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Northern Territory agencies will be expected to tighten their belts amid rising government operational spending.
AI-driven surveillance, expanded facilities, and stricter laws reshape Victoria’s corrections landscape amid rising remand numbers.
Councillors face growing workloads without matching pay, amid stalled reforms and limited recognition from higher governments.
New Zealand's government is making a third significant attempt to redefine Māori-Crown relations by putting the Waitangi Tribunal on notice.
Jim the Builder measures up for major renovations after 10 years of drift, adopting a more direct -- and potentially interventionist -- role.
UN future-governance adviser calls for embedding long-term responsibility and dismantling entrenched short-term political ...
Fewer convictions suggest courts are struggling to prove young offenders grasped the serious wrongfulness of actions.
Universities and TAFE face urgent reform challenges as skills shortages and student poverty threaten national progress.
Defence spending is lagging, AUKUS is stalling, and systemic mismanagement persists as Labor avoids hard structural reform.
IPAA's climate migration hypothetical revealed more about how policy is made and executed than some government inquiries do.
Accounting overhaul, scam crackdowns, and AI oversight signal a bold regulatory shift under Labor’s second term.
Penrith Mayor Todd Carney said public servants of western Sydney would be happier and more productive working closer to home.