Government news headlines

Police listed the reasons the woman, who was taking a child to school, was hit with the hefty penalty.

A hundred new pre-schools are due to open by 2027.

More schools have tested positive while Olympic Park has been cleared of asbestos a week out from the Taylor Swift shows.

The city will continue to rapidly lose its population if action isn't taken to soothe the crippling housing crisis, a report has found.

Negative gearing is back on the political agenda following calls from the crossbench to overhaul it.

She will not seek re-election and will stand down when her term ends in June 2025.

The mayor of Inner West Sydney has hit out after demolition works on the long-abandoned Balmain Leagues Club site were delayed again.

"It's not a question of 'if' but 'when' you'll be caught," Government Services Minister Bill Shorten has warned.

The RBA announced last year it will replace the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on one side of the note with a "design that honours the culture and history of the First Australians".

Australia's ambition to build a fleet of killer drones takes its next step, with $400 million to be spent building three uncrewed aircraft capable of carrying lethal payloads.

Governments across Australia are failing their obligations to address the inequality faced by Indigenous peoples.

The section of the T3 Bankstown line which runs from Bankstown to Sydenham is due to close for 12 months, starting later this year.

Australians living in outer-city suburbs and rural areas are the biggest beneficiaries of the government's reworked stage 3 tax cuts, new analysis shows.

The number of adults vaping rose 30 per cent year-on-year, raising concerns the ban will push users to unregulated and unsafe stock.

The long-serving Labor stalwart died last night following a long illness.

Seven out of every ten tenants have found themself in rental stress, and even more want the federal government to take action on the crisis.

Today is the final day for New South Wales parents to apply for and use the government's Active Kids voucher before the scheme is replaced by one that is means-tested.

Political interference had nothing to do with the dozens of 2003 cabinet papers that went missing when they were meant to be publicly released, a report has found.

With school returning this week, drivers are being warned to be vigilant while travelling through school zone.

"We'll have an announcement in due course," Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said.

Australia's consumer watchdog has made eight recommendations to the federal government to improve the affordability and accessibility of childcare across the nation.

Anthony Albanese says the reworked stage three tax cuts will benefit those who need the relief most amid the cost of living crisis

Dylan Lloyd, 21, from Aldinga Beach, stands accused of being a serial predator in the city's south.

Low-income earners are set to benefit from a rework of the controversial stage three tax cuts under a new plan to be put before federal cabinet today.

A potentially hazardous material was first pointed out on January 2.

The mother's heartbroken friend and fiancé met with the premier today to discuss ways to bring forward safety reforms.

It comes after almost a dozen people overdosed at Victorian music festivals.

Local councils are coming together to keep swimmers safe after the state recorded its sixth shark attack in under 12 months.

A new parliamentary report has calculated exactly what it would cost the government to provide universal access.

Anthony Albanese has said that all options are on the table to crack down on what he described as "an abuse of market power".

The shakeup was widely seen as an attempt by the centrist Emmanuel Macron to head off a looming lame-duck status.

Anyone performing the Nazi salute or caught trading memorabilia from Hitler's Third Reich now faces one year in prison.

Free kindergarten for all children starts today with $150 sports vouchers to open just weeks later.

Rubbish bins across Western Sydney are going uncollected today, creating a stink for thousands of residents.

Residents have been warned not to drink the water.

A terrible stench that has plagued a New Zealand community is expected to get worse before it gets better, prompting concerns it could become a reputational issue for the city.

Aussies slapped with bizarre and baffling fines in 2023 have gone to extreme lengths to challenge the decisions, while new road rules and new technology has caught out drivers breaking the road rules.

Parents have been left gobsmacked by one local council policy meaning they can't give their children's kindergarten teacher a Christmas present.

Flood-hit communities in Far North Queensland will be able to access additional financial support from tomorrow.

If you're unsure of how the public holiday period will effect you, here is everything we know.

Country of origin labelling will be mandatory for hospitality venues, meaning menus must say where seafood has come from.

New laws allow the preventative detention of the "worst of the worst" among offenders released from immigration detention.

Victoria's ombudsman has blasted a culture of fear and secrecy in the public service under former Premier Daniel Andrews.

One of Australia's most successful female athletes wants an apology from former Premier Daniel Andrews over the cancellation of the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

Students, youth and carers on social security payments will receive up to $45 more a fortnight in the new year to cope with the cost of living crisis.

Meanwhile, individual Australians spent an estimated $878 million on COVID-19-related services and items.

Thousands of Victoria Police officers and protective service officers are set to go on strike this Sunday, December 3, pay negotiations with Victoria Police having broken down.

Michael Pezzullo has been fired as secretary of the Home Affairs Department.

The federal government has announced the expansion of an investment program for renewables in a play it says will secure Australia's future power supply.

Penny Wong has confirmed hundreds of Palestinians have been granted permission to enter Australia, although pointed out far more Israelis have been granted visas.