Foster care experts say there needs to be more support for families reuniting with children following the death of an 8-month-old less than three days after she was returned to her biological parents. #family #relationships #state #territory #government

Planned train track works will not go ahead on the day of the NRL grand final after hundreds of Newcastle Knights fans were stranded at stations following a freight service breakdown ahead of the preliminary final. #nrl #rail #transport #industry #state #territory #government

Ben Carroll says his government will spend $80 million on a study and will duplicate the Upfield line, if re-elected. #state #territory #government

An artificial intelligence institute warns there may not be much economic benefit from data centre developments if public authorities don't put binding conditions on proponents. #ai #energy #policy #water #resources #urban #development #planning #state #territory #government

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The former underling of disgraced developer Jean Nassif has denied in ICAC he was part of a campaign to smear the state's building commissioner.  #corruption #anti #agencies #state #territory #government

Employees are set to bring air mattresses to local members of parliament's offices to highlight cases in which children have spent the night in government offices waiting for suitable placement to be found. #unions #state #territory #government #justice #system

Tasmanian Minister Felix Ellis says Liberal MPs will have a conscience vote on the Greens' bill to ban conversion practices in the state — and he'll be "voting no". #state #territory #parliament #government #lgbtqia

Since early last year, two grand ferry wharves have sat on picturesque pieces of headland in Sydney's Kamay Botany Bay National Park ready to welcome boats. #transport #state #territory #government

State government data has revealed social homes were sitting vacant for an average of 42.7 days in the 12 months to June, up from 25.1 days in the same period last year. #state #territory #government #housing #policy

Victoria's IBAC will be able to follow financial trails and crack down on "grey corruption" under the new laws. #state #territory #parliament #corruption #public #sector #laws

Three Western Power employees who provided a character reference for a colleague convicted of rape are sacked after an external investigation. #sexual #offences #state #territory #government #parliament #politics #work

A regional magistrate says she will lodge a complaint against WA's Child Protection staff after a teenager in their care was left to appear alone in court. #courts #state #territory #government #children

Cheryl Grimmer's family has given the premier until September 29 to review the abandoned murder case or face a parliamentary push for government records. #missing #person #police #state #territory #government #law #crime #justice #courts

The NSW premier has urged the world to listen to the warnings of artificial intelligence bosses about the technology's potential dangers, after a state dataset found it could be vulnerable to exploitation. #cyber #security #ai #state #territory #government

Not even the Premier's STEM Researcher of the Year 2025 can avoid a Tasmanian departmental job-cutting drive. #state #territory #government #scientific #research #public #service

Four of Labor's six politicians in the Northern Territory parliament are personally opposed to fracking, contradicting the opposition's official position. #oil #gas #state #territory #parliament

The government is promising to extend opening hours for the state's pubs and change the Food Act so that dogs will be allowed inside venues at the publican's discretion. #hospitality #industry #state #territory #government

Victorian Premier Ben Carroll tells 7.30 "One Nation terrifies me" but beneath the message analysts say it is a "fear campaign" to try and keep Labor voters. #state #territory #elections #one #nation #government #politics

The NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption heard fugitive property developer Jean Nassif claimed he was being extorted by former Toplace contractor Navid Ardestani, who was pursuing him for money he believed he was owed. #corruption #anti #agencies #state #territory #government