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Auditors have warned that Australia’s AAA credit rating could be put at risk by the Federal Government’s failure to pass its policies.

$10 billion for contractors in procurement stats

Australian Public Service procurement spending soared by $10 billion in the past financial year, new figures show.

Agriculture staff give slim rejection

A wage deal covering over 4,400 Agriculture Department workers has been rejected.

Lobbyist lashes out at Paris

The head of a major European coal lobby says the industry will be “hated and vilified” like “slave-traders” after the Paris climate deal.

Payback ordered from former union figure

Former federal MP Craig Thomson has been ordered to pay $458,000 for breaching the Fair Work Act.

Call for more than funds for 'ideas boom'

Some potential recipients of the Federal Government’s $1.1 billion “ideas boom” investment say revolutionising the economy will take more than just money.

Paris deal tries to get real on climate

The Federal Government signed an international climate change deal in Paris on Saturday night, which seeks to limit the future increase in global temperatures to “well below” 2 degrees Celsius.

Wind farm money re-jigged

Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has given the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) a mandate that allows it to invest in wind projects.

Watchdog drags third trainer to court

The ACCC is taking a third big training provider to court on allegations it used illegal tactics to lure in new students, and rack up federal government loans.

Days left to settle decades-old title claim

A bush hearing next week is set to settle a native title claim lodged two decades ago.

New PM&C chief says current taxes look historic

Australia's next top public servant says living standards are slipping, the tax system looks like it is from the 1950s, and the nation needs to have an “adult” debate on tax reform.

Pay ruling breaks two-year inaction

Federal politicians, judges and top bureaucrats will receive a 2 per cent pay rise at the end of an Abbott government-era wage freeze next month.

Chinese response won't stop strangling cities

Beijing has issued its first-ever red alert for pollution, with a new blanket of choking smog about to descend on the city.

Business links boosted for "ideas boom"

The Federal Government has put up almost $1.1 billion to promote business-based research, development and innovation over the next four years.

Cops swoop on Setka after union probe

The biggest move in the wake of the royal commission into trade unions has come in the form of charges against CFMEU leader John Setka.

NBN sale claims surface

Reports say the Turnbull government is looking to sell large chunks of the government-owned National Broadband Network.

Call for brakes on gene machine

A group of US scientists and activists want the next level of gene-editing techniques banned.

Insurers back climate money outlook

The insurance industry has welcomed the Federal Government’s renewed focus on natural disaster preparedness and mitigation.

AFP's invasion called-out in court

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) acted unlawfully when by raiding the Canberra headquarters of the Construction, Mining, Forestry, and Energy Union (CFMEU), the ACT Supreme Court has found.

APS report shortness slammed

The Australian Public Service Commission has released the 2014-15 State of the Service report – and it is drastically slimmed-down from previous years.