The APSC has released guidelines outlining what public servants can and can't say about the Voice Referendum.
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Minister rallies councils for First Nations referendum
The local government minister hopes councils will play a role in moves to enshrine a voice for First Nation’s people in the constitution.
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Council to hold referendum on cutting councillor numbers
A private consultancy will conduct a referendum into whether to cut the number of councillors at a financially troubled NSW council.
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Local councils vote for a referendum
Australia's councils have voted to demand a referendum recognising local government in the Constitution.
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WA councils demand referendum on Perth boundary changes
The battle between WA councils and the Colin Barnett government has intensified as local governments demand communities be able to vote on proposed mergers if they are "significantly affected".
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Truss rolls refunds for councils’ referendum spend
By Paul Hemsley Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development Warren Truss given an important concession to councils and ratepayers by acknowledging that the Commonwealth will now pick up the tab for costs related the junked referendum on Constitutional recognition of local government. A spokesman for the for Department Infrastructure and Regional Development (which oversees...
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Councils seek referendum refunds from Canberra
By Julian Bajkowski Councils across Australia are seeking a refund from Canberra for more than $3 million in ratepayers money they spent to promote the ‘yes’ case for a referendum on the Constitutional recognition of local government that was scrapped alongside the announcement of a new federal poll date. The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA)...
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Crocodile tears flow for referendum sacrifice
By Julian Bajkowski Councils across Australia will soon be forced to explain to ratepayers how much of their money was spent pushing the ‘Yes’ case for the proposed referendum on financial recognition for local government in the Constitution after the poll officially bit the dust on Sunday. The announcement of a 7th September election date...
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Lake Macquarie warns roads at risk if referendum fails
By Julian Bajkowski The City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales has come out fighting in support of the ‘yes’ case for the local government referendum, claiming residents stand to lose at least $3 million a year if federal money dries up. The Mayor of Lake Macquarie, Cr Jodie Harrison, has warned the “really...
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Odds narrow sharply that Rudd will scuttle referendum
By Julian Bajkowski The future of the a referendum on whether to give financial recognition to local government in the Constitution is even less clear after the nation’s third Local Government Minister in as many months took to ABC radio to try and prop up the poll – despite an federal election date still not...