The NSW government hopes to accelerate housing approvals by relieving local councils of dealing with complex DAs.

Western Australia's Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley says the reforms aim to improve accountability and transparency.

The Queensland government says extra funding for frontline resources will help enforce the toughest youth crime laws the state has seen.

The federal government has appointed Dr Cathy Foley to the CSIRO board following her tenure as Australia's chief scientist.

Former PwC tax partner Wayne Plummer says he is one of the four people the Tax Practitioners Board found has no case to answer.

The Herbarium's collection includes more than 800 specimens from James Cook’s first Pacific voyage to items collected by Albert Namatjira.

Hefren-Webb appointed Aged Care Quality and Safety commissioner, Victoria's Planning and Transport secretary, ACT corrections ...

Salaries of Syria's public sector employees under toppled president Bashar al-Assad's regime put them below the poverty line.

The determination covers the handling of conflicts of interest, maintaining quality control and dealing with false and misleading statements.

Irrespective of who wins the next federal poll, the statistical truth will be out in due course and neither side will be covered in glory.

The Australian Public Service Commission has published a 14-page guidance for agencies to understand the new regulations.