Calls for NSW government-run DV body to solely provide services
By Isabella Ross
NSW's peak body for domestic violence has described a campaign calling for a government-run body to solely provide services as a "huge shift backwards".
#DomesticViolence #StateandTerritoryGovernment #IsabellaRoss
Public servants asked to remove word 'harmful' about SA algal bloom, FOI reveals
By Isabella Carbone and Sophie Holder
Emails released under FOI laws and obtained by the SA Liberal Party show government workers were removing the word "harmful" from communications about the algal bloom in SA waters, with one team leader labelling it "bizarre".
#Oceans #EnvironmentalImpacts #PublicHealth #StateandTerritoryGovernment #EnvironmentalManagement #WaterPollution #RecreationalFishing #IsabellaCarbone #SophieHolder
Emails released under FOI laws and obtained by the SA Liberal Party show government workers were removing the word "harmful" from communications about the algal bloom in SA waters, with one team leader labelling it "bizarre".
Island residents fight land valuations as authorities block building work
By Danielle Kutchel
Residents on Phillip Island, where building is limited because of inundation and erosion risk, are battling to have their property valuations reduced.
#Tax #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RegionalCommunities #HousingPolicy #DanielleKutchel
Qld ministers clarify personal relationship timeline amid integrity questions
By Ned Hammond
State ministers Tim Mander and Amanda Camm have clarified the timeline of their relationship after concerns were raised that it was not properly declared.
#StateandTerritoryParliament #StateandTerritoryGovernment #NedHammond
No-grounds evictions banned in WA housing policy shift
By Cason Ho
Under the proposed laws, landlords will no longer be allowed to terminate a tenant's lease without giving a reason.
#RentalHousing #HousingPolicy #PublicHousing #Laws #StateandTerritoryGovernment #CasonHo
Community anger over lack of warnings about whale carcass removal
By Penny Burfitt
A 25-tonne whale carcass was towed past more than a dozen South Coast beaches on Friday, attracting sharks in its wake, but local swimmers and surfers say they were given no warning.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-04/whale-carcass-removal-shark-risk-bellambi/106636416
#MarineIncidents #AnimalBehaviour #Safety #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Oceans #Animals #PennyBurfitt
How people power is helping to restore bus routes across Sydney
By Jessica Kidd
Communities fighting to have their local bus or ferry routes restored should campaign hard and "stick it out for the long term", according to these residents in Pyrmont.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-04/nsw-people-power-bus-routes-sydney-public-transport/106628282
#PublicTransport #LocalGovernment #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #StateandTerritoryGovernment #JessicaKidd
Firefighters who died battling blaze, from cancer added to honour roll
By Samantha Goerling
Hundreds of people have honoured the families and legacies of Western Australia's fallen firefighters at a memorial service in Kings Park on Sunday.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-03/firefighters-added-to-honour-roll/106636322
#FuneralsandMemorialServices #Fires #StateandTerritoryGovernment #SamanthaGoerling
Mercury would 'be alive': Shark victim's family welcomes new drone plan
Mike Psillakis and his twin brother's widow, Maria, join authorities to announce a program that will see surfers become drone pilots.
Government announces program to unlock land for oil infrastructure
By Ned Hammond
The state government has announced the Accelerating Fuel Infrastructure Program, which it says is intended to ease fuel costs and protect against future price shocks.
#OilandGas #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #PetrolPrices #NedHammond
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