Category: Breaking News

Right of Reply: By R.M. Walker, AM, Rear Admiral, RAN, Commander Joint Health, Department of Defence (Australia) Dear Editor, An article published in Government News, (October/November 2013, Vol.33, Issue 5),…

A Very Merry Christmas and Happy 2014 from Government News! As 2013 draws quickly to a close, the staff at Government News would like to extend our warmest thanks for…

By Julian Bajkowski Local governments, charities and and not for profit groups have finally won a phyrric victory over collapsed US investment bank Lehman Brothers, after the Federal Court ruled…

The City of Sydney is ending the year on a high note for public participation in collections of electronic waste and the tonnages donated for recycling.   A record number…

By Angela Dorizas Western Australian councils will form regional transitional bodies to facilitate the next phase of local government reform. Local Government Minister John Castrilli introduced the new ‘regional transition…

1980 – Bon Scott, the lead singer of Australian rock band AC/DC, dies   1978 – Fifteen Egyptian commandos are killed in a gun battle with Greek Cypriot soldiers at…

By Staff Writer Justice Virginia Bell will be sworn in as a High Court judge at a ceremony in Canberra today, becoming the third woman to currently serve on the…

By Rob O’Brien   Anyone know the difference between a ‘guerilla gardner’ and a ‘pod person’, or why ‘plastic soup’ is the scourge of coastal councils or how to find…

By Angela Dorizas in Melbourne Federal Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull said he was "open-minded" on constitutional recognition of local government, but offered no definitive position on Geoff Gallop’s proposal to include the Council…

By Angela Dorizas in Melbourne Former Premier of Western Australia Geoff Gallop has proposed constitutional recognition of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG).   Speaking at the Local Government Constitutional Summit in…