Isa mine to take responsibility for the safety of children in the city, after a report found the site was a source of "potentially significant" lead pollution.

  Topics: mining-industry, mining-environmental-issues, federal---state-issues, mining-rural, lead, activism-and-lobbying, pollution, respiratory-diseases, mount-isa-4825, qld, australia, university-of-queensland-4072

• Tasmania backs law change to allow hemp food industry

  By Laura Beavis

  Posted February 10, 2017 06:22:52

  The Tasmanian Government is supporting industry calls to lift the ban on the sale of hemp-derived food products in Australia.

  Topics: agricultural-crops, government-and-politics, federal---state-issues, rural, tas

• Ellenbrook rail line could halve city commute times: WA Labor

  By Andrew O'Connor

  Posted February 09, 2017 21:00:33 | Updated February 09, 2017 21:39:38

  A new line to Ellenbrook could reduce city commuting times for residents in Perth's north-eastern corridor by up to 30 minutes, WA Labor says while spruiking its Metronet rail system.

  Topics: elections, rail-transport, federal---state-issues, perth-6000, ellenbrook-6069, wa

• SA power woes to spread nation-wide, Australian Energy Council warns

  By Claire Campbell

  Posted February 09, 2017 19:42:59 | Updated February 09, 2017 19:58:56

  The rest of Australia will fall victim to the type of large-scale blackouts experienced in South Australia unless the Federal Government urgently improves its energy policies, the Australian Energy Council says.

  Topics: government-and-politics, federal-government, federal---state-issues, community-and-society, australia, nsw, sa, vic

• Why is South Australia running out of power? Video

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  ABC News

  1min 27sec

  Posted February 09, 2017 18:44:03

  Why is South Australia running out of power and what is load shedding?

  Topics: government-and-politics, electricity-energy-and-utilities, weather, federal-government, federal---state-issues, sa, australia

• Power lines generic image

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  ABC News

  Posted February 09, 2017 14:05:06

  Topics: federal---state-issues, states-and-territories, electricity-energy-and-utilities, australia

• Mount Isa residents urged to seek tests for lead exposure

  Exclusive by Donna Field

  Posted February 09, 2017 13:00:30 | Updated February 09, 2017 13:08:37

  The Mount Isa mine in north-west Queensland is a source of "potentially significant" lead pollution, a report commissioned by global mining giant Glencore finds, as it urges residents to be tested to determine their exposure.

  Topics: mining-industry, mining-environmental-issues, federal---state-issues, mining-rural, lead, activism-and-lobbying, pollution, respiratory-diseases, mount-isa-4825, qld, australia, university-of-queensland-4072

• Why was South Australia's power shut off during the heatwave?

  By political reporter Nick Harmsen

  Posted February 09, 2017 11:40:01 | Updated February 10, 2017 11:25:22

  South Australians enduring a severe heatwave have been warned they could face power cuts as the state struggles to meet power supply demands. We take a look at the process of load shedding and why it takes place.

  Topics: electricity-energy-and-utilities, industry, alternative-energy, environment, wind-energy, solar-energy, states-and-territories, federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, sa, australia

• Federal Court ruling puts Indigenous Land Use Agreements in doubt

  ABC Rural

  By Babs McHugh

  Posted February 08, 2017 15:47:30

  A ruling by the full bench of the Federal Court over Indigenous Land Use Agreements in WA could have implications for pastoral, mining, oil, gas, and governments.

  Topics: mining-rural, mining-industry, laws, indigenous-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander, indigenous-policy, federal---state-issues, states-and-territories, perth-6000

• Meningococcal vaccine offered to Victorian teens after spike in cases

  Posted February 08, 2017 08:44:33

  Victorian high school students will be offered free vaccines against the potentially deadly meningococcal W strain after a significant increase in cases last year.

  Topics: meningococcal-disease, diseases-and-disorders, health, state-parliament, federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, vic, melbourne-3000

• Heatwaves to be hotter, longer and more frequent, report says

  By Lexy Hamilton-Smith

  Posted February 08, 2017 07:19:07 | Updated February 08, 2017 10:08:25

  Heatwaves are becoming hotter, lasting longer and occurring more often, the Climate Council's latest report card on climate change says.

  Topics: climate-change, environment, weather, research, science-and-technology, earth-sciences, activism-and-lobbying, federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, qld, australia

• Metronet cost will not increase debt: Labor

  By Andrew O'Connor

  Posted February 06, 2017 17:56:42 | Updated February 06, 2017 19:00:17

  Labor's flagship $2.5 billion Metronet rail plan will be funded through a range of funding sources and will not impact net debt, Opposition Leader Mark McGowan says.

  Topics: elections, rail-transport, federal---state-issues, perth-6000, ellenbrook-6069, yanchep-6035, wa

• Urgent calls for the continuation of Great Artesian Basin water saving program

  ABC Rural

  By Lydia Burton

  Posted February 06, 2017 16:18:57

  AgForce is calling on governments to fund the continuation of the Great Artesian Basin Sustainability Initiative, a massive water saving program budgeted to June.

  Topics: water-management, water-supply, environmental-management, environmental-impact, agricultural-policy, federal---state-issues, rural-tourism, beef-cattle, sheep-production, goat-production, community-development, longreach-4730

• Palliative Care Tasmania to close because of funding shortfall (photos)

  By Sallese Gibson

  Posted February 06, 2017 07:08:11 | Updated February 06, 2017 08:17:51

  Tasmania's peak training body for palliative care is set to close, with fears dying people and their families will miss out on support.

  Topics: death, state-parliament, federal---state-issues, hobart-7000, launceston-7250, burnie-7320

• Joyce vows to fight for landholders who face losing land to Defence expansion

  Posted February 03, 2017 20:11:43 | Updated February 03, 2017 20:14:31

  Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce tells landholders in central Queensland he will fight to protect their properties from compulsory acquisition amid a military training ground expansion, but he cannot give any guarantees.

  Topics: defence-forces, federal---state-issues, activism-and-lobbying, agribusiness, rural, agricultural-policy, shoalwater-4702, qld, rockhampton-4700, townsville-4810, australia

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