State and Territory Government

The Making Queensland Safer Bill will be debated in state parliament next week after going through a fast-tracked committee process.

Speaking to Stateline, ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr concedes the government should have waited several more days before rolling out a new public transport ticketing system that was plagued with problems as it went live. 

Following a three-month external review, the NSW government found there was no basis to proceed with misconduct proceedings against John Minns.

In 1969 a First Nations woman was convicted by an all-white male jury to three years jail for the manslaughter of her baby daughter - allegedly of neglect. 

Climbers say they have not been consulted in the process to better protect the globally renowned Arapiles, in Western Victoria. 

The Northern Territory government has agreed to pay redress to victims of child sexual abuse in sporting institutions, ending a stalemate between states, territories and the federal government.

Speaking to Stateline, ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr concedes the government should have waited several more days before rolling out a new public transport ticketing system that was plagued with problems as it went live.

The man employed to implement changes to WA's youth justice system claims there was "institutional racism" at Banksia Hill youth detention centre.

As a new Spirit of Tasmania vessel sits in storage in Scotland, its operator is "urgently" trying to find someone to lease it to in Europe. Interest from New Zealand has been ruled out, while a new Sydney service has been considered.

Melbourne drops out of the running to host the Gay Games in 2030, with one advocate who worked on the bid saying they feel "shattered" by the state government's decision not to commit funds to the venture.

The state government is estimated to have made more than $2 billion from land tax last financial year, $300 million more than the year before. Nearly 200,000 properties were subject to the land tax in 2023-24.

A federal Labor MP has flagged that the Commonwealth could take control of an Aboriginal art gallery project in Alice Springs and described the Northern Territory government's plan to downsize the building "offensive".

The parliamentary committee looking at the development proposal has voted to make the referral in its report which will be released on Friday.

The Borumba Pumped Hydro project will now cost $18.4 billion and won't be ready until 2033 at the earliest.

The man who had been tasked with overhauling WA's troubled youth justice system tells a coronial inquest a "dysfunctionally toxic" culture was the root cause of all problems behind bars.

It'll cost at least $47,534 a week, plus costs, for the Spirit of Tasmania IV to berth in Scotland under a 30-day deal struck by the Tasmanian government.

While fatal overdoses in NSW are increasing, so are harms related to service gaps in the healthcare and law enforcement sectors.

Right to information documents have revealed that parcels of native forest that could soon be available for logging in Tasmania contain vast swathes of "old growth" forest and threatened species. The information was released against the government's wishes.

The decision to review the ticketing scheme comes after some users say the system still suffers glitches and concerns it could be used to collect personal data from devices.

After five years in storage, the first of the state's new intercity trains have begun service.