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NSW Treasurer Mike Baird says he's happy for his budget to be described as boring while the government has rejected talk the power network will be sold.

TV rights for the unwanted Rio Olympic Games will be bundled up with the next summer games, Nine TV boss Jeff Browne says.

The NSW government will amend strata laws to remove a default ban on pet ownership in apartments.

Queensland Premier Campbell Newman believes there's a covert effort by a shady alliance trying to destroy the state's coal sector.

Queensland's Crime and Misconduct Commission says it's investigation into nepotism at the University of Queensland has not resulted in criminal charges.

Despite a High Court ruling that indigenous alcohol bans in Queensland are not racist, communities are being asked to comment on restrictions.

Michelle de Kretser's Questions of Travel has taken out this year's Miles Franklin prize and has been described as a "rich and ambitious but engaging" work.

A WA auditor's reports reveals more than $23 million in public sector fraud was investigated in two years - and corruption is still on the rise.

Controversial WA politician Troy Buswell has vowed to give up alcohol for the Dry July cause - and is currently the top fundraiser in the country.