State and Territory Government

Thousands of families fail to claim the WA Student Assistance Payment during a cost-of-living crisis and the question the state government needs to answer is — why?

Australia is facing a national GP shortage. Tasmania is hoping a new incentive plan, to wipe HECS debts or provide a relocation payment, means they will choose the island state — but, there is a catch.

A rift in the Coalition is emerging after Liberal leader, Mark Speakman, removes Nationals' Wes Fang from the shadow ministry over comments on social media describing Mr Speakman's behaviour as "underhanded".

The council claims more than 1 million passengers could be left behind at bus stops during the trial if there is 10 per cent increase in patronage but the figures have been disputed by Translink.

With more than 4,000 active construction sites, the Illawarra will become home of the NSW Construction Authority's newest compliance team.

The WA government is set to fork out millions destroying around 19 million expired rapid antigen tests that are sitting in a warehouse, but is defending the move and the purchase of the tests as "a good use of taxpayers' money".

The NT's electricity system is in a "prime but precarious" position and could face blackouts within four years if looming challenges are not met, according to the NT Utilities Commission. 

It's estimated about one in six Australian children grow up in poverty but, without an official poverty line, advocates say the government is flying blind on a crucial issue.

South Australia's health department may have "miscalculated" the due dates of hundreds of pregnant women, prompting concerns some could have been induced too early, ABC News can reveal.

The ACT Integrity Commission finds former CIT chief executive Leanne Cover guilty of serious corrupt conduct.

The idea of an underground train station at Melbourne Airport should no longer be entertained, says the man charged with getting the stalled project moving.

Energy Minister Mick de Brenni claims he was misinformed by management at CS Energy, prompting him to deliver wrong information to parliament the day after a power station explosion in May 2021.

The latest NSW Health respiratory surveillance report shows there were 12,421 cases of influenza reported in the week ending June 22. It was a 38 per cent increase on the previous week.

After 30 years of providing help for people with autism Tasmania's peak body, Autism Tasmania, will close due to funding being discontinued, with many of those affected reeling over the news, advocates say.

More than 5,000 people across Dunsborough have had their water cut off this morning, with emergency repairs now underway.

The Victorian health minister says she has asked health services to "take a good look at where they are spending their money", but emphasised the government was "not asking hospitals to stop any care whatsoever".

Residents of an estate in Upper Kedron have been waiting six months for a finished bridge to open — and they're running out of patience.

With Adelaide in the grip of a housing crisis, and surrounding areas experiencing a population boom, the SA Government is looking at rail to deliver thousands of people to work from new regional and outer suburban communities.

In what one expert has likened to a plot from the political satire programs Utopia or Yes Minister, a report detailing ways to improve the processes by which the Tasmanian government can be more transparent to the public is released — with the suggested improvements blacked out in page after page of redactions.

A review has found the NSW government could have made more enquiries about the fitness of a brumby rehomer who was operating a property near Wagga Wagga.

An independent report into West Kimberley Regional Prison has found staff shortages, crowding and inequity for female prisoners has had a significant impact on its operations.

Two Victorian jails, including the notorious Port Phillip Prison, are set to close with a new prison opening near Geelong.

The Shire of Cunderdin agreed to the demolition of its hospital in exchange for improved health services — 10 years later, the centre has been built but the community has been left without overnight or palliative care. 

It was far from a pre-election cash splash as Andrew Barr announced his 13th ACT budget as Treasurer, and tenth as Chief Minister, projecting a higher deficit for the coming fiscal year than previous forecasts.

Can trains help fix South Australia's long-term housing crisis? Labor is looking at a major rail revamp to improve services and get people out of their cars and onto the train network.