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The most obstructionist opposition in 30 years. A long line of Labor ministers vented their frustrations this week over yet another defeat in the Senate.

A Brisbane man who has been waiting nine months for urgent surgery has had his operation scheduled for next month, after his case was raised in Queensland Parliament.

The New South Wales Government is counting the financial cost of cancelling the Sydney Metro but what about the human cost?

Whitsunday Mayor Mike Brunker has confirmed he wants to be considered as the Labor candidate for the federal seat of Dawson.

The Committee for Portland has backed a call from south-west Victorian councils for the State Planning Department to take over the monitoring of wind farms.

Most of the dogs at an alleged puppy farm near the Brisbane Ranges have been removed after an order from the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT).

Security cameras are being installed in Tamworth's city centre in an effort to reduce crime rates.

Western Australian Forestry Minister Terry Redman has rejected a call by an independent Liberal MP to halt the logging of south-west native forests.

The Western Australian Government says the results of a radiation survey prove there is no health risk from a decommissioned uranium testing site near Kalgoorlie.

The Sunshine Coast Environment Council (SCEC) says the Queensland Government must consult the solar sector as it creates an alternative solar hot water rebate program.

A Casey councillor could be prosecuted for improperly giving sensitive information to a newspaper about a rival's bid for a contract.

The Senate has voted in favour of a Greens' motion calling on the Federal Government to intervene in a deadlock between the South Australian and Northern Territory governments over renal dialysis patients.

The West Australian Premier, Colin Barnett, says the Federal Government's proposed hospital incentive scheme is encouraging.

Mining giant Xstrata says it has been advised the State Government has begun legal action over the discharge of water from a north-west Queensland mine.

There are calls for a full coronial inquiry into the death of a young Aboriginal remand prisoner in Brisbane.

Water restrictions around most parts of the Mackay region have been relaxed.

Legal proceedings have been withdrawn in the Planning and Environment Court to change development conditions for the controversial East Point development in Mackay.

Gympie Mayor Ron Dyne says the decision to knock back an affordable housing development application in Gympie was based on town planning laws.

Fraser Coast Regional Council says its approval of a multi-level apartment block in Hervey Bay does not conflict with planning restrictions.

There is a call for calm amongst Shoalhaven councillors in amid big changes to the handling of waste services.