Category: Sector

By Kim Powell In July 2005 the City of Yarra in Victoria became the first council in Australia to sign up to a community-based car share scheme, in line with…

By Jane Garcia and Kim Powell As anyone who works in an office or catches public transport would testify, influenza is a highly contagious virus. New strains regularly emerge and…

By Kim Powell in Sydney The NSW Government has released updated guidelines regarding the declaration of all pecuniary interests at council meetings. The announcement was made by the Minister for…

By Kim Powell Seven million Australians are overweight, and two million of us are obese. Our well-rounded figures indicate that two in three Australian males aged over the age of…

By Kim Powell Illegal drugs. It seems not a week goes by without the issue making the news. The South Australian Democrats leader Sandra Kanck stirred the debate in May…

By Jane Garcia Government departments and agencies have done well at tracking environmental and social data but not so good at turning this information into a well developed report which…

Kim Powell looks at the different ways some councils have approached the problem of graffiti. Brisbane City Council The issue of graffiti in Brisbane is being tackled by the Brisbane…

By Kim Powell Only 20 to 30 per cent of the costs of running public transport are recouped through fares, so given how little revenue it raises, would more people…

By Jane Hammond in Perth Most councils in Western Australia are in dire financial straights with more than half found to be financially unsustainable by an independent study commissioned by…

By Jane Garcia in Sydney Just as the Socceroos proved they could join the ‘big league’ in playing in the World Cup, Australia should back itself when it comes to…