http://abc.net.au/news/tag/states-and-territories http://www.abc.net.au/news/ http://abc.net.au/news/img/newslogo88.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ABC News Online Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:51:29 +1000 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:51:29 +1000 Dodging journalists' questions is an art practised by most politicians, as they climb the slippery ladder to leadership. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2968143.htm 2968143 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:20:00 +1000 The New South Wales Labor MP and former minister John Della Bosca is quitting politics. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2968129.htm 2968129 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:10:00 +1000 There've been promises that superfast broadband on the $43 billion National Broadband Network will push Tasmanians ahead of the computer pack. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2968068.htm 2968068 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:24:00 +1000 The chairman of a new State Government working group says retail industries in regional Western Australia are suffering. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967679.htm 2967679 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:13:00 +1000 A second generation Chinese market gardener says his lease on Crown Land in Sydney's south shouldn't have to end to make way for a cemetery. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967583.htm 2967583 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:25:00 +1000 Tasmanian businesses and householders could be forced to have fibre optic cable installed as part of the rollout of the National Broadband Network. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967444.htm 2967444 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:08:00 +1000 The Opposition says prisoner Bevan Meninga, who is serving a life sentence for murder, should not have been transferred to a low-security complex on southern Queensland's Darling Downs. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967274.htm 2967274 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:17:00 +1000 An energy company with plans for geothermal power stations throughout Queensland says the industry cannot move forward due to State Government legislation. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/29/2967216.htm 2967216 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:47:00 +1000 The Victorian Opposition has accused the State Government of hiding documents that show planning for the Foodbowl Modernisation Project was flawed. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966882.htm 2966882 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:00:00 +1000 Victoria's Auditor-General has found there is no evidence the State Government's plan to reduce problem gambling is working. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966808.htm 2966808 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:00:00 +1000 A progress report on the State Government's strategic plan for South Australia shows strong growth in business investment over the past two years. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966741.htm 2966741 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:14:00 +1000 Albany MP Peter Watson says there needs to be an official inquiry into a $250,000 payout to Albany's former chief executive Paul Richards. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966655.htm 2966655 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:28:00 +1000 The former Labor Member for Morwell, Brendan Jenkins, has criticised the Victorian Government's white paper on climate change, saying it will cost jobs in the Latrobe Valley. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966602.htm 2966602 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 13:50:00 +1000 The Launceston Mayor hopes speculation about North Melbourne Football Club playing in Hobart will end. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966252.htm 2966252 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 10:13:00 +1000 The New South Wales Government is moving to heritage list two Lake Macquarie villages that could soon be surrounded by hundreds of new houses. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966159.htm 2966159 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 09:05:00 +1000 The Opposition says the South Australian Government is consistently failing to meet targets in its strategic plan. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966129.htm 2966129 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:49:00 +1000 It is hoped to save a native fish species in the lower Murray by opening a lock to let the males and females reunite. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966110.htm 2966110 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:35:00 +1000 The Queensland Opposition has expressed reservations about a State Government plan for affordable housing in mining towns. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966086.htm 2966086 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:26:00 +1000 The South Australian Government says it will spend $12 million to hire computer support staff for schools. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966083.htm 2966083 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:24:00 +1000 Burnside Council has rejected a call for a referendum on a proposed sale of the Chelsea Cinema. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966036.htm 2966036 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:56:00 +1000 The Opposition says a review of SA's anti-corruption system has been rushed and secretive. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/28/2966021.htm 2966021 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:41:00 +1000 Tony Abbott says a Coalition government would look to extend welfare quarantining across Australia. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/27/2965921.htm 2965921 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:00:00 +1000 A forum on problems in Canberra's building industry has not ruled out naming and shaming shoddy builders if there is no improvement in the industry. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/27/2965851.htm 2965851 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:17:00 +1000 The Coalition has fired its first financial salvo in the battle for the most marginal electorate in South Australia. http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/07/27/2965821.htm 2965821 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 18:49:00 +1000