
News Articles for "Government"
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Lew tells Congress of steps to avoid debt default
Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew told Congress on Friday that the administration will begin taking steps next week to avoid a default on the nation's debt unt...
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More than 20 killed in Congo mine collapse
The government of Congo says more than 20 people have died in a collapse at a bush mine in the region of Masisi in North Kivu province. That's in the far ...
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Court rules against Vic construction code
The Victorian government's construction code is a "dead letter" after the Federal Court ruled it was illegally used to threaten a builder with exclusion fr...
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Qld govt proposes levy to help farmers
The Queensland government wants to impose a voluntary levy on all cattle sales, with the money raised going to farms affected by a killer cow disease.Agric...
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