#State Government
Melbourne’s Queen Vic Market to receive upgrade
The famous Queen Victoria Market (QVM) is set to receive a long overdue revitalisation. Victorian Premier Denis Napthine has announced the State Government will make a substantial contribution towards the project.
Queensland electricity prices up 9.2 percent
The Australian Energy Regulator has approved a 9.2 percent price increase for Queensland’s electricity providers, Energex and Ergon Energy beginning July 1st.
Electricity prices ‘almost double’ in NSW
The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART), New South Wales pricing regulator has confirmed a 64 percent increase in electricity prices for NSW.
WA in uproar over approval for GM canola crops
Western Australia has become a GM crop state with approval by the State Government to allow the introduction of GM canola to farms across the state. In parliament, the Liberal Government of Western Australia used its numbers to defeat the Labor’s disallowance motion opposing permitting GM canola to be grown in the stat, despite earlier […]
Future of WA’s major infrastructure at risk
The Auditor General report released today on Perth’s Arena is a warning to the Barnett Government for future major projects in our State, Labor Leader Eric Ripper said today. Mr Ripper said Labor endorsed the Auditor General’s recommendations including the need to improve the procurement and delivery of capital projects. “I acknowledge there were significant […]
Electricity prices to go up 17.5 % by July 2010
Prices for electricity in Western Australia are set to soar in the coming months, with Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett announcing significant increases in the State’s electricity retail tariffs. Householders can expect a 7.5 percent increase in electricity prices from April 1st 2010, followed by a further 10 percent increase on July 1 this year, […]