The Victorian Government has unveiled a plan to halve the number of state business regulators by 2030.

The Coalition’s nuclear energy plan promises billions in savings - but skips the fine print.

Victoria is looking for public feedback on its plan to get gas out of homes.

The Albanese government has outlined the successful projects in Australia’s largest renewable energy tender.

A review of the Queensland Police Service (QPS) has revealed an entrenched system of racism, sexism, and exclusionary practices.

The New South Wales Police Force is planning a third attempt to overhaul its decades-old Core Operational Policing System (COPS).

Santos has won $9 million in court costs from environmental lawyers who challenged a planned pipeline.

Queensland’s flagship hydro project is facing soaring costs and slipping deadlines.

A leaked report reveals governance failures in St John NT.

Australian students excel in global tests, but girls are being left behind.

A parliamentary inquiry has exposed severe financial challenges faced by local councils in NSW.

TasWater has announced seven strategic recommendations from its community.

An expert review deems the $13 billion Murray-Darling Basin Plan largely ineffective.

Parks Victoria is facing a leadership transition and government review.

The South Australian government has announced moves to solve a water crisis on the Eyre Peninsula.

The lease of Darwin Port by Chinese-owned Landbridge Group is under renewed scrutiny...

Premier David Crisafulli has urged senior public servants in Queensland to spend more time outside Brisbane.

A new survey reveals strong backing for renewable energy initiatives among Australians living in Renewable Energy Zones (REZs).

AEMO says Australia’s power grid could face collapse unless rooftop solar output is curtailed during emergencies.

The NSW Government has announced sweeping reforms to its $2 billion foster care system following a major review.

The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) says electrification will drive down energy costs.

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For the last few weeks we have been bogged down in the very Earthly matters of royalty, budgets, politics, humanity and celebrity - all good prompts to look away, up into the infinite. 

Health authorities, politicians and scientists have been slowly introducing the world to the concept of ‘One Health’ - an all-inclusive approach to health that extends from the human body right through the global environment. 

This year’s Nobel Prizes honour discoveries that unwind our notion of truth, our understanding of ourselves and the human story, the complexities of cells and the very basics of the universe. 

XENOTRANSPLANTATION - sounds like something that would happen to an ill-fated crew member in Star Trek, but it is also a technical term for using non-human parts to treat or enhance our own bodies. 

I am Tim Hall; a red-blooded, beer-drinking, car-driving Australian male who has no interest in watching sports – at least, not the sports played by humans.

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