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New South Wales Local Government Minister Ron Hoenig’s day started inelegantly and was resembling a Brechtian farce by mid-afternoon.

Katy Gallagher signals $27.9 bil in savings and reprioritisations in next week’s federal budget to show ‘responsible economic management’.

Routers and fast bandwidth become the hot new foreign currency as the nation’s tech providers are advised to hone their diplomatic skills.

Long-time transparency advocate Elizabeth Tydd will likely be a less controversial information commissioner than her predecessor.

The Future Gas Strategy will be ‘crucial’ to Future Made in Australia, according to Resources Minister Madeleine King.

Acting electoral commissioner Matthew Philips said the commission wants to create an electoral workforce that better reflects the community.

Chris Barrett shares his reflections about the first state budget to be delivered on his watch as head of the Department of Treasury and Finance.

Doctors get vet skills to tend to a Sapper’s best friend, as defence dogs get a stretcher on the Globemaster after a bad day at the office.

Just imagine being able to phone a doctor for a referral or script renewal without waiting for an hour — patients discover time is valuable.

The federal budget will include $1.9 billion spread across 16 infrastructure projects — 14 new, and two ongoing.

NSW Ageing and Disability Commission deputy chair Joan Hughes and NSW Department of Customer Service secretary Graeme Head join the lineup.

The Labor government will commit $566.1 million to map Australian resources, including new deposits of minerals and sources of energy.