State and Territory Government

An appeal has been made to NSW parliament to scrap a bill recognising the heritage value of wild horses in the Kosciuszko National Park.

The WA government is forging ahead with a controversial racetrack project in Perth's Burswood Park amid firm resistance from residents, the local council and the opposition.

A Legal Aid NT board member who resigned over the attorney-general making a "captain's pick" for the organisation's director position has spoken out, claiming the minister ignored formal recommendations over two rounds of recruitment.

One of the joint venture partners chosen to build Perth's new maternity hospital enters voluntary administration after months of uncertainty, but the WA government says the project remains on schedule to open its doors by 2029.

Business owners are urged to review their policies after a blackout that took 26,000 properties offline in March. Just one of 70 surveyed traders says their insurance has covered the losses.

The office provides legal aid to those dealing with environmental and planning disputes and has received about $500,000 per year over the past five years from the Queensland government.

The ACT government will support Burrangiri Aged Care Respite Centre to stay open for another two years.

MPs were given a conscience vote on the bill brought by Greens MP Amanda Cohn, which will allow nurse-practitioners and endorsed midwives to prescribe abortion medication for early stage pregnancies.

With the Northern Territory's net debt heading towards a staggering $14 billion, will the returned Albanese government consider a bailout?

The national children's commissioner wants a cabinet minister for children and is calling on governments to "act on evidence" from child protection reports. This comes after the ABC exposed that children were being sexually exploited in the $2 billion residential care system.

Unions up the ante in their fight against the NSW government's proposed changes to workers' compensation.

Several Legal Aid NT board members, including its chair, have resigned following the Attorney-General's "captain's pick" appointment to head up the embattled organisation.

With net debt to soon surpass $12 billion, the Northern Territory government's latest budget is headlined by record funding for corrections but little for new infrastructure projects.

The Northern Territory's net debt will reach more than $12 billion next financial year, with the budget forecasting a further increase to nearly $14 billion by 2029.

Hundreds of Canberrans are having to pay back tens of thousands of dollars at short notice, after finding out they're no longer eligible for home stamp duty concessions.

Cash-strapped NSW councils are struggling to keep local road networks up to scratch as natural disasters take their toll. 

The Victorian government has promised to spend $727 million ramping up capacity in the state's prisons and youth justice centres, following tougher new bail laws introduced in March.

The South Australian government invited some of the nation's top media and business executives to enjoy corporate hospitality at this year’s LIV Golf tournament, prompting questions about use of taxpayer funds.

A bill to expand abortion services in New South Wales will face a crucial vote in the lower house this week.

An ABC investigation into the $2 billion residential care system finds children in three of the biggest states are being preyed upon by child sex abusers when they should be safe in state care.