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EXCLUSIVE Government contracts are awarded to firms that secured bids with inside information.

THE independent MP Rob Oakeshott says the government should call another election if negotiations between independents and the major parties fail to produce a minority government that could provide stable rule for the next three years.

Games developers warn they will stop selling to Aussies if the government censors mobile phone game apps.

The Victorian Opposition says the Government should increase the number of firefighters it is looking to recruit before next summer.

Julia Gillard says the Government is seeking urgent advice about a drug that could save the life of a Melbourne woman with a rare blood disease.

The Victorian Opposition says the Government’s community meetings to discuss the Bushfires Royal Commission’s final report are an exercise in spin.

The Victorian Premier John Brumby has given the strongest signal yet that the government will not bury existing powerlines in fire-prone areas.

The Victorian Premier John Brumby has given the strongest signal yet that the government will not bury existing powerlines in fire-prone areas.

Labor has taken aim at former Liberal leader Andrew Peacock after he said that only “handicapped” people could fail to see what a poor state the current Government is in.

Former PM declares the future of the government more important than his personal hurt.