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| UpdatedAustralia's most populous state is in the midst of a boom that just keeps on giving and outperforming its peers in economic growth, employment, debt and revenue, explains ABC News business editor Ian Verrender.
Topics: government-and-politics, budget, federal---state-issues, parliament, nsw, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedParents of school age children and first-home buyers are set to benefit from a NSW budget that the Treasurer says is the "envy of the Western world".
Topics: government-and-politics, budget, parliament, federal---state-issues, state-parliament, states-and-territories, nsw, sydney-2000
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| UpdatedThe New South Wales Government will deliver a budget surplus half a billion dollars higher than predicted. Here's how they did it and what else we already know about the 2017 budget.
Topics: government-and-politics, budget, federal---state-issues, parliament, state-parliament, states-and-territories, nsw
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| UpdatedLand clearing in Queensland is the highest it has been in the last 10 years, researchers say, with the issue set to be a major battleground in the state election.
Topics: land-clearing, environmental-impact, environment, environmental-management, environmental-policy, beef-cattle, livestock, rural, endangered-and-protected-species, fruit, agricultural-crops, state-parliament, parliament, activism-and-lobbying, government-and-politics, grain, brisbane-4000, cairns-4870, qld, australia
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| UpdatedThree Coalition Government ministers withdraw some statements but refuse to apologise to the Victorian Court of Appeal for criticising the state's judiciary over terrorism sentences.
Topics: government-and-politics, federal-parliament, parliament, law-crime-and-justice, terrorism, melbourne-3000, vic
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| UpdatedNSW Government documents warn up to 2,500 buildings could be fitted with flammable cladding similar to that which was engulfed in the London Grenfell Tower fire this week.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, fires, industrial-fires, government-and-politics, local-government, emergency-incidents, emergency-planning, parliament, state-parliament, states-and-territories, nsw
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A four-pronged approach will be used to tackle South Australia's ice scourge, with an $8 million strategy for extra treatment services, police investigations and education being unveiled by the State Government.
Topics: drug-use, health, community-and-society, drugs-and-substance-abuse, drug-offences, crime, law-crime-and-justice, states-and-territories, state-parliament, parliament, government-and-politics, sa, adelaide-5000
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| UpdatedThe Electoral Commission of Queensland is a secretive, authoritarian organisation with many management, communication and technology problems, according to a review of the 2016 local government elections.
Topics: government-and-politics, parliament, electoral-system, elections, local-government, public-sector, brisbane-4000, qld
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| UpdatedQueensland MP Rob Pyne defends himself among a storm of criticism after he used parliamentary privilege to question the integrity of Ipswich councillors — including former mayor Paul Pisasale.
Topics: state-parliament, parliament, local-government, government-and-politics, ipswich-4305, brisbane-4000, qld
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| UpdatedThe furore over Chinese donations erupts in Federal Parliament as Julie Bishop is questioned about a Chinese mining magnate "who she knows well" setting up a company bearing her name.
Topics: federal-parliament, federal-government, parliament, government-and-politics, corruption, security-intelligence, defence-and-national-security, australia, china
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| UpdatedTonga's parliament will reconvene on Thursday after it was adjourned for 2 days, to give the Prime Minister time to respond to a motion that's trying to order the government to recommit to hosting the 2019 Pacific Games.
Topics: community-and-society, government-and-politics, parliament, sport, pacific, tonga
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While the Queensland Government is talking up a "record environment budget", the Greens say the failure to curb land clearing undermines all other efforts to help the Great Barrier Reef.
Topics: budget, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, public-sector, liberal-national-party-queensland, alp, political-parties, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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| UpdatedThe Palaszczuk Government's budget is designed "to batten down the hatches" and ward off the advancements of One Nation, in the face of an upcoming election, political analysists say.
Topics: budget, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, public-sector, liberal-national-party-queensland, alp, political-parties, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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| UpdatedA bigger than expected surplus, a commitment to fund Brisbane's Cross River Rail project even without federal support, and a focus on jobs are the key elements of Queensland's $55.7 billion budget handed down today.
Topics: budget, government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, public-sector, liberal-national-party-queensland, alp, political-parties, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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| UpdatedQueensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt delivers a big-spending budget that focuses on jobs and infrastructure, setting the groundwork for Labor's re-election pitch. Find out what the Queensland budget means for you.
Topics: budget, government-and-politics, alp, political-parties, liberal-national-party-queensland, state-parliament, parliament, housing, environment, housing-industry, industry, public-sector, public-schools, schools, education, consumer-finance, business-economics-and-finance, brisbane-4000, qld
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| UpdatedThe State Government's funding for Brisbane's Cross River Rail is to be increased by $2 billion to more than half the project's $5.4 billion cost in today's Queensland budget.
Topics: budget, government-and-politics, alp, political-parties, liberal-national-party-queensland, state-parliament, parliament, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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| UpdatedQueensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt is getting ready to hand down his third state budget tomorrow, with some details already announced.
Topics: budget, government-and-politics, alp, political-parties, liberal-national-party-queensland, state-parliament, parliament, brisbane-4000, qld, australia
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| UpdatedA $14.7-million aged mental health care facility will be built in Adelaide to replace the controversial Oakden facility in the city's north, which is being closed due to abuse and neglect of patients going back a decade.
Topics: mental-health, health, healthcare-facilities, states-and-territories, state-parliament, parliament, oakden-5086, adelaide-5000, sa
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The New South Wales Counter Terrorism Minister is calling for more non-government organisations to report suspicious customer behaviour to intelligence agencies.
Topics: business-economics-and-finance, small-business, terrorism, states-and-territories, state-parliament, parliament, nsw
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| UpdatedMoney for a purpose-built facility to care for some of South Australia's most vulnerable people must be included in this month's state budget, the Opposition says.
Topics: mental-health, health, healthcare-facilities, states-and-territories, state-parliament, parliament, federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, oakden-5086, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedTwenty inmates escaped from a Victorian youth justice centre because the system could not cope with the influx of violent young offenders, a government-commissioned review finds.
Topics: prisons-and-punishment, law-crime-and-justice, states-and-territories, state-parliament, parliament, youth, community-and-society, antisocial-behaviour, crime, malmsbury-3446, melbourne-3000, vic
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| UpdatedThe Victorian Police Chief Commissioner says the future of a $6.5-million program to de-radicalise extremists in the state is uncertain, amid confusion from the Corrections Minister as to who is running the program.
Topics: government-and-politics, state-parliament, parliament, federal---state-issues, defence-and-national-security, terrorism, unrest-conflict-and-war, melbourne-airport-3045, melbourne-3000, hobart-7000, vic
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| UpdatedA former Labor MLA says the Gunner Government's decision to allow an NT budget estimates committee to take questions from the public is a "tawdry stunt".
Topics: state-parliament, parliament, darwin-0800, nt, australia
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Despite everyone's best efforts, figures in the budget fluctuate wildly and are often wrong. Political reporter Chris O'Brien explains why it's still worth taking an interest in the numbers.
Topics: parliament, state-parliament, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, budget, qld
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Labor Leader Bill Shorten snaps at ABC reporter asking about links between ALP figures and billionaire Chinese political donors after Four Corners-Fairfax investigation.
Topics: parliament, government-and-politics, federal-parliament, australia