4+ day, 56+ min ago   (463+ words) State laws to create an Australian-first legal right for employees to work from home have been thrown into disarray ahead of the election. The Victorian Labor government's landmark work-from-home laws were brought on for debate in the upper house on…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (490+ words) A strong police presence featuring mounted officers is set to feature at a major resources conference that anti-fracking protesters plan to target. Police will monitor the two-day event in Darwin from Wednesday after environmental groups voiced opposition over a controversial…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (426+ words) Australia's tax on tobacco should be slashed by up to 80 per cent to dismantle organised crime networks controlling the market, the federal opposition has urged. The excise, which adds about $1.50 to the price of every cigarette in a pack, is…...