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The commission also that found that if governments continue to put money towards programs that don't align with what the community is saying will work, then governments will continue to allocate public money ineffectively.

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr discusses light rail, the cost of living and his own political future for Stateline.

The NSW premier could be in for a bruising year, but he's not shying away from a fight, writes state political reporter Nick Dole.

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas joins State Political Reporter Rory McClaren to discuss housing shortages, the cost-of-living crunch and the state’s hospital struggles, for Stateline.

Steven Miles declares himself the ‘underdog’ nine months out from a state election, as he promises cost of living relief for all Queensland households.

The agreement is the first of eight that need to be negotiated with state and territory governments this year.

Three months after Australians overwhelmingly voted against enshrining an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in the constitution, South Australian First Nations people are deciding whether to nominate as candidates for the country's first state-based Voice.

Queensland Premier Steven Miles says the major supermarkets have agreed to participate in the inquiry. It comes after he met with supermarket executives yesterday.

The NSW Premier says the government will not meet the housing target set out by the Commonwealth but plans are in place to boost supply in the future.

When the federal government withdrew its support and the cost more than doubled for a major road project on the Sunshine Coast many believed it wouldn't happen. Were they wrong? 

The state opposition calls on the SA government to implement a River Murray levee management plan, but the government says councils and some businesses have already been given financial support to repair damaged levees.

Emails obtained by the ABC under a Right to Information request reveal police had detailed information about Nathaniel Train almost a year before the Wieambilla attack.

Experts weigh in on plans for low-level radioactive waste to be stationed at a Perth defence base, as the Premier suggests it can be sent elsewhere.

Australia could make a world-first decision to ban engineered stone due to the "unacceptable risk to workers", but it's too late for hundreds of people living with silicosis.

In a shock announcement, an emotional Annastacia Palaszczuk said it was the "right time" to move on.

The NDIS is often described as having become the only lifeboat on the ocean for people with disabilities. It was also always one of the most complex and ambitious bits of public policy in the world, writes Laura Tingle.

The next stage of Canberra's light rail project is a 1.7-kilometre extension to Commonwealth Park. By the time it opens, it will have been more than eight years since the last stage was completed.

Victoria's floodplain restoration projects have stalled after the state and federal governments reached a stalemate over the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.

After yesterday's successful meeting with the states and territories about funding the NDIS, a review into the scheme was released today.

For the Albanese government, the 12 days of its second Christmas in office were definitely not meant to look like this, write Annabel Crabb and Brett Worthington.

The country's premiers and chief ministers held some great expectations going into the national cabinet meeting, as did the federal government. So, what did they agree on? 

Imminent reform to rein in the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme and mounting calls for the GST "no-worse-off guarantee" to be made permanent will dominate today's national cabinet meeting in Canberra.

As a state government, sometimes a good old-fashioned fight with the feds can pay off politically, especially in a parochial state like Queensland, writes Jessica van Vonderen.

A court found doctors who conduct telehealth consultation for voluntary assisted dying could be breaking the Commonwealth criminal code.

The Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters recommends increasing the number of Senate seats for the ACT and the Northern Territory from two to four each, to address population changes and underscore the need for territory representation.