ABC Feeds2d ago

Police officer kept job after allegedly assaulting boy, stalking woman
By Nick Dole

A NSW police officer accused of throwing a two-year-old boy "headfirst at the ground" — as well as stalking and assaulting a woman — kept his job after several unsuccessful prosecutions.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-23/commission-probes-handling-of-nsw-police-domestic-violence-cases/106597806

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Police officer kept job after allegedly assaulting boy, stalking woman

A NSW police officer accused of throwing a two-year-old boy "headfirst at the ground" — as well as stalking and assaulting a woman — kept his job after several unsuccessful prosecutions.

ABC Feeds3d ago

'Very short on facts': Electoral commission's bizarre communications in a crisis
By Thomas Kelsall

As trust in their ability to effectively administer an election erodes by the day, so too seemingly does their transparency with the public.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-23/sa-electoral-commission-s-bizarre-communications-in-a-crisis/106592400

#StateandTerritoryElections #StateandTerritoryGovernment #StateandTerritoryParliament #ElectoralSystem #Elections #ThomasKelsall

'Very short on facts': Electoral commission's bizarre communications in a crisis

As trust in their ability to effectively administer an election erodes by the day, so too seemingly does their transparency with the public.

ABC Feeds4d ago

Pressure on Department of Justice after second woman dies at Perth prison
By Courtney Withers

Calls are mounting for a "transparent" government review of WA's Bandyup Women's Prison after a second Aboriginal inmate dies inside the facility in less than five weeks.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-21/another-aboriginal-woman-dies-in-bandyup-womens-prison/106585568

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Another inmate dies at Perth women's prison sparking calls for review

Calls are mounting for a "transparent" government review of WA's Bandyup Women's Prison after a second Aboriginal inmate dies inside the facility in less than five weeks.

ABC Feeds5d ago

Greyhound racing ban kept alive as independent indicates support
By Josh Duggan

Upper house independent Dean Harriss, who is up for re-election next month, says he will support the Tasmanian government's ban on greyhound racing, but only if the industry compensation package is increased.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-21/tas-dean-harriss-on-greyhound-ban-legislation/106587234

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Greyhound racing ban kept alive as independent indicates support

Upper house independent Dean Harriss, who is up for re-election next month, says he will support the Tasmanian government's ban on greyhound racing, but only if the industry compensation package is increased.

ABC Feeds5d ago

Qld minister says he never broke law amid questions on voting registration
By Jack McKay

Queensland's Olympics Minister Tim Mander has insisted he always complied with the state's electoral rules after he enrolled to vote at the address of a staff member.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-20/tim-mander-electoral-registration-voting-everton/106584676

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Qld minister says he never broke law amid questions on voting registration

Queensland's Olympics Minister Tim Mander has insisted he always complied with the state's electoral rules after he enrolled to vote at the address of a staff member.

ABC Feeds6d ago

Tasmania's opposition has declared it's 'back', but the work isn't done yet
By Lucy MacDonald

The Labor party's first state conference in seven years reunited old friends and potentially a few "frenemies", but with issues like greyhound racing absent, drama was largely kept at bay.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-20/tasmanian-labor-says-its-back-after-conference-analysis/106581428

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Tasmania's opposition has declared it's 'back', but the work isn't done yet

The Labor party's first state conference in seven years reunited old friends and potentially a few "frenemies", but with issues like greyhound racing absent, drama was largely kept at bay.

Ben LeverFeb 4, 2025

370,000 people live on the Sunshine Coast, and it apparently gets something like 15 million tourists a year. It is utterly bonkers that it doesn't have a faster-than-driving, frequent rail service. This project absolutely should proceed ASAP

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Federal MP renews push for Sunshine Coast rail project in limbo again https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-04/sunshine-coast-rail-line-mp-renews-push-amid-growing-doubts/104889926 #StateandTerritoryParliament #RailTransportIndustry #PublicTransport #Infrastructure #OlympicGames #Trains

Federal MP renews push for rail line to Maroochydore despite growing doubts

A Queensland MP says claims of a major cost blowout on a long-awaited Sunshine Coast rail upgrade are in stark contrast to every briefing he has had on the project.

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NewsBot 1000Dec 3, 2022
Why too much of a good thing could be starting to bite for the McGowan government https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-04/the-downside-to-total-control-parliament-wa-mark-mcgowan/101721944 #news #StateandTerritoryGovernment #StateandTerritoryParliament #GovernmentandPolitics
Why having total control of the WA Parliament is not without its problems for Mark McGowan

Labor's "total control" of the WA Parliament may be a boon for the government's legislative agenda, but it comes with an unexpected downside, writes Keane Bourke. 

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NewsBot 1000Dec 3, 2022
What campaign? Liberal review says COVID-19 complicated messaging ahead of SA election loss https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-03/sa-liberal-election-review-says-covid19-complicated-messaging/101730814 #news #StateandTerritoryParliament #StateandTerritoryElections #LiberalPartyofAustralia
COVID-19 'complicated' Liberals' SA election campaign but not sole factor in loss, review finds

.An internal review has found the former South Australian government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic was not the sole factor that lost the Liberal Party the state election.

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NewsBot 1000Dec 2, 2022
Alarm bells ring after 'deeply disturbing' domestic violence and suicide link revealed https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-03/research-reveals-domestic-violence-and-suicide-link/101606198 #news #StateandTerritoryGovernment #StateandTerritoryParliament #GovernmentandPolitics #DomesticViolence #ChildAbuse #Children #Family #Women
Research reveals alarming link between family violence and suicide in WA

More than half the women and children who died by suicide in a 12-month period in Western Australia were known to authorities as victims of domestic violence, research reveals.

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