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NSW backs more gas as High Court blocks coal mine expansion
10+ hour, 54+ min ago (37+ words) A new energy policy from the NSW Government has secured gas supply for industry and households. October 7, 2026 — 6:44pm...
Yes minister: The five controversial projects waved through on eve of election
1+ day, 39+ min ago (1081+ words) October 7, 2026 — 5:00am Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny has used her sweeping fast-track powers to green-light a string of controversial developments in the past fortnight, before the state government enters pre-election caretaker mode. Developers now have permission to convert a former orphanage into…...
With city's next four-year plan less than a month away, Edmonton's budget deliberation process unveiled
16+ hour, 46+ min ago (447+ words) Edmontonians can expect a greater focus on renewal and service delivery in the next four-year budget, according to Mayor Andrew Knack. With less than a month to go before the big debate, council was informed on Tuesday how the upcoming…...
Labor stripped funding for a crisis directory used millions of times. Now these charities are fighting back
1+ day, 39+ min ago (677+ words) October 7, 2026 — 2:00am A vital service used millions of times by vulnerable Australians seeking food, housing and other emergency assistance faces an uncertain future after the Albanese government pulled its funding, prompting a campaign by the nation’s biggest social service organisations for…...
Mass. Ballot Question 6: What voters need to know about the ‘Natural Resource Conservation Fund’
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (670+ words) Add Boston.com as your preferred source on Google to see more of our stories. This November, Massachusetts voters will decide on nine statewide ballot questions. Question 6, titled “Natural Resource Conservation Fund,” would set aside a portion of existing state…...
Mayoral rivals counter Sutcliffe's economic plan
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (827+ words) Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is pledging to implement free trade with Gatineau, expand local-first procurement policies and attract new investment and jobs to the capital as part of an economic plan to respond to U.S. tariffs and uncertainty in the federal workforce....
Councillors' executive committee endorses proposed $90 water utility rate spikes by 2030
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (1067+ words) 'Delaying investments now will keep rates lower in the short-term but it will increase the risk that things will fail and it will lead to higher costs in the future,' says city official Calgarians may experience sticker shock when they…...
Upper Thames River Conservation Authority sets out 2027 budget
6+ day, 35+ min ago (375+ words) Conservation authority preparing for changes set to take place in early 2027. With major changes to Ontario’s conservation authorities set to go into effect early next year, the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority has released a draft 2027 budget that reflects that…...
Tensions run high at Perth council meeting over former CEO’s sacking
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (599+ words) October 1, 2026 — 1:36pm Tensions within the City of Perth council over the dismissal of former chief executive Michelle Reynolds were loudly on display at a meeting on Wednesday night. Councillor Catherine Lezer left the city’s ordinary council meeting when asked by a…...
Mass. Ballot Question 5 explained: What a yes or no vote would mean for your taxes
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (865+ words) Add Boston.com as your preferred source on Google to see more of our stories. In 1986, Massachusetts voters approved a law limiting how quickly state tax revenue can grow and requiring excess revenue to be returned to taxpayers. The law,…...