State MPs banned from taking spouses on junkets
State MPs will be banned from taking their spouses on publicly funded junkets as the Andrews government ramps up its efforts to regain public trust in the wake of the Spring Street rorts scandal.
State MPs will be banned from taking their spouses on publicly funded junkets as the Andrews government ramps up its efforts to regain public trust in the wake of the Spring Street rorts scandal.
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An ambitious but unfunded state government plan to ensure that every student can swim at least 50 metres by the time they finish grade 6 will finally get a cash injection in this week's state budget.
Our longer lifespans are giving us less infirmity, not more.
Often they hear them before they see them. A bottle smashing. A woman screeching. The sounds of scuffle.
One of Sydney's most popular family fun sites closes to make way for new housing.
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has urged Australia's Super Rugby teams to throw caution to the wind in the next month, before a trio of home Tests he hopes can finally return smiles to the faces of frustrated fans.
The Sydney Swans entered this match with a precarious 0-5 record. This was the personification of a must-win match for last year's grand finalists and a constant of the AFL finals.
The woman vying for presidency of the Australian Olympic Committee has described whistleblower Fiona de Jong as a competent and respected person in the sporting industry.
The centrepiece of Gladys Berejiklian's first budget as Premier will be a housing affordability package, according to Treasurer Dominic Perrottet who announced Sunday he will deliver the state's budget on June 20.
Police are investigating the death of man found on a street in the eastern suburb of Kelmscott on saturday morning.
An $18 million bike path running along river frontage in Ivanhoe, Alphington and Kew – built after more than two decades of campaigning by cyclists – is to be completely inaccessible by the main suburb it passes through.
A man has been charged with murder, after a woman was stabbed to death at a home in Stafford Heights.
Josh Reynolds may be leaving Canterbury, but perhaps this story best sums up why he will remain a fan favourite at Belmore.
A six-month trial of surf nets on the state's north coast is coming to an end – with mixed results.
Jarryd Hayne has inspired Gold Coast to their first back-to-back win of the season, defeating Newcastle 38-8 in round nine of the NRL.
Senator Cory Bernardi says conservatives and libertarians are united in an ongoing moral battle against the federal government.
It remains one of the major debating points of a season suddenly spiralling out of control for the Magpies. While Nathan Buckley insists the focus on his future is "definitely still outside of the four walls" of the club, he must know more defeats will surely change that.
Injury-plagued Sydney forward Gary Rohan has been stretchered off the MCG after he landed heavily on his head during the match against Carlton.
Something had to give with the game on the line, and it was GWS Giants midfielder Dylan Shiel that stood tall.
Tom Banks will be thrown into the fullback spot for the Brumbies against the Auckland Blues.
Nic Mayhew will play his former teammates on Sunday, but he also has a dream of wearing Wallabies gold.
The Brumbies will attempt to break through for Australian rugby's first win against a New Zealand side this season.
Joe Stimson is pushing for every NRL game he can get.
It's a big Saturday of footy, with five crucial matches across four states. And we've got it all covered.
The prisoner stabbed in the exercise yard of Barwon maximum security prison yesterday is well-connected underworld figure Thomas "Little Tommy" Ivanovic, who is currently serving a sentence for murder.
A simmering grudge over a brutal jailhouse stabbing three years ago may have sparked two attacks in Barwon Prison on Friday, including one against well-connected underworld figure Thomas "Little Tommy" Ivanovic.
Driving the same car, the man was arrested in Lyneham, and less than 24 hours later arrested again in Curtin.
"Almost took out power lines, would definitely put a spring in your step - no shortcuts dismantle your load."
Richmond in 2017 seem to have turned back the clock. They've had five straight wins to start the season. They’re playing a longer-kicking, more contested brand. And in Jack Riewoldt, they’ve got a spearhead actually kicking some goals.
The government argues that economic reforms are needed to pull Brazil out of its worst recession on record.
Hawthorn aren't back. The aberration, it seems, was last week, not the first four rounds.
A thief has stolen an elderly man's car which contained precious photographs and a memorial plaque of his wife who died two years ago.
Akuila Uate was supposed to be on the rugby league scrapheap. But his stunning career revival won't be complete until he wears a jersey many thought had long passed him by.
Indian activists who rely on social media to share information in times of tension are being frustrated by a wave of internet shutdowns.
Cini Walker, the mother of four-year-old Chase Walker-Steven who was at the centre of an Amber Alert on Friday, has issued a call to arms for her supporters to stand up against the Queensland health system.
None of Kenya's 47 counties, which manage local infrastructure, are headed by a female governor, but this could change soon.
An Australian woman is fighting for life after becoming the first local victim of a global airbag recall crisis that has left drivers with gruesome injuries.
Roosters prop Jared Waerea-Hargreaves wants the ongoing Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations to further reduce the amount of five-day turnarounds as some of the game's biggest stars struggle through a brutal stretch of three games in 10 days.
One of the festival's main attractions is the Buddha bathing ceremony.
Former MP and media personality Ross Cameron has lost an appeal against his suspension from the Liberal party.
A group of men have chased, punched and kicked two men in a terrifying assault at McDonald's fast food outlet in Caroline Springs.
With just over a week to go until the run-off vote, the independent centrist is tearing up France's political rule book.
About half of the 675 immigrants picked up in roundups across the United States in the days after President Donald Trump took office had no or minor convictions.
Police have charged a 44-year-old man of no fixed address in relation to the bush fire that closed parts of Tonkin Highway on Friday.
Kim Jong-un knows how to time his missile tests to maximum effect.
For almost 45 years, a group of volunteers at the Canberra Hospital's Auxiliary Shop have been there, supporting patients, staff and visitors and raising at least $4.8 million for much-needed equipment, staff development and research.
Kleptocracy Tours takes you through the city with the highest concentration of dirty money in the world.
It looks like Perth's new stadium will miss out on hosting the Third Test of the Ashes series in December with the match set to remain at the WACA.
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